At Maryland conference, more than 800 Catholic men challenged to build ‘heroic friendships’ Weather concerns cancel March for Life, cause early dismissals Christians in Holy Land face further despair, suffering, Latin Patriarchate official says Radio Interview: Pro-life deacons; Catholic Radio on WMET God’s name can never be used to justify ‘absurd’ pursuit of war, pope says Local News At Maryland conference, more than 800 Catholic men challenged to build ‘heroic friendships’ George P. Matysek Jr. March 17, 2026 Speaking at the Catholic Men’s Fellowship of Maryland Conference, the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus urged men to build faith-filled relationships that help one another live out God’s calling. Weather concerns cancel March for Life, cause early dismissals Catholic Review Staff March 16, 2026 Due to the threat of severe weather, including possible tornadoes, hail and strong winds, the March 16 Maryland March for Life has been cancelled and several school systems are closing early. Radio Interview: Pro-life deacons; Catholic Radio on WMET Catholic Review Staff March 16, 2026 Catholic Review Associate Publisher Christopher Gunty has two guests. First up is Deacon Kevin Cummings of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, talking about the ministry he and other members of Deacons of Hope started to create residential homes for unwed women. In the second segment, Joseph Schuler, development director at WMET Radio, talks about his journey of faith and how his son’s traumatic brain injury led Joseph to the “heroic mission” of working to spread the word of God over the airwaves. New rule affecting visas seen as ‘positive step’ by foreign-born priests Katie V. Jones March 16, 2026 The change means that when a priest’s visa runs out, he can travel abroad briefly to renew it and return without a prolonged absence – helping parishes maintain stability in a time of growing priest shortages. More Local News World News Bishops hail Scottish lawmakers for rejecting assisted dying; UK faces pivotal abortion vote OSV News March 18, 2026 Scottish Catholic bishops welcomed Parliament’s decision to reject the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill March 17 — a move shelving a measure that would have allowed eligible adults “to lawfully request, and be provided with, assistance by health professionals to end their own life.” Communion of faithful, not just clergy, shares role in safeguarding faith, pope says Josephine Peterson March 18, 2026 All baptized Christians share in the Church’s mission and, guided by the Holy Spirit, are fit for renewing and building up the Church, Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience. Nicaragua’s Sandinista regime halts ordinations in 4 dioceses David Agren March 18, 2026 Ordinations of priests and deacons have been halted in four Nicaraguan dioceses, aggravating a shortage of priests as the Sandinista regime continues its suffocation of the Catholic Church. Top Vatican diplomat tells UN justice for women, girls demands ‘holistic’ approach Gina Christian March 18, 2026 The Vatican’s top diplomat to the United Nations called for a “holistic approach” in securing access to justice for women and girls. More World News Commentary 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. 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. 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. St. Patrick’s Breastplate and the terrors of mid-Lent Elizabeth Scalia March 16, 2026 St. Patrick might advise, such darkness is still and always with us, looking easy and glamorous as it sucks us into the black and whirling vortexes of sin. The battle between light and dark still continues all round us, and invites us in. A Sacred Transformation (or a visit to a hospital chapel) Rita Buettner March 15, 2026 I was looking around, wondering whether the Mass would be offered in a different space, when a man passed me pushing a rolling cart. 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.
At Maryland conference, more than 800 Catholic men challenged to build ‘heroic friendships’ George P. Matysek Jr. March 17, 2026 Speaking at the Catholic Men’s Fellowship of Maryland Conference, the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus urged men to build faith-filled relationships that help one another live out God’s calling.
Weather concerns cancel March for Life, cause early dismissals Catholic Review Staff March 16, 2026 Due to the threat of severe weather, including possible tornadoes, hail and strong winds, the March 16 Maryland March for Life has been cancelled and several school systems are closing early.
Radio Interview: Pro-life deacons; Catholic Radio on WMET Catholic Review Staff March 16, 2026 Catholic Review Associate Publisher Christopher Gunty has two guests. First up is Deacon Kevin Cummings of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, talking about the ministry he and other members of Deacons of Hope started to create residential homes for unwed women. In the second segment, Joseph Schuler, development director at WMET Radio, talks about his journey of faith and how his son’s traumatic brain injury led Joseph to the “heroic mission” of working to spread the word of God over the airwaves.
New rule affecting visas seen as ‘positive step’ by foreign-born priests Katie V. Jones March 16, 2026 The change means that when a priest’s visa runs out, he can travel abroad briefly to renew it and return without a prolonged absence – helping parishes maintain stability in a time of growing priest shortages.
Bishops hail Scottish lawmakers for rejecting assisted dying; UK faces pivotal abortion vote OSV News March 18, 2026 Scottish Catholic bishops welcomed Parliament’s decision to reject the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill March 17 — a move shelving a measure that would have allowed eligible adults “to lawfully request, and be provided with, assistance by health professionals to end their own life.”
Communion of faithful, not just clergy, shares role in safeguarding faith, pope says Josephine Peterson March 18, 2026 All baptized Christians share in the Church’s mission and, guided by the Holy Spirit, are fit for renewing and building up the Church, Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience.
Nicaragua’s Sandinista regime halts ordinations in 4 dioceses David Agren March 18, 2026 Ordinations of priests and deacons have been halted in four Nicaraguan dioceses, aggravating a shortage of priests as the Sandinista regime continues its suffocation of the Catholic Church.
Top Vatican diplomat tells UN justice for women, girls demands ‘holistic’ approach Gina Christian March 18, 2026 The Vatican’s top diplomat to the United Nations called for a “holistic approach” in securing access to justice for women and girls.
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.
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.
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.
St. Patrick’s Breastplate and the terrors of mid-Lent Elizabeth Scalia March 16, 2026 St. Patrick might advise, such darkness is still and always with us, looking easy and glamorous as it sucks us into the black and whirling vortexes of sin. The battle between light and dark still continues all round us, and invites us in.
A Sacred Transformation (or a visit to a hospital chapel) Rita Buettner March 15, 2026 I was looking around, wondering whether the Mass would be offered in a different space, when a man passed me pushing a rolling cart.
