Black Catholic religious sisters grace Baltimore at national event as they seek new members August 5, 2026By Carole Norris Greene Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Members of the National Black Sisters’ Conference (NBSC) held their annual assembly July 26-30 at the Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel. Under the banner of “Reflect, Renew, Respond,” the sisters and their associate members reflected upon the legacies that shaped their journey, renewed their commitment to justice and service, and relied upon courage to continue responding to God’s call.
Pope encourages Catholics to deepen prayer through Liturgy of the Hours August 5, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Returning to his weekly general audiences after a monthlong summer break, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to embrace the Liturgy of the Hours more fully in their daily lives, saying the church’s public prayer is an antidote to a world shaped by technology, consumerism and an efficiency-driven mindset.
Hundreds of Hispanic catechists and liturgical ministers come together to celebrate faith and growth August 4, 2026By Aline Behar Kado Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News Despite months of fear over federal immigration crackdowns in Baltimore, more than 400 Hispanic liturgical ministers, choirs and catechists gathered Aug. 1 at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park for a conference organizers say offered the community safety and comfort through spirituality and formation.
Spokane bishop calls for prayers, outreach as wildfires ravage area August 4, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A Washington state bishop is calling for prayer as wildfires have torched entire neighborhoods, leading to thousands of evacuations and hundreds of destroyed buildings.
Hidden for centuries: How newly identified St. Augustine sermons were found August 4, 2026By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News Two previously unknown sermons by St. Augustine have been identified in a 12th-century manuscript preserved in Poland, giving scholars a rare new window into the mind of one of Christianity’s greatest theologians more than 1,600 years after he preached them.
Sister Maria Soledad Gutierrez dies at 101 August 4, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister Maria Soledad Gutierrez of the Oblate Sisters of Providence will be offered Aug. 8 at 11 a.m. at her religious community’s motherhouse in Arbutus. Sister Maria died July 18. She was 101. A native of Puerto Rico, Sister Maria entered religious life in 1960 and professed her first vows in […]
Radio Interview: Author shares her family’s tragic connection to a Nazi atrocity August 4, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Rita Buettner speaks with Ilka Knüppel, author of “Finding Ruth: A Personal Story of Hitler’s Secret Euthanasia Program, Action T4.”
Delores ‘Dee’ Silverman, co-founder of Pregnancy Center North, dies at 85 August 4, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Respect Life Silverman, co-founder of Pregnancy Center North (PCN) in Towson, died July 5 in Nevada. She was 85.
Pope Leo XIV’s August prayer intention is ‘for evangelization in the city’ August 3, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV is inviting Catholics to pray “for evangelization in the city” as his August prayer intention, asking the Lord to accompany millions searching for meaning amid the noise and haste of urban life.
Diocese in Nigeria mourns death of priest killed in machete attack August 3, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Police in northern Nigeria are investigating the murder of a priest who was killed in an apparent roadside ambush.
Pope Leo writes to 97-year-old cardinal who spent 18 years in labor camps August 3, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News At the age of 97, Cardinal Ernest Simoni, returned to the former prison camp in Albania where he used to offer Mass in secret during his 18 years of sentenced forced labor, offering a public Mass July 31 in the memory of those who suffered and died at the labor camp.
Court shields women religious from New York assisted suicide law August 3, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A federal judge July 30 temporarily shielded four orders of women religious and Catholic healthcare ministries from enforcement of a New York state law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide.
