Pope Leo tells migration advocates church must not be ‘silent’ on the issue October 8, 2025By Kate Scanlon Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with the immigrant community in the U.S. and urged the church to be a united voice on their behalf in an Oct. 8 private audience with immigration advocates.
Two popular Catholic media producers to publish new edition of Liturgy of the Hours October 8, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Books, News, World News The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has chosen two Catholic publishers, both known for their print and digital offerings, to print the second edition of the Liturgy of the Hours that is celebrated within the Latin Church.
Healthcare professionals encouraged to attend annual White Mass October 8, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s annual White Mass and blessing for healthcare professionals will be held Oct. 26 at 10:30 a.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption in Baltimore with Archbishop William E. Lori as the celebrant.
Mexican priest murdered in cartel-ravaged Guerrero state October 8, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, World News Another priest has been found murdered in a violent southern Mexican state, where Catholic bishops’ have brokered truces between warring drug cartels and clergy have been killed with impunity.
Bishop Seitz shares migrants’ stories with Pope Leo October 8, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Many immigrants in the United States are living with the same fear people experienced under the “tyrannical” communist governments of the past, said Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas.
Jesus wants to be close, rekindle hope, on life’s journey, pope says October 8, 2025By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Jesus is always walking alongside everyone, no matter how mundane or precarious their journey, Pope Leo XIV said.
Rosary Pilgrimage to Lourdes, with record turnout, highlights brotherhood, martyrs of Algeria October 8, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Marian Devotion, News, World News Lourdes saw a record turnout for the annual Rosary Pilgrimage, with 17,000 pilgrims from Oct. 2–4 — the highest number since the Dominican-led event began in 1908.
Picking the right Catholic school an ‘immersive experience’ at open houses October 8, 2025By Carole Norris Greene Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools For families like the Goluekes, fairs, open houses and shadow days across the Archdiocese of Baltimore ease the decision-making process. Fairs bring together representatives from every Catholic high school with information tables and Q-and-A opportunities. Open houses, often held in October and November, let students and parents see schools in action.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon October 8, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.
An important civics lesson, well taught October 8, 2025By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Supreme Court, The Catholic Difference What I find most impressive in Justice Barrett’s book, however, is not its depth of knowledge or its readability but its tacit display of public service lived vocationally: not as a matter of career enhancement, not as a means of acquiring wealth, and certainly not as performance art.
The myth of the naked public square October 8, 2025By Kenneth Craycraft OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Catholicism cannot complement liberalism; it can only critique it. Catholicism is not liberalism’s ally, but its rival. This is because the political, legal and regulatory structures in the U.S. are built upon the foundation of a false moral anthropology.
USCCB announces nominees for chairmen-elect for six standing committees October 8, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Oct. 6 that the bishops will vote for chairmen-elect for six standing committees during their upcoming 2025 plenary assembly in Baltimore in November.
