Cardinal Pizzaballa: Using God’s name to justify war is ‘the gravest sin’ March 18, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said the use of God’s name to justify war is a grave sin, stressing that God is present with those who suffer and die in conflict, not with those who exploit religion for political ends.
At Maryland conference, more than 800 Catholic men challenged to build ‘heroic friendships’ March 17, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News Speaking at the Catholic Men’s Fellowship of Maryland Conference, the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus urged men to build faith-filled relationships that help one another live out God’s calling.
Weather concerns cancel March for Life, cause early dismissals March 16, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Due to the threat of severe weather, including possible tornadoes, hail and strong winds, the March 16 Maryland March for Life has been cancelled and several school systems are closing early.
Christians in Holy Land face further despair, suffering, Latin Patriarchate official says March 16, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News As retaliatory strikes from Iran, as well as from Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, continued, people in the Holy Land — especially Christians — face a dire present and an uncertain future.
Radio Interview: Pro-life deacons; Catholic Radio on WMET March 16, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Respect Life Catholic Review Associate Publisher Christopher Gunty has two guests. First up is Deacon Kevin Cummings of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, talking about the ministry he and other members of Deacons of Hope started to create residential homes for unwed women. In the second segment, Joseph Schuler, development director at WMET Radio, talks about his journey of faith and how his son’s traumatic brain injury led Joseph to the “heroic mission” of working to spread the word of God over the airwaves.
God’s name can never be used to justify ‘absurd’ pursuit of war, pope says March 16, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Believing problems and differences can be resolved with war is absurd, Pope Leo XIV said, chastising those who use God’s name in their dark and deadly pursuits.
St. Patrick’s ‘Confessio’ shows the human behind the halo, say experts March 16, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News From Dublin to Dubuque, and Montserrat to Melbourne, the feast of St. Patrick is celebrated by millions around the world — and for as many reasons as there are revelers, from faith to cultural heritage to fun.
New rule affecting visas seen as ‘positive step’ by foreign-born priests March 16, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News The change means that when a priest’s visa runs out, he can travel abroad briefly to renew it and return without a prolonged absence – helping parishes maintain stability in a time of growing priest shortages.
Sister parishes unite congregations March 16, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News According to Julie St. Croix, director of the Office of Parish Renewal within the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Institute for Evangelization, 62 parishes participate in the archdiocese’s sister parish program. The idea is to create “a multi-level active connection between two parishes to see themselves as one,” she said.
‘Catholic Saints of America’ event celebrates America’s 250th birthday March 14, 2026By Katie Yoder Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Feature, News, Saints, World News Scheduled for July 1-9, “Catholic Saints of America” will feature a special novena, an exhibit honoring Americans who are saints or on the path to sainthood, and an opportunity to venerate their relics. The relics or remains of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Blessed Solanas Casey and Blessed Stanley Rother will be among those on display.
Father Norvel, first Black superior general for U.S. men’s religious community, dies at 90 March 12, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Josephite Father William Norvel, a forceful voice for Black Catholic identity who spent more than six decades challenging the institutional church to live up to its claim of being universal, died March 8. He was 90.
Amid measles uptick, infectious diseases specialist says Church recommends vaccination March 12, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News Amid a spike in measles cases in the U.S., an infectious diseases specialist, who is also a Catholic deacon, told OSV News that the Church “has recommended measles vaccination to safeguard the health of children and families.”
