Archbishop Lori announces associate pastor and deacon appointments May 4, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori announces the following appointments:
Radio Interview: Prolific Catholic author Emily Stimpson Chapman on wine, monasteries and the art of hospitality May 4, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Host Rita Buettner speaks with Emily Stimpson Chapman, a bestselling Catholic author, who explains how monks preserved and elevated winemaking after the fall of the Roman Empire
Appeals court temporarily blocks policy permitting distribution of abortion pill by mail May 3, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News An appeals court on May 1 temporarily blocked a federal policy permitting mifepristone, sometimes called the abortion pill, to be dispensed through the mail.
Sisters of Bon Secours name inaugural executive director May 3, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News The Marriottsville-based Sisters of Bon Secours USA named Kathy Connerton as the congregation’s inaugural executive director of mission and business operations.
Father John Courtney Murray: Advocate for cooperation between church, state May 2, 2026By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary By all odds, the distinguished intellectual landmark in the project of integrating Catholicism and Americanism is “We Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition,” a collection of essays published in 1960 by the theologian Jesuit Father John Courtney Murray.
Archdiocese of New York proposes $800 million settlement for abuse claims May 1, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bankruptcy, Feature, News, World News The Archdiocese of New York has proposed an $800 million settlement to resolve some 1,300 abuse claims involving clergy and staff brought under lookback laws in that state.
Augustinian charisms of truth, unity, love revealed in Pope Leo’s pastoral style, say panelists May 1, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News One year in, Pope Leo XIV’s papacy has been rooted in truth, unity and love — the distinct gifts of his religious order, the Order of St. Augustine — making him a shepherd who leads with a blend of bridge-building and truth-telling, according to those who know him well and from afar.
Movie Review: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ May 1, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews “The Devil Wears Prada 2” (20th Century), director David Frankel’s second send-up of the fashion world, reunites one of the more memorable casts of recent decades. The predictable result is a glamorous good time for moviegoers.
Madre Peregrina statue on US tour brings message of hope, peace and joy, bishop says May 1, 2026By Josh McGovern OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marian Devotion, News, World News The Madre Peregrina statue visiting the Twin Cities is like Mary visiting Elizabeth — she comes with news of hope and joy, said Auxiliary Bishop Kevin T. Kenney of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Pope Leo condemns violence after bomb attack in Colombia May 1, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV called for an end to violence after a bombing on a highway in Colombia that killed 20 people and left dozens wounded.
Pope Leo XIV reshapes Washington, W.Va. leadership; two bishops have Baltimore ties May 1, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News A bishop who began his episcopal ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore is among those stepping down as Pope Leo XIV announced a set of appointments May 1 affecting the Archdiocese of Washington and the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, W.Va. A second bishop with Baltimore ties is also among those affected.
Born without arms, this pilot soars on wings of faith May 1, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Jessica Cox — author, speaker, wife, pilot, martial arts black belt — has tremendous balance.
