Pope Leo XIV sent his "heartfelt condolences and the assurance of spiritual closeness" to all those affected by the "terrible tragedy" of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 17 people injured.| Catholic Review
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda told media Aug. 27 that prayers offered from around the United States and world, including from Pope Leo XIV, have been "a source of hope" following that morning's mass shooting during Mass at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 17 other victims injured.| Catholic Review
The parents of both children confirmed as victims of the Aug. 27 shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church issued their first statements in the aftermath, mourning the loss of their children.| Catholic Review
As the sun set the evening of Aug. 28, mourners lingered in front of Annunciation Catholic Church before a robust memorial of flowers, stuffed animals, toys and candles.| Catholic Review
Bishop Paul Tighe, a top official at the Vatican's Dicastery for Culture and Education, is urging caution on artificial intelligence -- warning that its hidden environmental costs, impact on jobs and broader social risks can’t be overlooked.| Catholic Review
Ahead of National Suicide Prevention Month in September, ministry leaders and crisis experts are listing practical steps that individuals, families and churches can take to help prevent suicide.| Catholic Review
Practically everyone is quirky and philosophical, and nearly everyone dies violently in the rapid-fire thriller "Caught Stealing" (Sony).| Catholic Review
California's Catholic bishops are teaming up with a national marriage ministry to strengthen family life throughout the state.| Catholic Review
Ukraine's religious leaders have appealed to Pope Leo XIV for his continued help in returning thousands of Ukrainian prisoners of war, hostages and deported children, as deadly Russian attacks on Kyiv and other cities in that nation continue to claim civilian lives amid stalled global peace negotiations.| Catholic Review
Hugs and tears preceded a service the evening of Aug. 27 to mourn and pray for those killed and injured after a shooting earlier in the day at a Minneapolis Catholic elementary school.| Catholic Review
A security expert told OSV News that parishes and churches can take several key steps to reduce the threat of attacks such as the deadly Aug. 27 shooting during a school Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.| Catholic Review
Pope Leo XIV joined his brother bishops and fellow Americans in the U.S. in expressing condolences following a deadly mass shooting that took place Aug. 27 at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis shortly after the start of the school day during an all-school Mass at the adjacent Annunciation Catholic Church.| catholicreview.org
Confession is a different sacrament with its own distinct focus, and it would seem to be pastoral common sense that those seeking specifically the forgiveness of any kind of sin would most fruitfully do so in the sacrament that was "custom built" for that purpose.| Catholic Review
Teaching media literacy is a formational imperative for Catholics, especially those charged with the religious education of the young.| Catholic Review
From lifelong commitments to the children we love, to volunteering with kids who need extra support, to simply opening our hearts to the delightful (if sometimes distracting!) presence of the young church with us at Mass, God gives us many ways to care for the children in our lives.| Catholic Review
Relationships are unique. We connect with each person in a distinctive way, meeting them where they are. We don’t talk to Mary the same way we talk to Martha.| Catholic Review
We have all hoped and prayed for miracles. No wonder we get excited when we hear that the Vatican has confirmed one.| Catholic Review
"Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" (Kepler), the debut title from French studio Sandfall Interactive, follows a cohort of citizens desperate to save a large number of people from imminent death. As it does so, the role-playing game also explores themes of grief, family and community.| Catholic Review
In the spring of 1938, when the figure of Superman made his first appearance in the pages of DC's "Action Comics #1," President Franklin Roosevelt's efforts to combat the Great Depression via the New Deal were at their height. There had as yet been only one world war and Lou Gehrig was still playing for the New York Yankees.| Catholic Review
It's too simplistic to refer to "Sorry, Baby" (A24) as a #MeToo movie. Yet the film is topical as well as important and compelling.| Catholic Review
Adult viewers willing to grapple with harsh material will find that the well-crafted but bleak dark comedy "Eddington" (A24) inspires some uneasy laughs. Those in search of light entertainment, by contrast, should definitely look elsewhere.| Catholic Review
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.| Catholic Review
Devotion to Mary is a significant factor in discerning and sustaining the call to priestly and religious life, according to a new study.| Catholic Review
Jonathan Pennacchia, a 2014 graduate of Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, was ordained a Jesuit priest June 14 at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York City.| Catholic Review
Syrian Christian leaders say they cannot trust the Islamist-led Syrian government of Ahmed al-Sharaa to provide the safety they need after a week of deadly clashes that claimed the lives of 1,000 people in the southern region of Sweida and urged international protection.| Catholic Review
