All Catholics share in Church’s mission, not just clergy, pope says Pope Leo XIV to carry cross at all 14 stations of Colosseum Way of the Cross Baltimore Chrism Mass draws 1,400 to witness to ‘liberating power of God’ Archdiocese of Baltimore experiences significant surge in numbers of people entering the Catholic Church She sings – and plants make the music Local News Baltimore Chrism Mass draws 1,400 to witness to ‘liberating power of God’ Christopher Gunty March 31, 2026 The five men who will be ordained to the priesthood in June each had a special role in the chrism Mass March 30 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. Three carried the oils that would be blessed in the Mass, one preached the Gospel and another assisted Archbishop William E. Lori at the altar. Archdiocese of Baltimore experiences significant surge in numbers of people entering the Catholic Church Carole Norris Greene March 31, 2026 More than 1,280 across the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be joining the Catholic Church this Easter – a count based on those who attended the archdiocese’s formal rites and one that does not include several hundred others at some parishes. She sings – and plants make the music George P. Matysek Jr. March 30, 2026 It won’t be anything like the carnivorous alien plant that crooned Motown in “Little Shop of Horrors,” but an upcoming concert at St. Louis in Clarksville promises something almost as unusual: music made with the help of plants. Radio Interview: Protecting the Environment Catholic Review Staff March 30, 2026 In this Earth Day-themed episode of Catholic Review Radio, host George Matysek explores how faith can inspire care for creation through the perspectives of two guests. More Local News World News Jerusalem Church leaders decry death penalty law, ‘lifeless’ holy city ahead of Easter Judith Sudilovsky April 1, 2026 Church leaders in Jerusalem expressed sorrow over the news of the passage by the Israeli Knesset of a death penalty law — by hanging — for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks on Israelis, noting that Easter, which celebrates life, represents the opposite. All Catholics share in Church’s mission, not just clergy, pope says Josephine Peterson April 1, 2026 Laypeople are not passive members but active participants in the Church’s mission, called to live and spread the Gospel in everyday life, Pope Leo XIV said. Pope urges Catholics to pray for priests in crisis Junno Arocho Esteves April 1, 2026 Pope Leo XIV has called on Catholics to pray for priests who find themselves in crisis and to “support those who so often support us.” Cultural trends and technology threaten contemplation, Cardinal Roche says Junno Arocho Esteves April 1, 2026 Modern cultural influences, including technology and shifting views on identity, risk weakening human relationships and spiritual development, said Cardinal Arthur Roche, the prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. More World News Commentary The truth about how early Christians celebrated Easter James L. Papandrea April 1, 2026 In the early Church, the feast day of the Resurrection of the Lord was simply called Passover, or some translation of that word, as it still is to this day in most languages of the world. This is where we get the word “paschal” in the Paschal Mystery. That just means, “the Passover Mystery.” Via Crucis, 2026 George Weigel April 1, 2026 The Way of the Cross — and the third, seventh, and ninth stations in particular — has been an especially appropriate Lenten devotion this year. Every day, it seems, some new craziness erupts in the world, the country, or the Church. Every time we think we see rays of hope and possibility, we take another fall. Question Corner: Why did Jesus descend into hell if he was sinless? Jenna Marie Cooper April 1, 2026 After his death on the cross, Jesus descended into the “hell” that was simply the netherworld in order to free the dead who had sought to love and honor God despite the original sin that bound them, in order that Jesus might bring them into the fullness of life Five ways to observe the Triduum like the early Christians James L. Papandrea March 30, 2026 What we call “Easter” is not only for the moment, as if it can just come and go like any other weekend. It’s about the past, present and future. Good Friday adoration: Jesus kisses us from the cross Father Romanus Cessario March 30, 2026 From the cross, the Innocent One, the Lamb without blemish, embraces his own suffering, mystical body. Wherever sin runs deep in our souls, Jesus heals it. More Commentary Featured Video The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA), home to the largest public collection of Matisse’s work in the world, will open an exhibition March 29 featuring a rare group of preparatory drawings for the artist’s Stations of the Cross. The exhibition runs through June 28 and includes more than 80 drawings that trace the development of the monumental work.
Baltimore Chrism Mass draws 1,400 to witness to ‘liberating power of God’ Christopher Gunty March 31, 2026 The five men who will be ordained to the priesthood in June each had a special role in the chrism Mass March 30 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. Three carried the oils that would be blessed in the Mass, one preached the Gospel and another assisted Archbishop William E. Lori at the altar.
Archdiocese of Baltimore experiences significant surge in numbers of people entering the Catholic Church Carole Norris Greene March 31, 2026 More than 1,280 across the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be joining the Catholic Church this Easter – a count based on those who attended the archdiocese’s formal rites and one that does not include several hundred others at some parishes.
She sings – and plants make the music George P. Matysek Jr. March 30, 2026 It won’t be anything like the carnivorous alien plant that crooned Motown in “Little Shop of Horrors,” but an upcoming concert at St. Louis in Clarksville promises something almost as unusual: music made with the help of plants.
Radio Interview: Protecting the Environment Catholic Review Staff March 30, 2026 In this Earth Day-themed episode of Catholic Review Radio, host George Matysek explores how faith can inspire care for creation through the perspectives of two guests.
Jerusalem Church leaders decry death penalty law, ‘lifeless’ holy city ahead of Easter Judith Sudilovsky April 1, 2026 Church leaders in Jerusalem expressed sorrow over the news of the passage by the Israeli Knesset of a death penalty law — by hanging — for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks on Israelis, noting that Easter, which celebrates life, represents the opposite.
All Catholics share in Church’s mission, not just clergy, pope says Josephine Peterson April 1, 2026 Laypeople are not passive members but active participants in the Church’s mission, called to live and spread the Gospel in everyday life, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope urges Catholics to pray for priests in crisis Junno Arocho Esteves April 1, 2026 Pope Leo XIV has called on Catholics to pray for priests who find themselves in crisis and to “support those who so often support us.”
Cultural trends and technology threaten contemplation, Cardinal Roche says Junno Arocho Esteves April 1, 2026 Modern cultural influences, including technology and shifting views on identity, risk weakening human relationships and spiritual development, said Cardinal Arthur Roche, the prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
The truth about how early Christians celebrated Easter James L. Papandrea April 1, 2026 In the early Church, the feast day of the Resurrection of the Lord was simply called Passover, or some translation of that word, as it still is to this day in most languages of the world. This is where we get the word “paschal” in the Paschal Mystery. That just means, “the Passover Mystery.”
Via Crucis, 2026 George Weigel April 1, 2026 The Way of the Cross — and the third, seventh, and ninth stations in particular — has been an especially appropriate Lenten devotion this year. Every day, it seems, some new craziness erupts in the world, the country, or the Church. Every time we think we see rays of hope and possibility, we take another fall.
Question Corner: Why did Jesus descend into hell if he was sinless? Jenna Marie Cooper April 1, 2026 After his death on the cross, Jesus descended into the “hell” that was simply the netherworld in order to free the dead who had sought to love and honor God despite the original sin that bound them, in order that Jesus might bring them into the fullness of life
Five ways to observe the Triduum like the early Christians James L. Papandrea March 30, 2026 What we call “Easter” is not only for the moment, as if it can just come and go like any other weekend. It’s about the past, present and future.
Good Friday adoration: Jesus kisses us from the cross Father Romanus Cessario March 30, 2026 From the cross, the Innocent One, the Lamb without blemish, embraces his own suffering, mystical body. Wherever sin runs deep in our souls, Jesus heals it.
