Walters exhibit showcases rare missal linked to St. Francis, El Greco painting October 15, 2026By Nora Hamerman Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News Just in time for the Jubilee Year of St. Francis declared by the Holy Father, the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore is exhibiting one of its most precious artifacts: the St. Francis Missal, an early 13th-century book of texts for the Mass that played a seminal role in the history of the Franciscan movement.
New name, same mission: The National Association of Catholic Church Musicians celebrates 50 years October 13, 2026By Jay Sorgi OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News For half a century, the National Association of Pastoral Musicians helped define much of the sound of Mass and other sacramental experiences throughout the United States, teaching and empowering musicians to make music a spiritual food for tens of millions every Sunday.
Catholic actor’s new sketch comedy series evangelizes through laughter October 9, 2026By Anna Dougherty OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News A new sketch comedy series is breaking ground as a secular-style show for women with a distinctly Catholic heart.
Dolly Parton’s life of faith August 28, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News The nearly 1,000 songs Dolly Parton recorded during her long career covered a wide range of topics. She not only dealt with the humiliation of poverty, harassment in a dead-end job and romantic rivalry, she also felt at home with such explicitly Christian numbers as 1989’s “He’s Alive” and “There Was Jesus,” released 30 years later.
‘Hillbilly Thomists’ set to perform at Ss. Philip and James July 17, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News It will mark the first time the bluegrass/folk band, made up entirely of Dominican friars, performs in Baltimore. Among their featured songs will be “New City,” which has a reference to the city, Father Bolger said.
New documentary brings ‘farm boy’ martyr Blessed Stanley Rother to wider Church July 10, 2026By Tony Gutierrez OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Francisco Bocel remembers the night three assassins forced him to bring them to Father Stanley Rother. Bocel shared how he still carries that traumatic moment with him — one of many being featured — in an upcoming documentary on the life of the slain priest.
Radio Interview: Why a world-class pianist gave up a promising career to become a priest May 11, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Baltimore Basilica, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations He was once a rising concert pianist, performing for audiences around the world – until he answered a call he could not ignore. George Matysek speaks with Sulpician Father Paul Maillet about his journey from the concert stage to the priesthood.
Spain’s Sagrada Familia Basilica invites visitors to see ‘Bible in stone’ April 13, 2026By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News Visitors to the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, don’t even have to go inside the basilica to be inspired. The exterior of the basilica itself is a “Bible in stone in the facades,” according to Mauricio Cortés Sierra, the lead architect for the basilica’s Tower of Christ that was completed earlier this year.
Cultural trends and technology threaten contemplation, Cardinal Roche says April 1, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News Modern cultural influences, including technology and shifting views on identity, risk weakening human relationships and spiritual development, said Cardinal Arthur Roche, the prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
She sings – and plants make the music March 30, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Environment, Feature, Local News, News, Saints It won’t be anything like the carnivorous alien plant that crooned Motown in “Little Shop of Horrors,” but an upcoming concert at St. Louis in Clarksville promises something almost as unusual: music made with the help of plants.
Radio Interview: Protecting the Environment March 30, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, CR Radio, Environment, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview In this Earth Day-themed episode of Catholic Review Radio, host George Matysek explores how faith can inspire care for creation through the perspectives of two guests.
BMA exhibition highlights how Matisse reimagined the Stations of the Cross March 25, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News, Video In spare black-and-white lines – almost graffiti-like in their directness – Matisse grouped all 14 Stations together in an expansive mural more than six feet tall.
