Loyola University Maryland honors Archbishop Lori with Andrew White Medal House speaker defends role of religion in public life at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Catholic hoops at the highest level take over this year’s March Madness Easter boom: U.S. dioceses say rise in new Catholics may point to regional ‘revivals’ Parishes from Archdiocese of Baltimore help Haiti in time of crisis Local News Loyola University Maryland receives $3 million to boost internships, support faculty formation Catholic Review Staff March 20, 2026 Loyola University Maryland announced it received a $3 million gift from Kelly Bryan Rizzo (Class of 1998) and Dan Rizzo (Class of 1999) that will help strengthen student career development and faculty formation. Loyola University Maryland honors Archbishop Lori with Andrew White Medal Katie V. Jones March 20, 2026 Archbishop William E. Lori arrived at Loyola University Maryland March 17 with little green to show for St. Patrick’s Day other than a pair of cufflinks he rarely wears. Parishes from Archdiocese of Baltimore help Haiti in time of crisis Katie V. Jones March 19, 2026 The Archdiocese of Baltimore entered a partnership with the Diocese of Gonaïves in Haiti in 1997, encouraging parishes to form relationships with Haitian parishes and schools through spiritual, financial and hands-on support. Annual visits were once common, with parishioners traveling to Haiti to assist with projects and participate in Mass. Registration opens for National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s public events OSV News March 18, 2026 Registration for public events during the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage opened March 18, revealing abundant opportunities for Catholics to join the nine “perpetual pilgrims” traveling the East Coast route from Florida to Maine that culminates in an Independence Day weekend celebration in Philadelphia and includes a stop in Baltimore. More Local News World News Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem remains closed Barb Fraze March 20, 2026 Israeli authorities closed Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher as part of wider closures for security concerns, beginning Feb. 28, when Israel and the United States launched attacks against Iran. Childhood classmates from the United States reunite with Pope Leo Carol Glatz March 20, 2026 Pope Leo XIV, who graduated from the lower school of St. Mary of the Assumption on the city’s South Side in 1969, greeted and reminisced with 10 of his 82 former classmates after the general audience in St. Peter’s Square March 18. Pope Leo XIV meets Spanish royals at Vatican, renewing crown’s historic bond with Basilica of St. Mary Major Courtney Mares March 20, 2026 Pope Leo XIV received King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace March 20, ahead of a solemn ceremony in which the Spanish king renewed a centuries-old bond with the Basilica of St. Mary Major by taking possession of his hereditary title as its protocanon. House speaker defends role of religion in public life at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Kate Scanlon March 20, 2026 House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., defended the role of religion in public life during comments March 19 at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington. More World News Commentary When Lent is extra Lenty, you need Holy Week even more Laura Kelly Fanucci March 20, 2026 In the years when life becomes extra Lenty, the gift of the Triduum becomes even more clear. As a Church we enter completely into the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. Question Corner: How do you proceed if an ex refuses to be a part of the annulment process? Jenna Marie Cooper March 19, 2026 An important principle in the Church’s law regarding the marriage nullity process is treating both spouses as fairly as possible. Three great Lenten themes George Weigel March 18, 2026 Lent thus reminds us that salvation history does not consist in humanity’s search for God, but in God’s entrance into history so that humanity may learn to take the same path into the future that God is taking. Being here Rita Buettner March 18, 2026 During Lent, God offers us a special invitation to recognize his presence in our lives. We can add prayer time or take on more works of charity or give in numerous ways. And maybe we can simply prioritize time with God, listening to him and looking for his fingerprints on our lives. Setting a table for St. Joseph’s Day Scott Noto March 18, 2026 On March 19 each year Catholics celebrate the solemnity of St. Joseph, protector of the family and patron of the universal Church and of workers. The importance of this day in Catholic tradition extends throughout the world, but one related custom in particular originated on the island of Sicily: St. Joseph’s Table. More Commentary Featured Video Cardinal Edwin O’Brien — a former Vietnam War chaplain and archbishop of Baltimore who later served as Archbishop for the Military Services and as a Vatican cardinal charged with a mission to the Holy Land — spent decades ministering to American soldiers and to Catholic communities around the world. In this conversation, recorded at Catholic News Service in Rome, he reflects on jumping from helicopters to reach troops in Vietnam, the discipline and faith forged in war, his role helping reform seminaries after the 2002 clerical sex abuse crisis, and the Church’s mission amid global conflict. Recorded just days before the United States entered a new war with Iran, the cardinal offers a perspective shaped by a lifetime on the front lines of pastoral ministry: that suffering endured with faith can become a powerful witness beyond the Church’s walls.