Parishioners of Gaza's Holy Family Church are feeling "horror" and almost a sense of "desperation" after an Israeli tank shell struck the church, killing three elderly people sheltering there and injuring 10, said regional director of the Jerusalem office of Catholic Near East Welfare Association, or CNEWA, Joseph Hazboun.| Catholic Review
Amid the destruction witnessed during their July 18–20 pastoral visit to Gaza, following the Israeli shelling of the Holy Family Parish church compound that killed three people and injured 10, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III said they found something more enduring -- "the dignity of the human spirit."| Catholic Review
Summer should be spent cultivating time with God, relaxing and caring for others, Pope Leo XIV said at Mass in a breezy hilltown during his brief summer break.| Catholic Review
The humanitarian tragedy in the Gaza Strip and the need for urgent assistance were part of discussions between Pope Leo XVI and Mahmoud Abbas, president of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority.| Catholic Review
The "barbarity of war" and forced displacement of people have to end, and civilians and places of worship have to be protected, Pope Leo XIV implored.| Catholic Review
Peering at the sunlit skies through a Vatican-owned space telescope and calling the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 spaceflight mission was how Pope Leo XIV celebrated the anniversary of the first crewed moon landing.| Catholic Review
The Archdiocese of Baltimore will hold its third annual gun buyback event Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Westside Shopping Center, 2413 Frederick Ave.| Catholic Review
Pope Leo XIV called on every parish and church group or association to become part of a "revolution" of care and gratitude by regularly visiting older people.| Catholic Review
Florida's senior bishop is pressing local, state and federal authorities for permission to bring Catholic pastoral care to the already infamous Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention center.| Catholic Review
Abortions in Ireland spiked in the space of just five years, government figures have revealed.| Catholic Review
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, who also leads the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, was the principal celebrant and homilist at the opening Mass for the Knights of Peter Claver’s 109th annual Senior National Convention held July 20-23 at a conference center in the Washington suburb of Rockville.| Catholic Review
The Archdiocese of Baltimore has created a web page to guide its parishes in the event that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents or other law enforcement officials arrive on their campuses.| Catholic Review
DHAKA, Bangladesh (OSV News) — In Bangladesh, grief and shock gripped the capital, Dhaka, after a military jet crashed into Milestone School and College on July 21, killing at least 31 and injuring more than 170.| catholicreview.org
One hundred years ago this July, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., was thrust into the national spotlight in what was pitched as a historic showdown between faith and science.| Catholic Review
Discussions among the Oblate Sisters of Providence regarding starting a lay associates program began in earnest in 1989, according to Oblate Sister of Providence Annette Beecham, director of the program that had its first installation in 1992. She was fresh out of formation at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh when she was assigned to develop it.| Catholic Review
Deacon Gary Elliott Dumer Jr. died July 8. He was 61.| Catholic Review
A man suspected of killing Democratic State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, was arrested June 15 after a nearly two-day manhunt that authorities described as the largest in state history.| Catholic Review
Democratic State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were shot dead in their home June 14, were remembered at their funeral Mass June 28 for living their lives "with purpose and meaning."| Catholic Review
After one of the worst rampages in Austria's history, the picturesque European country has been "shattered," with bishops offering prayers and support to victims' families.| Catholic Review
Democratic State Rep. Melissa Hortman, who once taught Sunday school at St. Timothy in Blaine, Minn., and was a speaker of the Minnesota House, and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in their home early June 14 in what Gov. Tim Walz said "appears to be a politically motivated assassination."| Catholic Review
With the words “Put the Guns Down – Let Peace Begin with Us” emblazoned across its side, a Baltimore City bus proclaimed a message of peace May 22, as Catholic sisters from eight religious congregations gathered alongside it on Monroe Street.| Catholic Review
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va., called for prayers after two Israeli Embassy staff members were slain late May 21 outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington.| Catholic Review
Politics can unite instead of divide as long as it refuses to settle for propaganda that feeds on creating enemies, Pope Leo XIV said.| Catholic Review
The Religious Activities Committee of the National Catholic Committee on Scouting has announced five new religious activity programs, which enable scouts to learn more about and deepen their faith.| Catholic Review
The church does in fact allow Holy Communion under the form of wine to be taken to the sick in some cases.| Catholic Review
In a momentous decision that has far-reaching implications for the future of public education and religious liberty in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Mahmoud v. Taylor that parents, not the state, hold the primary right to direct the upbringing and education of their children.| Catholic Review
