Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Lebanon March 9, 2026By Dale Gavlak OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News A Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest has been killed in southern Lebanon when an Israeli artillery tank fired on a house March 9, Catholic officials and media said — reports that have since been confirmed by OSV News.
Christians ‘most persecuted religious community in the world,’ Vatican tells UN March 9, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News The Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations in Geneva called on governments and international organizations to strengthen religious freedom protections for persecuted Christians.
Hagerstown school recognized by Cardinal Newman Society March 9, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Western Vicariate St. Mary Catholic School in Hagerstown has been recognized for its Catholic identity and academic excellence by The Cardinal Newman Society.
Radio Interview: The 2026 Oscars March 9, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Radio’s 2026 Oscars Special dives into the year’s most surprising, soulful, and genre‑bending Best Picture nominees. Catholic Review Associate Publisher Chris Gunty is joined by Daughter of St. Paul Sister Rose Pacatte, OSV News media reviewer John Mulderig, and co‑host Ann Augherton of the Arlington Catholic Herald for a fast‑moving, insightful conversation about Hollywood’s biggest night, coming up March 15.
Pope urges peace, warns about wider Middle East conflict March 9, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV called for an end to the war in Iran and warned that the conflict could drag more countries in the Middle East into instability.
Baltimore Catholics bring voice of migrants to U.S. capitol March 6, 2026By Marietha Góngora V. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News “They ask for help, and all I can say is, ‘I hear you. I hear you,’” said Deacon Seigfried Presberry as he described the phone calls he receives from families after a loved one is detained by immigration authorities.
Catholic students promote support for nonpublic school students in Maryland March 6, 2026By Katie V. Jones OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Schools More than 300 students representing schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore as well as other Catholic and nonpublic schools across Maryland gathered March 5 at Lawyer’s Mall near the State House in Annapolis, waving posters and chanting in support of educational initiatives as part of Nonpublic Schools Advocacy Day.
Pope Leo XIV prays for leaders to ‘abandon projects of death’ in peace prayer video March 5, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Caribbean, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV prayed for world leaders to “abandon projects of death” in a video message released by the Vatican on March 5 calling on people around the world to pray for peace.
Catholic sisters to host livestream prayer for peace as violence continues in Iran, Middle East March 5, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Consecrated Life, Feature, News, World News Catholic sisters from around the world are inviting people to join a livestreamed prayer for peace March 6 amid ongoing violence related to the U.S. and Israel-Iran war.
Dundalk church damaged in fire will remain permanently closed March 5, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come The archdiocese made the decision to permanently close St. Rita as a second worship site of Our Lady of Hope.
St. Frances connects from long range to deny Mount Carmel for BCL Tournament crown March 4, 2026By Nelson Coffin Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports With some sizzling long-range shooting (14-for-30) in the 55th edition of the BCL Tournament final, top-seeded St. Frances rallied from an early five-point deficit to grab a seven-point halftime advantage on the way to a 67-55 victory.
Prayer, unity essential as conflict spreads to Gulf States, says apostolic vicar of region March 4, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News The apostolic vicar of Southern Arabia warned that the current military escalation in the Persian Gulf amid the U.S. and Israel-Iran war is a conflict with “ancient roots” that poses a serious threat to the Middle East and the wider world.
