German archbishop says US-Mexico border wall recalls Berlin Wall, warns against loss of humanity September 8, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Touring the U.S.–Mexico border between Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, Archbishop Stefan Hesse of Hamburg said the towering fortifications and razor wire dividing the two border communities evoked a painful memory in his own country’s history: the Berlin Wall.
Betty Contino, a giant in empowering Baltimore’s Catholic school students, dies at 81 September 8, 2026By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Schools Betty Contino, a diminutive-yet-larger-than-life presence in Baltimore education and longtime chairwoman and chief executive officer of the Women’s Education Alliance (WEA), died Aug. 31 at 81. Through WEA, she helped thousands of students attend Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, while also supporting teachers, school leaders and the broader needs of the schools she served.
Pope Leo XIV asks Our Lady of Good Counsel for aid to make ‘courageous and wise decisions’ September 8, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV returned Sept. 7 to the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel, where he asked the Virgin Mary for aid to bring God’s word to light through “courageous and wise decisions.”
Elizabeth Scully puts faith in God and her horse September 7, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports On a rain-soaked course this past April, Elizabeth Scully came from behind on Shootist to finish second in the Maryland Hunt Cup – while, on the sidelines, her mother fingered beads.
Pope Leo expresses hope Ukraine, Russia negotiations bear fruit September 7, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Leo XIV once again appealed for peace in Ukraine and prayed that U.S.-led negotiation efforts would finally bring an end to the death and destruction caused by the conflict now in its fourth year.
Archbishop Lori to offer special Mass commemorating 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks September 7, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori will offer the 12:10 p.m. Mass Sept. 11 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa.
Remembering 9/11 September 7, 2026By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: 9/11, Charity in Truth, Commentary, Feature Twenty-five years ago, I was the newly installed Bishop of Bridgeport, Conn. I was still learning the rhythm of my new diocese – its priests, its people and its parishes – when routine meetings called me away to Washington, D.C., for a conference. It concluded Sept. 10, 2001. I flew back to the New York area with two friends, looking forward to spending the following day together.
Victim 0001: Friends recall Father Mychal Judge’s 9/11 loss and legacy September 6, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News The offering placed before the altar on Sept. 11, 2001, was unlike any ever seen at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Manhattan’s Financial District: the lifeless body of 68-year-old Franciscan friar and New York City Fire Department Chaplain Father Mychal Judge.
From the ‘catacombs’ to a pastorate, St. Joseph celebrates 75 years September 6, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parish Anniversary 2026, Western Vicariate Today, as St. Joseph celebrates its 75th anniversary, the church operates as a worship site within The Catholic Parishes of Southwest Washington County, a pastorate which also includes St. Augustine in Williamsport and St. James in Boonsboro.
Catholic Charities agencies spend summer responding to floods, tornadoes, wildfires and a typhoon September 5, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, World News Catholic Charities has been responding to various disasters in the United States this summer and although this is not the most disaster-prone season in recent memory, it did have memorable events.
Housing, gender, abortion policies among state ballot measures in 2026 September 4, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Voters in multiple states will consider ballot measures on topics ranging from abortion and gender policy to housing and tax policy in November.
Archbishop Lori of Baltimore enjoys the ‘very wonderful world’ of Minnesota State Fair September 4, 2026By Dave Hrbacek OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore had never gone to the Minnesota State Fair, the largest state fair in the country.