Hearing that Ignatius' rooms were full of laughter is a good reminder at a time when so many Americans are feeling anxious. We are, after all, in a Jubilee year of hope. We are Pilgrims of Hope. But I, like many, struggle with hope.| Catholic Review
Pope Leo stressed the importance of integrity, authenticity and transparency in the life of priests -- antidotes to the double life that some priests have lived.| Catholic Review
As the Trump administration implements its hardline immigration policies, a record-high share of U.S. adults said immigration generally benefits the country, a new Gallup Poll found.| Catholic Review
As a former director of the U.S. Bishops' resettlement program from 1985 to 1992, I can state that cuts are endangering the lives and welfare of some migrants and refugees.| Catholic Review
Hours after a July 6 prayer vigil that Bishop Dennis G. Walsh of Davenport, Iowa, led for immigrant construction worker Pascual Pedro Pedro, Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities deported the 20-year-old West Liberty, Iowa, parishioner to Guatemala, his homeland.| Catholic Review
Clergy, religious and pastors from various denominations led hundreds of lay faithful in making their voices heard in advocating for just immigration policies.| Catholic Review
Imagine spending your life contained inside an opaque bubble. Everything that you need — or, at least, everything that you think that you need — is there in the bubble with you.| catholicreview.org
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (OSV News) — Near the anniversary of his sudden and early death from a heat stroke on a hot, steamy Chicago street in July 1897, supporters of Venerable Augustus Tolton (1854-1897) gathered in South Bend to pray, discuss and recommit to promoting his cause for sainthood.| catholicreview.org
MIAMI (OSV News) — When Miami native Tom Llamas was named “NBC Nightly News” anchor following the retirement of Lester Holt, one of the first phone calls he placed was to the rector/president of his high school alma mater.| catholicreview.org
Shouts and laughter filled a large hall at St. Mary’s Seminary in Roland Park July 9 as more than 100 teenage boys threw themselves into a high-energy group game – just one part of a week designed to inspire deeper faith and lasting friendships. The occasion was Quo Vadis, a four-day summer vocations camp for young men hosted by the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.| catholicreview.org
JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Three people were confirmed dead and nine were injured, including a parish pastor, following what initial reports say was a mid-morning Israeli tank attack on the Holy Family Parish Church in Gaza on July 17.| catholicreview.org
A kidnapped Nigerian priest, who previously served in Alaska, has managed to contact his home diocese, OSV News has learned.| catholicreview.org
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The cry of innocent victims and mothers mourning their children will not go unheard, Pope Leo XIV said.| catholicreview.org
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After an early morning attack on the Holy Family Church in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire, dialogue and peace in the region.| catholicreview.org
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — During a contentious hearing, a top Republican on the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 16 appeared to walk back a previous statement that Catholic entities are among the nongovernmental organizations subject to a probe by the committee about their work with migrants.| catholicreview.org
The pope celebrated the Mass in the small Church of St. Thomas of Villanova, just across the main square from the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo. The pope arrived in the hilltop town south of Rome July 6 for a brief vacation until July 20.| Catholic Review
Teachers often reflect on standout students – the brilliant minds, the star athletes, the unforgettable personalities. But very few can say one of their former students became pope.| Catholic Review
Serving life by caring for others is "the supreme law" that comes before all of society's rules, Pope Leo XIV said.| Catholic Review
Basing his reflection on the insight of Vatican II that whatever is genuinely human resonates in the hearts of Christians, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Cardinal Michael Czerny, assures "all those who work at sea … that they are in the heart of the Church; they are not alone in their demands for justice, dignity, and joy."| Catholic Review
Earlier this year, my husband John mentioned that his cousin Terri had something she wanted to give to me. He showed me a photo of a sculpture that included statues of St. Rita of Cascia and St. Therese of Lisieux.| Catholic Review
CASTEL GANDOLFO (CNS) — As part of his summer break, Pope Leo XIV visited members of the Italian Carabinieri in Castel Gandolfo and the Poor Clares in nearby Albano Laziale.| catholicreview.org
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration plans to appeal a federal judge’s July 11 ruling that bars immigration officers in Southern California from conducting immigration enforcement actions based solely on a person’s race or the fact that person is speaking Spanish.| catholicreview.org
The bishops of the United States have long been advocates of reforms to our broken immigration system.| catholicreview.org
I will never forget the day I arrived early at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen for the confirmation of my dear friend’s only son, David, in May of 2018. I had been thrown for a loop when his mother, with the full support of his father, honored me by inviting me to stand with him as his sponsor. | catholicreview.org
