Dorothy Day’s granddaughter reflects on faith, social justice and dignity of all human life November 2, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints, Social Justice Hennessy will speak about Dorothy Day’s life and legacy at a symposium beginning at 2 p.m. Nov. 8 at St. Joseph’s Monastery in Baltimore. Jesuit Father Timothy Brown, associate professor of law and social responsibility at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, will also speak.
At Nov. 1 Mass of thanksgiving, archbishop says beatified Georgia Martyrs ‘are on their way to being saints’ November 2, 2026By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Abundant gratitude was expressed for the Oct. 31 beatification of five Franciscans known as the Georgia Martyrs in a Mass of thanksgiving at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist on Nov. 1, the solemnity of All Saints.
New CatholicTV series focuses on service, driven by love, by Black Catholics on sainthood track October 29, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Saints, World News A new documentary series on Black Catholics on the sainthood track is set to kickoff Nov. 2 on the Archdiocese of Boston’s CatholicTV network.
Saint Friends October 29, 2026By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Saints, The Domestic Church Every year as the new year begins, I use a random generator online to pick a saint for the year. The idea is to have a saint to learn about and maybe turn to in the days ahead. Some years, I’ve been matched with a saint I already knew. Often, though, it’s a saint I know less about, which is always an adventure. This year, I was matched with St. John Vianney.
Relics of St. Theodore Guérin offer special connection to her inspiring life in Indiana October 28, 2026By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Catholics in Indiana recently marked the 20th anniversary of the canonization of St. Theodore Guérin, a saint who served their state, with additional relics being given to representatives from each of Indiana’s five dioceses, offering the faithful a special connection to her and her story.
Pope recognizes heroic virtues of 6 Catholics, from missionary bishops to Padre Pio’s spiritual son October 26, 2026By OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has authorized decrees recognizing the heroic virtues of a group of Catholics from all walks of life — from a Peruvian bishop to an Italian spiritual son of St. Padre Pio.
Where the dead speak October 26, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints As dusk fell on the mountains surrounding the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg Oct. 9, a wise old woman standing outside of the shrine’s cemetery warned those who passed to “listen closely.”
48 years after installation, St. John Paul II provides moral foundation for today’s tech race October 23, 2026By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News As the Catholic Church marks the feast of St. John Paul II, scholars and Church leaders are pointing to the late pope’s teachings as a guide for navigating the rapid rise of technology development.
Georgia Martyrs’ beatification the next big event for US Church October 23, 2026By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News While six years separate the two most recent U.S. beatifications of Blessed Michael J. McGivney in 2020 and Blessed Fulton J. Sheen on Sept. 24, mere weeks pass before the next: five Franciscan friars known as the Georgia Martyrs on Oct. 31.
‘Great joy’ as canonization cause of Irish military chaplain Father Willie Doyle heads to Rome October 16, 2026By Ruadhan Jones OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News The cause for the canonization of the World War I Jesuit Irish chaplain Father Willie Doyle, who was killed while ministering to injured soldiers, is set to head to Rome, with the diocesan phase formally concluding on Oct. 18.
In Assisi, cardinals and friars celebrate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ death October 7, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News At the stroke of midnight Oct. 4, church bells tolled across the Italian hilltown of Assisi to mark the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ death.
Pope Leo receives a relic of Blessed Fulton Sheen from Peoria’s bishop October 7, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Bishop Louis Tylka of Peoria, Illinois, presented Pope Leo XIV with a relic of the recently beatified Blessed Fulton Sheen during a private audience at the Vatican Oct. 5.
