Pastors encouraged to schedule extra Saturday services with snow, ice forecast for Maryland January 22, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Worship & Sacraments A message sent to priests by the archdiocesan communications department noted that it is up to pastors to decide whether to hold Sunday Masses, based on their best judgment and knowledge of anticipated snowfall and local road conditions.
Indonesian bishop who renounced red hat resigns over ‘conflict’ January 22, 2026By OSV News UCA News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News Indonesian Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur of Bogor, who previously declined to become a cardinal, has resigned amid allegations of mismanagement in the diocese.
Crux editor, veteran Vatican journalist John Allen loses battle with cancer January 22, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Journalism, News, Obituaries, Vatican, World News John Allen, the editor-in-chief of Crux whose decades-long career in journalism defined him as one of the authoritative voices on the Vatican and the Catholic Church, has died at the age of 61.
Loyola University receives $12 million gift to establish Bloomfield Hall, create scholarship opportunities January 22, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Loyola University Maryland received its third multi-million-dollar gift in the past two months as it announced Jan. 21 that it received a $12 million commitment from Bill and Susan S. Bloomfield.
New partnership aims to support Church’s ministry to migrants, refugees January 22, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A group including Catholic organizations announced Jan. 21 a new partnership — The Catholic Immigrant Prophetic Action Project — that aims to assist the Catholic Church in the U.S. in organizing a robust response on behalf of migrants and refugees in the country, including those with legal status, who are affected by mass deportation efforts.
Catholic Heisman-winner Mendoza thanks God after IU football’s first national championship January 22, 2026By John Knebels OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, Sports, World News On Jan. 19, quarterback Fernando Mendoza soaked in the glory of leading Indiana University to its first national championship, but he directed the attention elsewhere: “This moment is bigger than me,” he said afterward. “First, I want to thank God.”
Controversial German bishop will not seek reelection as bishops’ conference president January 22, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Synodality, World News Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, president of the German bishops’ conference, who spearheaded the controversial Synodal Way during his six-year term, announced that he will not seek reelection when the bishops meet for the spring assembly in February.
House pro-life co-chair says he is still seeking answers from FDA over mifepristone safety review January 22, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News The co-chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus said he has continued to call on the Trump administration to promptly conduct a pledged safety review of mifepristone, a pill commonly, but not exclusively, used for early abortion.
Steubenville students died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, say police January 22, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Franciscan University of Steubenville students Luke Reimer and Mary Mich were found shortly after noon Jan. 19, according to a statement released that same day by university president Father Dave Pivonka.
Like mother, like daughter at St. Mark School in Catonsville January 22, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: 2026 Catholic Schools Week, Feature, Local News, News, Schools It isn’t a secret that the student body at St. Mark School in Catonsville is a family affair, with classrooms filled with siblings and cousins, as well as faculty members’ children, nieces and nephews. Having four teams of mothers and daughters working at the school, however, is a bit unusual.
Pew: Catholicism down in Latin America, but belief in God ‘remains high’ January 22, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, News, World News Catholicism has waned in Latin America over the past decade, with more individuals foregoing religious affiliation — although belief in God remains “high across the region,” according to a new report.
Pope evaluating Trump’s invitation to join Board of Peace, Vatican’s secretary of state says January 21, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV is currently evaluating an invitation by U.S. President Donald Trump to join his “Board of Peace,” an international body chaired by the president to oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza, the Vatican secretary of state said.
