Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming apostolic journey to the United States will soon make headlines, locally, nationally and internationally. How will we, the Catholic faithful, welcome and celebrate the presence of the successor of St. Peter among us? Why do we look forward to the pope’s April 15-20 visit to Washington and New York as so...Read More

I am a new subscriber to The Catholic Review and I want to say how much I enjoy the crossword puzzle. Unlike other newspaper crossword puzzles which make me feel dumb when I don’t know many of the clues for movies and other arcane references, this crossword has links to my Catholic identity. I can...Read More

WASHINGTON – More people profess Catholicism in the United States than any other single religion. There are 64.4 million Catholics, representing close to 22 percent of the nation’s total population.Read More

COLUMBIA - Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien delivered a strong rebuke to anti-immigrant sentiment Oct. 21, calling it "a scandal" and a "disgrace."Read More

VATICAN CITY – Welcoming the first Bolivian ambassador named by President Evo Morales, Pope Benedict XVI said polarizing Bolivian society will not bring the justice and economic well-being for which all Bolivians hope.Read More

A funeral Mass for Religious Sister of Mercy Katherine Nueslein was offered Oct. 18 at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Baltimore.Read More

Holy Week and Easter, with their powerful story of death and resurrection, are especially poignant this year. In a period of just over a month, three priests of the Archdiocese of Baltimore have died: Father Chris Carney (whom I have already written about), Father Wayne Funk, pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Frederick, and...Read More

MANILA, Philippines – Catholic aid agencies worked to provide shelter and emergency relief to hundreds of people forced to flee their homes after the strongest typhoon in four years battered the northern Philippines.Read More