Local News
Gun buyback exceeds expectations, previous totals
The 410 firearms collected during the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s third annual gun buyback Aug. 9 exceeded expectations and boosted hopes of ending gun violence. The day’s urgency was underscored hours later when a mass shooting in Park Heights left a 38-year-old man dead and injured four other adults and a 5-year-old girl.
Radio Interview: The situation in Gaza with Catholic Near East Welfare Association
In this episode of Catholic Review Radio, Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Joseph Hazboun, regional director for Catholic Near East Welfare Association, a pontifical mission. Hazboun says the situation in the Gaza Strip is unspeakably tragic.
Patrick Brice sentenced to home detention for attacks on elderly pro-life supporters
Baltimore Circuit Judge Yvette M. Bryant sentenced Patrick Brice Aug. 7 to one-year home detention and three years’ probation for his attack on two pro-life advocates.
Notre Dame of Maryland University joins with Milwaukee college to address teacher shortage
NDMU is collaborating with Milwaukee’s Mount Mary University to address staffing shortages in education and social work, with a joint agreement to increase the number of students with advanced degrees.
World News
For Gazans, the deep silence of hunger has replaced noise of daily life
The streets of Gaza are quieter than they used to be — not because peace has returned. The deep silence of hunger has replaced the noise of daily life.
Hope is knowing God is always ready to forgive, pope says at audience
God never gives up on anyone, even when the person betrays God’s love, Pope Leo XIV said.
Report: Christian church attacks down, but recent totals still higher than 2018-2022
Attacks on Christian churches in the U.S. last year totaled 415 — down from 485 in 2023 — although they are “significantly higher” than totals recorded from 2018 to 2022, according to a new report from the Washington-based Family Research Council.
Petition filed at Supreme Court seeks overturn of landmark same-sex marriage ruling
About a decade after the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, overturning state laws defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman, the justices have been directly asked to overturn the ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
Commentary
Images of Mary: Can we find the Blessed Mother in the Old Testament?
hroughout the Old Testament the prophecies of Christ the Lord come to us through individuals, signs and symbols. The prophecies of Mary his mother, the apostles and the church, as well as the sacraments, are all hidden there.
How public opinion can influence migration policies
These days, public opinion is usually formed by the media in all its forms, and any negative portrayal of migration issues seems to affect public opinion in a special way.
Reckoning with empire: A Catholic critique of American foreign policy in a nuclear age
Catholics are called to be peacemakers. That means advocating for a multilateral foreign policy rooted in the Gospel: One that protects life, prioritizes the poor, respects other cultures and renounces war as a tool of domination.
We’re at the beach. Let’s go see the sunrise
The world was full of magic and wonder, and God—God was everywhere. And he was certainly with us on the beach, welcoming us into a new day, inviting us to see it for the gift it is.
The ‘both/and’ pope
The elevation of Robert Prevost brings the Catholic Church its second pope from the New World, its first U.S. pontiff and the first pope to hold Peruvian citizenship – making him both the first North and South American pope.
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