Radio Interview: The Kevin Matthews Story September 29, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, Marian Devotion, News, Radio Interview What would you do if you found a statue of our Blessed Mother in a dumpster behind a florist shop? Former radio DJ Kevin Matthews had to face that question. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Matthews about his fateful find, and how he had the statue repaired just enough to show that Mary is the mother of all those who are broken.
Respect Life Month takes on new meaning during Jubilee Year, says bishop September 28, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Respect Life, World News The upcoming annual observance of Respect Life Month by the nation’s Catholics takes on new meaning amid the Jubilee Year of Hope, said the chair of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee.
‘Brave New World’ babies: Is there a ‘pregnancy robot’ in our future? September 27, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News As the boundaries of reproductive medicine are continually pushed, is such a development really that far off? Is it even possible? And if so, what are the moral implications — or consequences?
Hostile legislative climate over confessional seal nothing new, says priest-canon lawyer September 27, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News, Worship & Sacraments If it seems like batches of states are suddenly legislating mandatory clergy reporting laws — legal decrees that require clergy to report child abuse or neglect revealed in the confessional — Father John Paul Kimes, a canon lawyer, has some current and historical context to offer.
New study evaluates how church assesses ‘suitability’ of candidates for priesthood September 26, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News Diocesan bishops and vocations directors are largely satisfied with their seminaries’ formation programs — but some gaps remain between clergy and mental health professionals as to the role of ongoing psychological services in assessing candidates’ readiness for ordination, according to a new report.
Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments, including special ministry assignments September 26, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News See new clergy appointments including pastors, associate pastors, deacons, and more.
Faith fuels John Harbaugh’s NFL coaching style September 25, 2025By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Full-Court Catholic, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Sports Good coaching, even at the highest level, isn’t about winning championships, John Harbaugh said. “It’s about becoming a champion for the people you coach.”
Cardinal Pizzaballa: Situation in Gaza a ‘disaster,’ two-state solution ‘less and less real’ September 25, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News In an interview before the second anniversary of Israel-Hamas war, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem said that “what is happening militarily in Gaza is a disaster,” with the consequences of a “human devastation,” and “brutalization of mutual relations between Israelis and Palestinians.”
Pope: Catholic media should help readers understand, advocate, act September 25, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News The pope met the writers and staff of the Italian Jesuit magazine, “La Civiltà Cattolica,” at the Vatican Sept. 25 as part of journal’s 175th anniversary celebrations. Father Arturo Sosa, superior general of the Jesuits, also attended the audience.
Essay contest open for entries for Respect Life Month September 25, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Youth Ministry As part of October’s Respect Life Month, the American Life League’s Culture of Life Studies Program, based in Fredericksburg, Va., plans to hold its 2025 Pro-Life Essay Contest.
Poverty, violence still ‘persistent issues’ affecting women, girls, top Vatican diplomat tells UN September 25, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Thirty years after a landmark international document safeguarding women’s dignity, much remains to be done to ensure the well-being of women and girls worldwide, said a top Vatican diplomat.
2 ICE detainees killed and another injured in shooting at Dallas ICE facility, officials say September 24, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Two detainees were killed and another was in serious condition after a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told CNN Sept. 24.
