USCCB president exhorts faithful to heed MLK’s call to be ‘a drum major for justice’ January 18, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Marking the Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, urged Catholics to reflect on how they are called to be “drum majors for justice” in their own communities.
Mexican Catholics push ahead with peace efforts as violence plagues country January 18, 2026By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Mexico’s Catholic leaders have urged the country’s political leaders to listen to victims of violence, seek input from all sectors of society and work together toward pacifying the country as the nation confronts rampant insecurity.
Notre Dame reports success of guaranteed basic income program — will it go national? January 17, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, Social Justice, World News Guaranteed basic income, also known as universal basic income, is one of the more contested threads in America’s social safety net — the network of state and federal government programs designed to insulate citizens from economic hardship.
Notre Dame’s $50M grant aims to bring faith-based ethics to AI future in big way January 17, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News The University of Notre Dame recently received from the Lilly Endowment a $50.8 million grant — the largest given by a private foundation in the school’s history — to support the DELTA Network, a faith-based approach to AI ethics launched in September 2025.
Capuchin friar who was one of last people with direct ties to Padre Pio dies at age 85 January 16, 2026By OSV News The Dialog Filed Under: News, Saints, World News Capuchin Franciscan Father John Aurilia — the former assistant to St. Padre Pio whose final interview last October on the Wilmington’s Diocese’s Catholic Forum broke records as it was viewed nearly 300,000 times — died Jan. 13 in Wilmington. He was 85.
Kyiv’s iconic St. Nicholas Church returns to Catholic hands for 50 years January 16, 2026By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, War in Ukraine, World News After decades of legal disputes, delays and competing claims, Ukraine’s Roman Catholic community has received the right to use Kyiv’s historic St. Nicholas Church for the next 50 years, under an agreement signed with the state.
Papal puzzle lovers: Popes Leo XIV and XIII noted for liking word games January 16, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV, who plays the daily online puzzle Wordle, is not the only papal puzzle lover.
Ohio nuns lament downfall of their former nursing home under new owners January 16, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Health Care, News, World News A congregation of Catholic women religious is lamenting the downfall of an acclaimed nursing home it once operated, after severe neglect and endangerment of residents by the current owners prompted Ohio state officials to intervene.
Archdiocese of Baltimore’s discernment retreat supports vocations January 16, 2026By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations More than two dozen potential candidates for the seminary had a weekend-long opportunity Jan. 9-11 in a supportive group setting to consider their vocational calling at the archdiocese’s annual men’s discernment retreat.
Survey: National Eucharistic Revival rekindled faith and outreach, but challenges remain January 16, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The National Eucharistic Revival — a three-year initiative to renew belief in the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, following a marked decline in belief among U.S. Catholics — has rekindled both faith and outreach, according to a new study, although several challenges remain in extending those results to those not already in the pews.
Surrogacy reduces children to products for sale, Vatican foreign minister says January 16, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Surrogacy violates the dignity of both unborn children and pregnant women, reducing them to mere commodities and victims of exploitation, said Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican foreign minister.
St. Mary’s Seminary names Father Shawn Gould as next rector January 15, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Sulpician Father Shawn D. Gould has been named by his society’s provincial council as the next president-rector of St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Roland Park, effective July 1.
