In Baltimore, faithful walk for peace in Martin Luther King Jr.’s spirit January 20, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice Now in its 13th year, the annual walk is sponsored by St. Bernardine and Historic St. Peter Claver in memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Monsignor Edward Michael Miller, a former St. Bernardine pastor who died in December 2013 while preparing for Sunday Mass.
U.S. cardinals call for ‘genuinely moral foreign policy for our nation’ January 19, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Conflict in the Caribbean, Feature, News, World News Three U.S. cardinals have issued a joint statement urging the creation of a “genuinely moral foreign policy for our nation,” as the U.S. faces “the most profound and searing debate about the moral foundation for America’s actions in the world since the end of the Cold War.”
Archbishop Broglio: ‘Morally acceptable’ for troops to disobey ‘morally questionable’ orders on Greenland January 19, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News The head of the U.S. military archdiocese said in a Jan. 18 radio interview that U.S. soldiers could in good conscience disobey orders to participate in an invasion of Greenland.
Radio Interview: Lent and Pope Leo January 19, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Books, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vatican Deacon Greg Kandra is a writer, retreat leader, blogger and author. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty chatted with Deacon Kandra about his most recent book, “Peace Be with All of You: The Mission and Message of Pope Leo XIV,” from Word Among Us.
March for Life 2026 challenges abortion with message ‘Life Is a Gift’ January 19, 2026By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The 2026 national March for Life promises to bring tens of thousands of pro-life Americans to the nation’s capital to celebrate the beauty of every human person, born and unborn, with the theme “Life Is a Gift.”
USCCB president exhorts faithful to heed MLK’s call to be ‘a drum major for justice’ January 18, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Marking the Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, urged Catholics to reflect on how they are called to be “drum majors for justice” in their own communities.
Archdiocese of Baltimore’s discernment retreat supports vocations January 16, 2026By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations More than two dozen potential candidates for the seminary had a weekend-long opportunity Jan. 9-11 in a supportive group setting to consider their vocational calling at the archdiocese’s annual men’s discernment retreat.
Survey: National Eucharistic Revival rekindled faith and outreach, but challenges remain January 16, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The National Eucharistic Revival — a three-year initiative to renew belief in the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, following a marked decline in belief among U.S. Catholics — has rekindled both faith and outreach, according to a new study, although several challenges remain in extending those results to those not already in the pews.
St. Mary’s Seminary names Father Shawn Gould as next rector January 15, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Sulpician Father Shawn D. Gould has been named by his society’s provincial council as the next president-rector of St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Roland Park, effective July 1.
Report: More than 388 million Christians worldwide face ‘high levels’ of persecution January 15, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News More than 388 million Christians — or 1 in 7 believers worldwide — face “high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith,” according to a new report.
U.S. bishops praise DHS policy change on wait times for religious worker visas January 15, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Religious Freedom, World News The Department of Homeland Security said Jan. 14 it issued an interim final rule reducing wait times for religious worker visas. Catholic advocates were among those who pushed the Trump administration to address the backlog in their visa category.
Catholic Review sponsoring pilgrimage to Marian sites in Europe January 15, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Marian Devotion, News Catholic Review Media will coordinate a pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes and Barcelona Oct. 25-Nov. 4 to see apparition sites in Portugal and France, as well as Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona.
