Church must listen to families, young people hesitant to marry, bishops say October 16, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Bishops will go home from a weeklong meeting on marriage and family life, with a renewed commitment to listen to the realities of modern families as well as to reach young people and their hesitancy to marry.
Vatican releases first photos of Pope Leo XIV celebrating Mass at hospital October 16, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican released the first photos of Pope Leo XIV since his Oct. 13 lung surgery and cancer diagnosis, showing the pontiff celebrating Mass inside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital as he continues his recovery.
‘Great joy’ as canonization cause of Irish military chaplain Father Willie Doyle heads to Rome October 16, 2026By Ruadhan Jones OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News The cause for the canonization of the World War I Jesuit Irish chaplain Father Willie Doyle, who was killed while ministering to injured soldiers, is set to head to Rome, with the diocesan phase formally concluding on Oct. 18.
Oregon bishops offer prayers following Silver Rail school shooting October 16, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Oregon’s Catholic bishops expressed sympathy and encouraged the community to support those affected by a shooting at a Bend, Oregon, elementary school that left five dead and two wounded.
Loyola University Maryland opens renovated community center on York Road October 15, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Loyola University Maryland celebrated the opening of its newly renovated Loyola Community Center at 5104 York Road in Baltimore Oct. 14. The center, located in a section of a university building on York Road, will host community clinics, youth workforce and leadership development programs, the PATH Community Fair and neighborhood events.
In hospital, Pope Leo’s tests show ‘good recovery of the operated lung,’ doctors say October 15, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Doctors treating Pope Leo XIV said Oct. 15 that tests show “good recovery of the operated lung” two days after his cancer surgery.
US bishops’ president urges Catholics ‘to put their faith before politics’ in November elections October 15, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement Oct. 14 reminding the faithful that “For citizens in a representative democracy such as our own, participation in public life — including voting — is both a right and a responsibility.”
Trump sends Pope Leo ‘get well’ wishes following cancer diagnosis October 15, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News President Donald Trump offered Pope Leo XIV his “best wishes” and “love” in a short interview with reporters Oct. 14, the day after the pope’s doctors announced that the pope had been diagnosed with lung cancer.
Trump calls off Hegseth plan to livestream execution denounced by Catholic leaders October 15, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News President Donald Trump on Oct. 15 called off Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad in December.
Walters exhibit showcases rare missal linked to St. Francis, El Greco painting October 15, 2026By Nora Hamerman Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News Just in time for the Jubilee Year of St. Francis declared by the Holy Father, the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore is exhibiting one of its most precious artifacts: the St. Francis Missal, an early 13th-century book of texts for the Mass that played a seminal role in the history of the Franciscan movement.
Catholic, evangelical leaders issue joint call for compassionate immigration reform October 14, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Fertile Soil, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic and evangelical leaders issued an ecumenical statement Oct. 13 as part of a joint effort to call for compassionate immigration reform.
Pope Leo XIV starts respiratory physical therapy a day after lung cancer surgery October 14, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV underwent more medical exams and started respiratory physical therapy on Oct. 14, the day after the lung cancer surgery that removed the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung.
