U.S. bishops ask Trump in joint letter to pursue global debt relief in the Jubilee Year April 10, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News In a world economy rocked by the whiplash of American trade tariffs that has spared few countries, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Jubilee USA Network, an interfaith development group, have a proposition for President Donald J. Trump: Forgive some debts.
Britain’s royal couple meet Pope Francis at the Vatican April 9, 2025By Cindy Wooden Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Although they postponed their official state visit to the Vatican because of Pope Francis’ health, Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla met privately with the pope April 9, the Vatican press office said.
Catholic school teacher rescues father and son in Inner Harbor April 9, 2025By Anna Donofrio Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools T. J. O’Leary, a science teacher at St. Agnes, didn’t think twice before he jumped into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to save a foundering father and son April 3.
Former Baltimore Raven tells Catholic men to ‘get in the game’ April 9, 2025By Matthew Liptak Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Men, News Matt Birk, a former Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl champion and now founder of a national Catholic men’s group movement, was one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Catholic Men’s Fellowship Conference, which also featured Mark Hartfiel, program director of Paradisus Dei’s “That Man is You” nationwide men’s group.
CRS advocates ‘Catholic, pro-life vision’ for foreign aid amid USAID shutdown April 9, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: DOGE cuts, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News As the Trump administration moved to formally dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development, Catholic Relief Services, the overseas charitable arm of the Catholic Church in the U.S., has advocated for U.S. foreign aid to continue on a new path shaped by Catholic principles.
Pope Francis calls his envoy to Ukraine; ‘The papal blessing is protecting us, we feel it,’ says local bishop April 9, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News As Ukraine experienced a deadly weekend with a barrage of attacks from Russia on Kryvyi Rih and Kyiv, the capital, the papal almoner handed a gift from Pope Francis — four ambulances — to local authorities in Zaporizhzhia.
Notre Dame’s ACE Teaching fellows to serve in Baltimore Catholic schools through new partnership April 9, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Alliance for Catholic Education at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., have announced a new partnership that will bring four ACE Teaching Fellows to Catholic schools across Baltimore.
Diocese of Providence welcomes Bishop Lewandowski April 8, 2025By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Bishops, Feature, Local News, News A few hours after it was announced in Rome and Washington April 8 that Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., would be the new bishop of the Diocese of Providence, R.I., he greeted the people of his new flock in an emotional news conference from the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence.
Hundreds gather in Emmitsburg for first-ever Deaf Eucharistic Congress April 8, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Deaf Ministry, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News Deaf Catholics from across the country stood side by side, hands raised in prayer, signing in unison – worshiping in their own language at the first-ever Deaf Eucharistic Congress.
Pope begins to receive very limited visits, Vatican says April 8, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Pope Francis continues his recovery at the Vatican, he is very slowly beginning to get back to his old routine of meeting with top Vatican officials, the Vatican press office said.
Pope Francis names Bishop Lewandowski to Diocese of Providence, R.I. April 8, 2025By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Bishops, Feature, Local News, News Pope Francis has named Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., as the new bishop of the Diocese of Providence, R.I. The appointment was publicized in Washington April 8 by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Dominique Dawes, Olympian and Catholic convert, delivers powerful message at WOW Festival Baltimore April 7, 2025By Carole Norris Greene Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Sports Three-time Olympian and Hall of Fame gymnast Dominique Dawes headlined the WOW – Women of the World Festival Baltimore held April 5 at the Rita Rossi Colwell Center in downtown Baltimore. Hosted for a third year by Notre Dame of Maryland University, the event highlighted the achievements of women and girls while examining the challenges confronting them.