Loyola University Maryland receives $3 million to boost internships, support faculty formation Catholic Review Staff March 20, 2026 Loyola University Maryland announced it received a $3 million gift from Kelly Bryan Rizzo (Class of 1998) and Dan Rizzo (Class of 1999) that will help strengthen student career development and faculty formation.
Loyola University Maryland honors Archbishop Lori with Andrew White Medal Katie V. Jones March 20, 2026 Archbishop William E. Lori arrived at Loyola University Maryland March 17 with little green to show for St. Patrick’s Day other than a pair of cufflinks he rarely wears.
Parishes from Archdiocese of Baltimore help Haiti in time of crisis Katie V. Jones March 19, 2026 The Archdiocese of Baltimore entered a partnership with the Diocese of Gonaïves in Haiti in 1997, encouraging parishes to form relationships with Haitian parishes and schools through spiritual, financial and hands-on support. Annual visits were once common, with parishioners traveling to Haiti to assist with projects and participate in Mass.
Registration opens for National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s public events OSV News March 18, 2026 Registration for public events during the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage opened March 18, revealing abundant opportunities for Catholics to join the nine “perpetual pilgrims” traveling the East Coast route from Florida to Maine that culminates in an Independence Day weekend celebration in Philadelphia and includes a stop in Baltimore.
Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem remains closed Barb Fraze March 20, 2026 Israeli authorities closed Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher as part of wider closures for security concerns, beginning Feb. 28, when Israel and the United States launched attacks against Iran.
Childhood classmates from the United States reunite with Pope Leo Carol Glatz March 20, 2026 Pope Leo XIV, who graduated from the lower school of St. Mary of the Assumption on the city’s South Side in 1969, greeted and reminisced with 10 of his 82 former classmates after the general audience in St. Peter’s Square March 18.
Pope Leo XIV meets Spanish royals at Vatican, renewing crown’s historic bond with Basilica of St. Mary Major Courtney Mares March 20, 2026 Pope Leo XIV received King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace March 20, ahead of a solemn ceremony in which the Spanish king renewed a centuries-old bond with the Basilica of St. Mary Major by taking possession of his hereditary title as its protocanon.
House speaker defends role of religion in public life at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Kate Scanlon March 20, 2026 House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., defended the role of religion in public life during comments March 19 at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington.
When Lent is extra Lenty, you need Holy Week even more Laura Kelly Fanucci March 20, 2026 In the years when life becomes extra Lenty, the gift of the Triduum becomes even more clear. As a Church we enter completely into the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus.
Question Corner: How do you proceed if an ex refuses to be a part of the annulment process? Jenna Marie Cooper March 19, 2026 An important principle in the Church’s law regarding the marriage nullity process is treating both spouses as fairly as possible.
Three great Lenten themes George Weigel March 18, 2026 Lent thus reminds us that salvation history does not consist in humanity’s search for God, but in God’s entrance into history so that humanity may learn to take the same path into the future that God is taking.
Being here Rita Buettner March 18, 2026 During Lent, God offers us a special invitation to recognize his presence in our lives. We can add prayer time or take on more works of charity or give in numerous ways. And maybe we can simply prioritize time with God, listening to him and looking for his fingerprints on our lives.
Setting a table for St. Joseph’s Day Scott Noto March 18, 2026 On March 19 each year Catholics celebrate the solemnity of St. Joseph, protector of the family and patron of the universal Church and of workers. The importance of this day in Catholic tradition extends throughout the world, but one related custom in particular originated on the island of Sicily: St. Joseph’s Table.
