Sister Kathleen Marie Engers, beloved founder of Baltimore’s Pumpkin Theater, dies at 101 July 16, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries School Sister of Notre Dame Kathleen Marie Engers, whose Pumpkin Theater introduced generations of Baltimore-area children to the performing arts, died June 10 at age 101. A longtime Notre Dame of Maryland professor, she viewed the theater as a ministry that inspired a lifelong love of the arts.
Archdiocese of Baltimore will host fourth annual gun buyback July 16, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore will host its annual gun buyback event Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Westside Shopping Center, 2413 Frederick Ave., Baltimore.
Death toll in Venezuela nears 5,000 as earthquake recovery intensifies July 16, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Twin earthquakes in Venezuela have left nearly 5,000 people dead, according to government officials, triggering a massive mobilization of humanitarian aid organizations.
Senators press Blanche on mifepristone lawsuits, Epstein survivors July 16, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News During his July 15 confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche took questions from senators on issues ranging from objections to the way the Department of Justice handled the release of the Epstein files to the way it has approached state challenges to a policy permitting distribution of mifepristone by mail.
Pilgrims walk in the steps of the Georgia Martyrs July 16, 2026By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News In late October, a little more than a month after Archbishop Fulton Sheen is to become “blessed,” the sixth beatification on American soil will take place — this time of five Franciscan martyrs who died in 1597 in the Georgia seedbed of American Catholicism.
Five times to pray on the go July 16, 2026By Colleen Pressprich OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Here are five times to slide prayer into your family’s day this summer that will deepen your prayer lives and be easy to keep up when school rolls back around. In fact, you’ll notice that these are all “on-the-go” moments.
A quiet vigil with Jesus July 16, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News In the quiet hours before dawn, while most Marylanders slept, Janine Sterner kept watch in perpetual adoration at Immaculate Conception in Towson. Her story reflects the enduring devotion of those who answer the call to pray before the Blessed Sacrament.
Catholic group helps parishes to share a table with the poor, following pope’s example July 15, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News When Pope Leo XIV sat down to lunch with people experiencing homelessness and poverty at Castel Gandolfo this month, he offered a model that one Catholic organization says any parish can follow.
Sexual ethics is social ethics July 15, 2026By Kenneth Craycraft OSV News Filed Under: Commentary After Pope Leo XIV’s promulgation of his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” The New York Times ran an opinion article by a Catholic journalist that asserted the pope’s preference for “social justice over pelvic theology.”
US Franciscans appeal for help in ending Israeli settler violence against Christians July 15, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Franciscans in the United States urged U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to help stop increased attacks against Christians by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
Capuchin Franciscan Father William Graham remembered for pastoral presence to those seeking annulments July 15, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries After arriving in Baltimore and taking residence at St. Ambrose Friary in Park Heights, Father Graham was appointed interim judicial vicar for the Tribunal of the Province of Baltimore. His responsibilities included overseeing annulments and causes for sainthood, and he also served as the archbishop’s delegate for marriage dispensations and marriage delegation.
Exhibit highlights St. John Paul II’s US visits, esteem for nation’s foundational documents July 15, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News In his seven visits to America during his papacy, St. John Paul II often shared his mastery of the nation’s foundational documents — the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
