Archbishop Lori urges women religious to model renewal of American political culture September 19, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Archbishop's Ministry, Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Saints At a time of deep political division and declining trust, Archbishop William E. Lori told a national gathering of women religious leaders that renewing American political culture requires more than better politics. It requires a renewal of human character, relationships and spiritual life, a task to which he said women religious make a unique contribution.
Fulton Sheen: A teacher of virtue September 17, 2026By Sister Jude Andrew Link OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Saints “What virtues do you think Sheen is an example of?” That question was put to me by a fellow sister who was preparing her classroom for the beginning of the school year. Here in Peoria, Illinois, we are already several weeks into the school year. But in other parts of the country, students and teachers just had their first days of class this week. This sister was preparing a bulletin board about saints and virtues.
Second annual festival highlights stories of candidates of canonization September 14, 2026By Jenna Mattern Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints The path to sainthood has something in common with a trial: There is testimony, evidence, historical investigation and a formal tribunal. But in the Church’s process of canonization, the goal is not to find someone guilty or innocent. It is to uncover evidence of holiness.
Pope aims to help Europe find ‘new momentum’ with France trip, says postulator of Schuman cause September 12, 2026By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will put Europe and peace in the spotlight on Sept. 28, when he visits Metz as part of his trip to France from Sept. 25 to 28.
Relics of St. Bernadette will come to Archdiocese of Baltimore in late September September 10, 2026By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore will receive their second opportunity in less than five years to encounter, venerate and pray with the relics of a saint who has led countless Catholics to Christ through the Blessed Mother. A reliquary of St. Bernadette will make visits to three sites within the archdiocese in September, some of the earliest parts of a national journey the relics will take in the next 12 months.
Second annual ‘Saints on Their Way’ festival set for Sept. 12-13 in Emmitsburg September 9, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints The second annual Saints on Their Way gathering and festival hosted by the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton will take place Sept. 12-13.
Pilgrims turn to ‘red dirt Catholic’ martyr as Blessed Stanley Rother story gets wide release August 28, 2026By Tony Gutierrez OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Blessed Stanley Rother’s witness in the face of persecution in Guatemala hits home, said Gaby Damasceno, who has family in Nicaragua where the Church is facing increased persecution.
Ahead of beatification, the women behind Archbishop Sheen’s missionary work remember hidden labor August 19, 2026By Ines San Martin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News For almost two decades, behind Archbishop Sheen’s extraordinary reach stood a largely unknown group of women who opened thousands of letters, recorded donations, thanked contributors, and helped transform his words into material support for missionaries and young churches around the world.
Radio Interview: An American Martyr – The Legacy of Blessed Stanley Rother August 17, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, Radio Interview, Saints In this episode of Catholic Review Radio, Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty interviews Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda, promoter of the canonization cause of Father Stanley Rother, a priest from Oklahoma who became a martyr in Guatemala.
Redemptorists’ Baltimore Province will become part of new North American province August 13, 2026By Jay Sorgi Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints The Redemptorists’ Baltimore Province is about to become part of a much larger province, combining with Redemptorist communities in Denver, Mexico and Vietnam as the order reorganizes its North American mission. But the change in structure is not expected to end the Redemptorists’ presence in Baltimore.
Sainthood cause takes step forward for Rhoda Wise, an Ohio housewife, mystic and stigmatist August 13, 2026By Anna Dougherty OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Ohio resident Rhoda Wise was a laywoman, a wife and an adoptive mother — but she was also a mystic, stigmatist, and now the candidate for sainthood could be declared venerable by the Church.
2 apostles of Sacred Heart meet in Denver; thousands venerate St. Margaret Mary Alacoque relics August 10, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News St. Margaret Mary Alacoque’s relics drew pilgrims from across Northern Colorado for prayer, veneration and a historic meeting with Denver’s own apostle of the Sacred Heart and a servant of God, Julia Greeley.
