Get ready for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s stop in the Archdiocese of Baltimore Pope Leo XIV declares the digital age a mission field in ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ Pope Leo calls for ‘educational alliance’ on AI: Here are takeaways for parents, teachers ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ condemns online sexual exploitation as ‘Take It Down Act’ enforcement begins Encyclical: What Pope Leo thinks about ‘just war’ theory, historic Church apology for slavery Local News Get ready for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s stop in the Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Review Staff May 27, 2026 Catholics from across Maryland will have an opportunity this June to take part in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage as it passes through the Archdiocese of Baltimore on its way from Florida, up the East Coast to Maine and then to Philadelphia as part of celebrations surrounding America’s 250th anniversary. Radio Interview: From Russian prince to American frontier priest Catholic Review Staff May 26, 2026 In the early years of the Catholic Church in the United States, few figures were as unlikely – or as fascinating – as Prince Demetrius Augustin Gallitzin. Born into Russian nobility with Catherine the Great as his godmother, Gallitzin became a Catholic priest on the American frontier, earning the title “Apostle of the Alleghenies.” From Queen City to crossroads Katie V. Jones May 26, 2026 The city still bears its old nickname, “Queen City,” and the bones of its former greatness are still visible. ‘Traveling museum’ from Catholic Charities will visit Baltimore June 2-3 Katie V. Jones May 25, 2026 The traveling museum has already visited cities in New York, Connecticut and Vermont and will stop at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland June 2 and 3. More Local News World News Pope Leo XIV declares the digital age a mission field in ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ Ines San Martin May 27, 2026 On May 15, 2026 — the 135th anniversary of “Rerum Novarum” — Pope Leo XIV signed his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas.” The date was deliberate. Pope Leo calls for ‘educational alliance’ on AI: Here are takeaways for parents, teachers Paulina Guzik May 26, 2026 Amid the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and digital media, Pope Leo XIV is calling on families, schools and policymakers to forge an “educational alliance for the digital age” to protect the dignity and intellectual development of young people. ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ condemns online sexual exploitation as ‘Take It Down Act’ enforcement begins Kate Scanlon May 26, 2026 Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence,” addressed sexual exploitation as one of the human dignity concerns posed by AI. Encyclical: What Pope Leo thinks about ‘just war’ theory, historic Church apology for slavery Josephine Peterson May 26, 2026 In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV used a sweeping reflection on artificial intelligence to question whether the Catholic Church’s centuries-old just war framework remains valid in modern warfare and to ask pardon for the church’s role in slavery. More World News Commentary ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ explores being human in the age of artificial intelligence Bishop John P. Dolan May 26, 2026 Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” arrives at a defining moment in human history. Artificial intelligence and digital technologies are reshaping every dimension of modern life: communication, labor, economics, medicine, education and even our relationships. “Never has humanity had so much power over itself,” the pope writes. What the pope’s new encyclical on AI Is asking of you Charlie Camosy May 25, 2026 Many have heard that this new technology threatens to displace all sorts of workers, but such a threat, as real and profound as it is, is by no means the only one. Flannery O’Connor: Southern writer made Catholic vision ‘apparent by shock’ Russell Shaw May 23, 2026 Flannery O’Connor was not an evangelist. She was an artist, one of the most gifted American fiction writers of the 20th century. But a profoundly Catholic theological vision informs her art, giving her stories resonance and depth that sound deep — and sometimes deeply disturbing — spiritual chords. When Life’s Impossible, Talk to St. Rita Rita Buettner May 22, 2026 Sometimes you feel like you’re faced with a problem with no apparent solution. That’s when we can turn to St. Rita. Invitation to joy Michael R. Heinlein May 21, 2026 “In the Eucharist, the mysteries of Christ’s life are all found, so to speak, concentrated in the memorial of his sacrifice and in his real presence,” Pope Leo said. “The rosary marks the rhythm of our life, continually bringing it back to Jesus and the Eucharist.” More Commentary Featured Video As artificial intelligence and algorithmic technologies increasingly shape modern life, Catholic psychologist Sean Tobin believes the deepest crisis may not be technological at all — but spiritual.
Get ready for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s stop in the Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Review Staff May 27, 2026 Catholics from across Maryland will have an opportunity this June to take part in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage as it passes through the Archdiocese of Baltimore on its way from Florida, up the East Coast to Maine and then to Philadelphia as part of celebrations surrounding America’s 250th anniversary.
Radio Interview: From Russian prince to American frontier priest Catholic Review Staff May 26, 2026 In the early years of the Catholic Church in the United States, few figures were as unlikely – or as fascinating – as Prince Demetrius Augustin Gallitzin. Born into Russian nobility with Catherine the Great as his godmother, Gallitzin became a Catholic priest on the American frontier, earning the title “Apostle of the Alleghenies.”
From Queen City to crossroads Katie V. Jones May 26, 2026 The city still bears its old nickname, “Queen City,” and the bones of its former greatness are still visible.
‘Traveling museum’ from Catholic Charities will visit Baltimore June 2-3 Katie V. Jones May 25, 2026 The traveling museum has already visited cities in New York, Connecticut and Vermont and will stop at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland June 2 and 3.
Pope Leo XIV declares the digital age a mission field in ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ Ines San Martin May 27, 2026 On May 15, 2026 — the 135th anniversary of “Rerum Novarum” — Pope Leo XIV signed his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas.” The date was deliberate.
Pope Leo calls for ‘educational alliance’ on AI: Here are takeaways for parents, teachers Paulina Guzik May 26, 2026 Amid the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and digital media, Pope Leo XIV is calling on families, schools and policymakers to forge an “educational alliance for the digital age” to protect the dignity and intellectual development of young people.
‘Magnifica Humanitas’ condemns online sexual exploitation as ‘Take It Down Act’ enforcement begins Kate Scanlon May 26, 2026 Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence,” addressed sexual exploitation as one of the human dignity concerns posed by AI.
Encyclical: What Pope Leo thinks about ‘just war’ theory, historic Church apology for slavery Josephine Peterson May 26, 2026 In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV used a sweeping reflection on artificial intelligence to question whether the Catholic Church’s centuries-old just war framework remains valid in modern warfare and to ask pardon for the church’s role in slavery.
‘Magnifica Humanitas’ explores being human in the age of artificial intelligence Bishop John P. Dolan May 26, 2026 Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” arrives at a defining moment in human history. Artificial intelligence and digital technologies are reshaping every dimension of modern life: communication, labor, economics, medicine, education and even our relationships. “Never has humanity had so much power over itself,” the pope writes.
What the pope’s new encyclical on AI Is asking of you Charlie Camosy May 25, 2026 Many have heard that this new technology threatens to displace all sorts of workers, but such a threat, as real and profound as it is, is by no means the only one.
Flannery O’Connor: Southern writer made Catholic vision ‘apparent by shock’ Russell Shaw May 23, 2026 Flannery O’Connor was not an evangelist. She was an artist, one of the most gifted American fiction writers of the 20th century. But a profoundly Catholic theological vision informs her art, giving her stories resonance and depth that sound deep — and sometimes deeply disturbing — spiritual chords.
When Life’s Impossible, Talk to St. Rita Rita Buettner May 22, 2026 Sometimes you feel like you’re faced with a problem with no apparent solution. That’s when we can turn to St. Rita.
Invitation to joy Michael R. Heinlein May 21, 2026 “In the Eucharist, the mysteries of Christ’s life are all found, so to speak, concentrated in the memorial of his sacrifice and in his real presence,” Pope Leo said. “The rosary marks the rhythm of our life, continually bringing it back to Jesus and the Eucharist.”
