Pope Leo XIV to carry cross at all 14 stations of Colosseum Way of the Cross April 1, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will carry the cross himself through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum on the first Good Friday of his pontificate.
Baltimore Chrism Mass draws 1,400 to witness to ‘liberating power of God’ March 31, 2026By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Easter, Feature, Local News, News, Worship & Sacraments The five men who will be ordained to the priesthood in June each had a special role in the chrism Mass March 30 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. Three carried the oils that would be blessed in the Mass, one preached the Gospel and another assisted Archbishop William E. Lori at the altar.
Archdiocese of Baltimore experiences significant surge in numbers of people entering the Catholic Church March 31, 2026By Carole Norris Greene Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Easter, Feature, Local News, News More than 1,280 across the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be joining the Catholic Church this Easter – a count based on those who attended the archdiocese’s formal rites and one that does not include several hundred others at some parishes.
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.
Israel to allow Church leaders to celebrate Holy Week, Easter at holy sites, Latin patriarchate says March 30, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an agreement has been reached with Israeli authorities to allow Holy Week and Easter celebrations to take place at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher after they were initially barred from celebrating Palm Sunday.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage seeks to be a sacred journey for U.S. at 250 years March 29, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The upcoming National Eucharistic Pilgrimage — which takes place as the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2026 — marks a moment for “a country still in conversion,” and “a country still on pilgrimage,” said Jason Shanks, president of the National Eucharistic Congress organization.
Maryland’s Archbishop John Carroll: A Catholic bridge-builder in a fledgling nation March 28, 2026By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary, Feature A member of a wealthy and respected Catholic family, with excellent contacts among America’s political and social elite, Archbishop Carroll proved notably adept at building bridges with the non-Catholic world in a career spanning more than three decades.
Fixed up and polished, Havre de Grace church ready for Easter March 26, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Father Francis Ouma sees the imprint of parishioners everywhere inside the newly renovated St. Patrick Church in Havre de Grace – in every restored surface and carefully renewed detail.
School Sisters of Notre Dame sell Villa Assumpta to Baltimore senior housing nonprofit March 26, 2026By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News Villa Assumpta, the longtime regional motherhouse for the School Sisters of Notre Dame, will be redeveloped into a nonprofit continuing care community for senior living.
Saint’s relic in Hunt Valley brings comfort to cancer families March 26, 2026By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints About 50 pilgrims arrived Feb. 6 for the weekly prayer gathering at the chapel of the Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier in Hunt Valley, some traveling across state lines. In the presence of a first-order relic of St. Michael of the Saints, a 17th-century Spanish priest and member of the Trinitarians known for his deep devotion to the Eucharist, the names flowed like water.
Shrine is a place of prayer, pilgrimage and ‘encounter’ with St. John Paul II’s life, legacy March 25, 2026By Richard Szczepanowski OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News St. John Paul II “changed the Church and the world, and you can encounter that here” at the national shrine in Washington named for the Polish pope, said Grattan Brown, the shrine’s director of mission and ministry.
