Relics of St. Bernadette will come to Archdiocese of Baltimore in late September September 10, 2026By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore will receive their second opportunity in less than five years to encounter, venerate and pray with the relics of a saint who has led countless Catholics to Christ through the Blessed Mother. A reliquary of St. Bernadette will make visits to three sites within the archdiocese in September, some of the earliest parts of a national journey the relics will take in the next 12 months.
Pondering what Gloria Steinem now knows September 9, 2026By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary It is understandable that so many attributed the words to Steinem, who died Sept. 2 at age 92; not only did she gleefully repeat them, her own rhetoric echoed or expanded on the sentiments as she became the face of second wave feminism for six decades.
Belarusian Catholic dissident returns home, urges prayers for imprisoned following papal audience September 9, 2026By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Andrzej Poczobut, a Belarusian Catholic dissident and journalist, returned to Belarus Sept. 8, following an audience with Pope Leo XIV and after five months in exile in Poland, saying he was prepared to risk arrest and urging Western Catholics to remember Christians imprisoned by the regime.
Question Corner: Can I receive Communion even if I didn’t attend the whole Mass? September 9, 2026By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Question Corner Q: I’m a Catholic working at a funeral home and assisting at many Catholic funerals. I’m not always in the church for the entirety of Mass. I’m sometimes out during the Gospel and homily or after Communion since I’m helping with the arrangements. Since it’s not fulfilling my Sunday obligation, is it still OK for me to receive Communion to offer up for the deceased if I’m not there for the entire Mass? (Illinois)
Illinois diocese puts brakes on eulogies and wakes in church before funeral Mass September 9, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News An Illinois diocese has done away with eulogies during funeral Masses and also visitation of the deceased in the church immediately before the Mass.
Nuncio: Beatitudes are ‘self-portrait of Jesus,’ allowing Christians to see what he values September 9, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News The purpose of Catholic education is to help students grow deeper in their identity as children of God made in his image and likeness, Archbishop Gabriele G. Caccia told the congregation at a Sept. 3 Mass to mark the opening of the academic year at The Catholic University of America in Washington.
Second annual ‘Saints on Their Way’ festival set for Sept. 12-13 in Emmitsburg September 9, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints The second annual Saints on Their Way gathering and festival hosted by the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton will take place Sept. 12-13.
Priests connected to Archdiocese of Baltimore were on the front lines on 9/11 September 9, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, Local News, News When a hijacked airliner carrying 64 people struck the Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001, then-Father F. Richard Spencer’s first instinct was to reach Walter Reed Army Medical Center, expecting the injured to be taken there. He stayed until 10 p.m., but only four injured people arrived.
9/11 a generation later September 9, 2026By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, Local News, News An entire generation has grown up without firsthand memories of Sept. 11, 2001, when hijacked passenger jets struck the World Trade Center, Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pa. Investigators later determined that the fourth plane’s intended target was the U.S. Capitol.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on the horizon September 9, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television during the week of Sept. 20, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week. Televised films may or may not be edited for language, nudity, violence and sexual situations while the programs listed have not been reviewed and therefore are not necessarily recommended by OSV News.
Peruvian city to unveil world’s tallest statue of Pope Leo for trip to South America September 8, 2026By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Peruvian city of Callao announced an unusual tribute to Pope Leo XIV ahead of his November visit to the South American country: the largest statue of the pontiff in the world.
Catholic faith endures at Pentagon 25 years after 9/11 September 8, 2026By Ann M. Augherton OSV News Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News At 9:37 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington killing 184 people — 125 people inside the Pentagon and 53 passengers and six crew members aboard the plane.
