New Chaldean patriarch elected for Iraq amid pope’s calls he ‘should be’ a ‘father in faith’ April 14, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Iraqi Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona, who until now led the Chaldean Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Australia and New Zealand, was elected patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, succeeding Cardinal Louis Sako.
Trump draws backlash over Pope Leo rant, ‘deeply offensive’ image of him looking like Christ April 14, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Catholic bishops and lay leaders across the political spectrum are expressing their shock and disapproval following President Donald Trump’s online screed against Pope Leo XIV.
Need a guide for deeper prayer? Pope Leo recommends a letter by St. Augustine April 14, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV shared some of his favorite spiritual reading recommendations on the papal flight to Algeria, pointing to a particular letter by St. Augustine that he said provides wonderful tips for how to deepen prayer.
Lebanese Christians mourn rising death toll as war shatters communities, hope April 13, 2026By Dale Gavlak OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Lebanese Christians are reeling from the death and destruction wrought on their community, caught in the crossfire between Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militia, a deadly side conflict in the U.S. and Israel-Iran war.
St. Michael-St. Clement School will close at end of academic year April 13, 2026By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools School leadership announced April 13 that St. Michael-St. Clement School in Overlea, which serves preschool through eighth grade, will not reopen in the fall for the 2026-27 academic year.
Pope Leo praises witness of Algeria’s Christian martyrs at meeting with local Catholics April 13, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV honored the memory of Algeria’s Christian martyrs Monday evening, telling the country’s tiny Catholic community that the blood of those who died for their faith remains “a living seed that never ceases to bear fruit.”
Spain’s Sagrada Familia Basilica invites visitors to see ‘Bible in stone’ April 13, 2026By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News Visitors to the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, don’t even have to go inside the basilica to be inspired. The exterior of the basilica itself is a “Bible in stone in the facades,” according to Mauricio Cortés Sierra, the lead architect for the basilica’s Tower of Christ that was completed earlier this year.
Radio Interview: Forgiveness and Divine Mercy April 13, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Our God is a merciful God, and that is ever-present especially in the sacrament of reconciliation or confession. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Father Michael DeAscanis, pastor of St. Louis Parish in Clarksville and St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fulton, about his great joy in bringing people back into communion with God through confession.
Pope Leo responds to Trump: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’ April 13, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV said April 13 he has “no fear” of President Donald Trump’s administration and responded to Trump’s criticism by telling journalists that his message to the U.S. president is “the message of the Gospel: Blessed are the peacemakers.”
US cardinals speak out against Iran war, mass deportations in 60 Minutes appearance April 13, 2026By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Three American cardinals voiced their concerns over the Iran war, mass deportations and more in an interview that aired April 12 on CBS’s “60 Minutes.”
Purple Sheep Project going strong after 12 years, emphasizing joy of giving April 13, 2026By Erik Zygmont Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, News, Schools For three-quarters of her life, Gabriela Huff, 16, has made her birthday about giving rather than getting.
Pope Leo arrives in Algeria on first-ever papal visit to the country April 13, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on the morning of April 13, becoming the first pope to make an apostolic journey to the North Africa nation, the first stop of the pope’s 11-day, four-country tour of Africa.
