As pilgrims flock to Ugandan shrine, authorities narrowly prevent massive terror attack June 4, 2025By Tonny Onyuolo OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News As millions of pilgrims flocked to the famed Ugandan shrine in Namugongo in the days leading to commemoration of the country’s 45 Christian martyrs, local authorities prevented an attempted terror attack in what they said was a swift secret service operation, possibly saving hundreds from imminent death.
Babe Ruth’s legacy continues to grace Archdiocese of Baltimore June 4, 2025By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports Archbishop William E. Lori in December received a photograph of Ruth in his prime taken during a visit with his New York Yankees teammates to St. Mary’s Industrial School in Southwest Baltimore. Ginny Black of Mount Pleasant, S.C., who discovered it among her late mother’s possessions, mailed the photo to Archbishop Lori.
Colorado faith leaders express sorrow over attack on rally for release of Hamas hostages June 3, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News As Boulder residents reeled from a violent attack on peaceful demonstrators June 1 who called for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, area faith leaders expressed sorrow over the attack and urged an end to such violence.
St. Frances Academy plans to welcome middle schoolers June 3, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools St. Frances Academy in East Baltimore will welcome its first middle schoolers at the start of the 2025-26 school year after receiving approval in May from the Maryland State Department of Education and accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
National pilgrimage leaders urge large procession turnouts to counter anti-Catholic protesters June 3, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News Catholics are encouraged to turn out in strong numbers for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s eucharistic processions to counter the growing number of anti-Catholic protesters who have afflicted the route’s public events from the first week.
Baltimore Mass to celebrate local charities in time of perilous cuts June 3, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore To show support for the work done by Catholic Charities, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Catholic Relief Services, the Archdiocese of Baltimore will hold a Mass for the Preservation of Peace and Justice at 7:30 p.m., June 11, at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.
Pope’s prayer intention for June: That the world grow in compassion June 3, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for June, a month devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is “that the world might grow in compassion.”
The Spirit leads – and Father Romano follows – to Mount St. Mary’s June 3, 2025By Patricia Zapor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations For a priest who never expected to focus his ministry on vocations, Father Michael Romano has become a leading figure in shaping the next generation of Catholic clergy – and now he’ll do it from the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, as rector of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary.
Pope asks French bishops for ‘new missionary impetus’ June 3, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News In a letter marking the 100th anniversary of the canonization of three French saints — John Eudes, John Vianney and Thérèse of Lisieux — Pope Leo prayed that the anniversary celebrations “will not merely evoke nostalgia for a past that might seem bygone, but that they will awaken hope and give rise to a new missionary impetus.”
Pope, Romanian bishops, Jewish officials pay tribute to martyred bishop June 2, 2025By Cindy Wooden OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News Blessed Iuliu Hossu, the Romanian Greek Catholic bishop of Cluj-Gherla, was named a cardinal “in pectore” — secretly — by St. Paul VI in 1969.
Radio Interview: Baltimore sports broadcaster shares the importance of his Catholic faith June 2, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Sports Jim Hunter, the former longtime play-by-play announcer for the Baltimore Orioles and a fixture in Baltimore sports broadcasting, is a devoted Catholic and an active parishioner of St. Mark in Fallston. Mark Viviano talks with Hunter about his years in broadcasting and his journey of faith.
Dolan: N.Y. lawmakers ‘may conclude that some lives aren’t worth living’ June 2, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York urged Empire State lawmakers to reject legislation that would legalize physician-assisted suicide.
