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Sister Maria Soledad Gutierrez dies at 101 Catholic Review Staff August 4, 2026 A funeral Mass for Sister Maria Soledad Gutierrez of the Oblate Sisters of Providence will be offered Aug. 8 at 11 a.m. at her religious community’s motherhouse in Arbutus. Sister Maria died July 18. She was 101. A native of Puerto Rico, Sister Maria entered religious life in 1960 and professed her first vows in 1963. In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Maria served as a dietitian and prefect at…
Radio Interview: Author shares her family’s tragic connection to a Nazi atrocity Catholic Review Staff August 4, 2026 Rita Buettner speaks with Ilka Knüppel, author of “Finding Ruth: A Personal Story of Hitler’s Secret Euthanasia Program, Action T4.”
Delores ‘Dee’ Silverman, co-founder of Pregnancy Center North, dies at 85 Katie V. Jones August 4, 2026 Silverman, co-founder of Pregnancy Center North (PCN) in Towson, died July 5 in Nevada. She was 85.
Sister Marie Olwell dies at 96 Catholic Review Staff July 30, 2026 A funeral Mass for Sister Marie Olwell (formerly Sister Anita Bernadette) of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Chestnut Hill will be offered Sept. 21 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Villa in Flourtown, Pa. Sister Marie died June 16. She was 96.
Spokane bishop calls for prayers, outreach as wildfires ravage area Gina Christian August 4, 2026 A Washington state bishop is calling for prayer as wildfires have torched entire neighborhoods, leading to thousands of evacuations and hundreds of destroyed buildings.
Hidden for centuries: How newly identified St. Augustine sermons were found Katarzyna Szalajko August 4, 2026 Two previously unknown sermons by St. Augustine have been identified in a 12th-century manuscript preserved in Poland, giving scholars a rare new window into the mind of one of Christianity’s greatest theologians more than 1,600 years after he preached them.
Pope Leo XIV’s August prayer intention is ‘for evangelization in the city’ OSV News August 3, 2026 Pope Leo XIV is inviting Catholics to pray “for evangelization in the city” as his August prayer intention, asking the Lord to accompany millions searching for meaning amid the noise and haste of urban life.
Diocese in Nigeria mourns death of priest killed in machete attack Junno Arocho Esteves August 3, 2026 Police in northern Nigeria are investigating the murder of a priest who was killed in an apparent roadside ambush.
Do I need a new civil marriage license for my convalidation ceremony? Jenna Marie Cooper August 4, 2026 How does this work if the Church considers Catholic weddings to be valid even without a civil marriage ceremony?
Will millions die due to USAID cuts? Effie Caldarola August 3, 2026 How does the world view the U.S. right now? How do we deserve to be viewed? Are we working to create “the beloved community” which Dr. Martin Luther King envisioned, which is another way of saying “the kingdom of God?”
America at 250: We must remember we are still a nation of immigrants Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio August 3, 2026 Our nation could lead by the example of our ability to integrate immigrants, as no nation of the world ever has, and which has made us a great nation. If we wish to maintain that greatness, we must return to one of the causes of our greatness: regulated and generous immigration.
Two heroes: St. Ignatius and Spider-Man Rita Buettner August 2, 2026 Whether you’ve been bitten by a radioactive spider or Ignatian spirituality, you might be called to live your life differently as a result.
Thwip! Faith lessons from Spider-Man Rita Buettner August 2, 2026 Spider-Man can teach us a few lessons about living as Catholics. He’s committed to self-sacrifice and service to others.
