250 in Charity and Truth June 22, 2026By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Charity in Truth, Commentary On July 4, 2026, the United States of America will celebrate its 250th anniversary. This event will resonate in every corner of the land, but it has special significance for us in the Premier See, the Archdiocese of Baltimore. We are linked to this event both by history and by the virtue of patriotism.
Meet the first American bishop June 17, 2026By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Feature, News, World News Who is Bishop John Carroll? We may not hear much about him today, but he was the first bishop of the United States, the father of American Catholicism and a highly regarded patriot of the American Revolution. Father Carroll has been credited with influencing the words of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”
How to watch the bishops consecrate the US to the Sacred Heart of Jesus June 11, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Feature, News, World News In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States with the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. bishops are consecrating the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus June 11 in Orlando.
Why the bishops are consecrating the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus June 9, 2026By Archbishop Thomas Wenski OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary In linking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with the devotion to the Sacred Heart, the bishops invite us to reflect with gratitude on the blessings God has bestowed on our nation but, at the same time, devotion to the Sacred Heart demands that we consider how we might foster truth, justice and charity in American life.
In Washington, National Eucharistic Pilgrimage includes national blessing, downtown procession June 8, 2026By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Eucharist, Feature, News, World News While flashy events are planned in the U.S. capital for the Independence Day weekend, a prayerful commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary unfolded June 5-6 as the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage came to Washington to renew and deepen faith in Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
Mother Cabrini: First U.S. citizen canonized a saint dedicated life to New York’s Italian immigrants June 6, 2026By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary, Saints The heroic love of God and neighbor that motivated her was formally recognized in 1946 when Frances Cabrini was declared a saint. That made her the first U.S. citizen to be canonized — even though she remained, in the words of a historian, “Italian … to the very marrow of her bones.”
John Paul II and America June 3, 2026By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary, Feature, Saints, The Catholic Difference As America approaches its 250th birthday, it would do well to remember that the emblematic figure of the second half of the twentieth century had such high hopes for us: hopes that now seem a call to a national examination of conscience.
US bishops release prayer service commemorating immigrants, enslaved with call to action June 3, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, the nation’s Catholic bishops have released a prayer service text commemorating its immigrants and refugees, as well as those trafficked under historic and modern forms of slavery in the U.S.
Father McGivney: Founder’s desire for charity built Knights of Columbus’ success May 30, 2026By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary, Knights of Columbus In many ways, Father Michael J. McGivney was just one more of that band of hardworking Irish-American priests who spent themselves building up the church in America in the latter years of the 19th century. But in one truly extraordinary respect, he was unique: Before he was 30, Father McGivney had founded what was to become the largest Catholic men’s organization in the world: the Knights of Columbus.
Get ready for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s stops in the Archdiocese of Baltimore May 27, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News Catholics from across Maryland will have an opportunity this June to take part in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage as it passes through the Archdiocese of Baltimore on its way from Florida, up the East Coast to Maine and then to Philadelphia as part of celebrations surrounding America’s 250th anniversary.
Radio Interview: From Russian prince to American frontier priest May 26, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview In the early years of the Catholic Church in the United States, few figures were as unlikely – or as fascinating – as Prince Demetrius Augustin Gallitzin. Born into Russian nobility with Catherine the Great as his godmother, Gallitzin became a Catholic priest on the American frontier, earning the title “Apostle of the Alleghenies.”
Flannery O’Connor: Southern writer made Catholic vision ‘apparent by shock’ May 23, 2026By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary Flannery O’Connor was not an evangelist. She was an artist, one of the most gifted American fiction writers of the 20th century. But a profoundly Catholic theological vision informs her art, giving her stories resonance and depth that sound deep — and sometimes deeply disturbing — spiritual chords.
