For 44 years, Oblate Sister of Providence opens worlds through reading June 4, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Vocations In a quiet classroom at Our Lady of Mount Providence Convent, Sister Constance Fenwick has spent 44 years doing something schools too often cannot: giving every student her complete, undivided attention.
Leo: Keep beautiful witness of Corpus Christi processions alive June 3, 2026By Deborah Castellano Lubov OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has encouraged the faithful to keep alive the public witness of faith made visible in Eucharistic processions, recalling that this week the Church celebrates the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi.
Meet the amazing missionary priest who could be one of Minnesota’s first saints June 3, 2026By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News A native of the Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota, Father Richard Kunst grew up learning about Msgr. Joseph Francis Buh.
Pope Leo encyclical on AI shows need for humanity in healthcare, says expert June 3, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, Health Care, News, Vatican, World News Shortly after the May 25 release of Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas,” which calls for artificial intelligence ethics to be grounded in Catholic social teaching on God-given human dignity, OSV News spoke with clinical medical ethicist Daniel J. Daly, the founding executive director of the Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health.
Liturgical rites and symbols reveal God’s presence, Pope Leo says June 3, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The rites and symbols of the liturgy are not arbitrary ceremonies but the means through which Catholics encounter God and are formed in faith, Pope Leo XIV said June 3.
US bishops release prayer service commemorating immigrants, enslaved with call to action June 3, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, the nation’s Catholic bishops have released a prayer service text commemorating its immigrants and refugees, as well as those trafficked under historic and modern forms of slavery in the U.S.
As World Cup approaches, Pope Leo’s June prayer intention is for sport to foster peace and encounter June 3, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Vatican, World News With the FIFA World Cup opening this month, Pope Leo XIV has dedicated his June prayer intention to the power of sport to build bridges between cultures and nations, releasing a video prayer calling on athletes, coaches and fans alike to embrace the field as a space of encounter rather than division.
Loyola University Maryland cuts 66 positions as part of strategic plan June 2, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Loyola University Maryland eliminated 66 positions this semester as part of a broader effort to reallocate resources and advance the university’s strategic plan, according to university president Terrence M. Sawyer.
A Church at a crossroads: Spain’s Catholics look to Pope Leo for encouragement June 2, 2026By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Pope Leo XIV prepares for his June 6-12 apostolic visit to Spain, Church leaders say he will encounter a Catholic community at a pivotal moment. While the number of Spaniards identifying as Catholic has declined in recent decades, many observers point to signs of renewed interest among young people.
Pope Leo XIV names EWTN’s Montse Alvarado as prefect of Vatican Dicastery for Communication June 2, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV appointed Maria Montserrat “Montse” Alvarado, president and chief operating officer of EWTN News, as prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication on June 2.
Pope’s slavery apology ‘proper and just,’ says bishop who heads National Black Catholic Congress June 2, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV’s acknowledgment of the Church’s role in slavery is “only proper and just,” said Bishop Roy E. Campbell Jr., who is president of the National Black Catholic Congress.
Bishop Ricard remembered at Mass of Transferal for making everyone feel they belonged June 2, 2026By Patricia Zapor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, National Black Congress, News, Obituaries Bishop John Huston Ricard, S.S.J., was memorialized June 1 for his ability to make everyone feel they belong, in various communities and particularly in the Catholic Church.