The idea of counting patriotism as a virtue makes a lot of people antsy and uncomfortable. But that wasn’t always the case. Aspiring to the love of God and country was the norm for most of human history. And until rather recently, every culture celebrated its great patriots in art, literature, music and film. The classic movies produced during World War II — and then about it — are enduring examples of how we expressed our patriotism before patriotism itself got a bad rap.| catholicreview.org
The eight young adults traveling the full route of this year's National Eucharistic Pilgrimage had expected to witness their faith to inmates of James Lynaugh Prison Unit near Fort Stockton, Texas, during their June 9 visit.| Catholic Review
In Catholic Poland, Corpus Christi is more than a feast -- it's a nationwide act of faith.| Catholic Review
The National Eucharistic Revival is formally slated to end June 22, this year's feast of Corpus Christi. But, the three-year initiative -- which included last year's 10th National Eucharistic Congress and the 2024 and 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimages -- laid the groundwork for more efforts to come, its leaders say.| Catholic Review
In the same way that a relationship with Christ is not about something but someone, the organizers of the National Eucharistic Revival will tell you that their movement is not just something faithful Catholics do, but something that they are -- a grace from God, stirring up the hearts of his people.| Catholic Review
Sometimes it feels like the church in the U.S. suffers from the very short attention span that we young adults are accused of having.| Catholic Review
Jesus’ Transfiguration is one of the most dramatic scenes in the Gospels. It is a central image of Lent, reminding us that during this season we are invited to ascend a high mountain with Jesus to live a unique spiritual experience.| Catholic Review
It can be a beautiful practice to go to Mass on a feast that isn't strictly obligatory simply to enter more deeply into the spirituality of our liturgical year.| Catholic Review
Limbo is not included in our Creeds and is never mentioned in our current Catechism of the Catholic Church.| Catholic Review
We can always turn to Jesus as a friend and confidant like none other.| Catholic Review
Worried your kids are spending too much time on their smartphones? Beyond the time-wasting concerns, recent studies show frequent smartphone usage is linked to mental health issues, addiction and more.| catholicreview.org
St. Peter's Basilica and some of its surrounding buildings are working to reduce their environmental impact by becoming more energy efficient and promoting sustainability.| Catholic Review
Pope Leo XIV spent several hours May 29 visiting the Borgo Laudato Si' ecology project set up at the papal villa and farm in Castel Gandolfo, as well as the former papal summer residence there.| Catholic Review
Pope Leo XIV asked Madagascar's bishops to embrace the care of creation as a central part of their prophetic ministry, calling on them to safeguard the unique ecological beauty and fragility of their homeland.| Catholic Review
An expansive garden sitting on a third of an acre of parish property at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Frankford, the mission church of St. Ann Parish in Bethany Beach, serves neighbors in need within the boundaries of both churches and is the only one of its kind in the Wilmington Diocese.| Catholic Review
Catholic priests will now be able to celebrate Mass "for the care of creation" after the Vatican announced that a new formulary of prayers and biblical readings for the Mass will be added to the Roman Missal -- the liturgical book that contains the texts for celebrating Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.| Catholic Review
The Supreme Court said June 16 it will hear an appeal from a group of faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey challenging an investigation by that state's attorney general alleging they misled people about their services and seeking information about their donors.| Catholic Review
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 26 that there is not a private right to bring a lawsuit challenging South Carolina's decision to end Planned Parenthood's participation in the state's Medicaid program. The ruling will likely allow other states to remove Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs| Catholic Review
The rate of abortions in the U.S. continued to increase in 2024 following the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade, according to a report by #WeCount, a research project by the Society of Family Planning, a group that supports legal abortion.| Catholic Review
A Baltimore Circuit judge June 25 acquitted Patrick Brice, 28, in a retrial over whether the injuries he inflicted on pro-life protester Mark Crosby in a May 26, 2023 incident were intentional.| Catholic Review
The fight by religious groups against New York state's abortion mandate requiring most private insurance plans to cover abortion has renewed life.| Catholic Review
Members of British Parliament have voted overwhelmingly in favor of decriminalizing abortion up to birth.| Catholic Review
Sister Albertine has been teaching at Mount de Sales, which has been administered by the Dominicans since the 1980s, for four years. She teaches physics, chemistry and AP computer science, and she helps with the robotics team and the Ultimate Frisbee club.| Catholic Review
In opening the Holy Door, Pope Francis opens the door of hope for the Church and for the whole human family.| Catholic Review
If we neglect our “heart of hearts,” our inmost self, our soul – where flashes the spark of divine love, that point of encounter between ourselves and God, then our efforts to improve how we look and how we function will largely be in vain.| Catholic Review
