Catholic Standard

06/01/2026

Pope Leo XIV praised Venerable Fulton J. Sheen on June 1 as "a light of faith, hope, and love" whose radio and television broadcasts brought the Gospel to millions of Americans -- including the pope himself as a child.

Pope Leo calls Archbishop Fulton Sheen 'a light of faith' who touched millions with the Gospel

06/01/2026

Washington Roundup: Policymakers' reaction to pope's AI encyclical, new trial for death-row inmate

https://www.cathstan.org/us-world/washington-roundup-policymakers-reaction-to-popes-ai-encyclical-new-trial-for-death-row-inmate

06/01/2026

oining Pope Leo XIV in a worldwide rosary for peace, several hundred people gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on May 30, 2026 to seek the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary to bring peace to the hearts of people and peace to nations at war.

Joining Pope Leo XIV in a worldwide rosary for peace, several hundred people gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on May 30, 2026 to seek the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary to bring peace to the hearts of people and peace to natio...

06/01/2026

he 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage that is traveling from Florida to Maine and back to Philadelphia as the United States celebrates its 250th birthday will stop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington on June 5 and 6.

The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage that is traveling from Florida to Maine and back to Philadelphia as the United States celebrates its 250th birthday will stop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington on June 5 and 6.

06/01/2026

A link to full text of Pope Leo XIV's Angelus address given May 31, the feast of the Holy Trinity, at St. Peter's Square may be found in the comments.

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Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd after leading the Angelus in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 31, 2026. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)

05/31/2026

For Emely Gregorio, understanding another person can begin with something as small as a single sign.

During a religious education class at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, in Takoma Park, Maryland, Gregorio was teaching a group of children when she accidentally dropped a marker. One of her students, a young boy who is deaf, ran to pick it up and handed it back to her.

05/31/2026

Days after returning from Puerto Rico following his grandfather’s funeral, Lorenzo Rodriguez stood backstage at Archbishop Carroll High School preparing to perform in the school’s adaptation of “A Christmas Carol.”

He had missed rehearsals. Midterms were waiting. Grief was still fresh.

Days after returning from Puerto Rico following his grandfather’s funeral, Lorenzo Rodriguez stood backstage at Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington preparing to perform in the school’s adaptation of “A Christmas Carol.”

05/30/2026

Father Brendan McGuire used to be a Silicon Valley technology executive. Now he's hearing their confessions. Today, the Irish-born pastor of St. Simon Catholic Parish in Los Altos, California, is helping to shape the moral conscience of the artificial intelligence industry.

ATICAN CITY (OSV News) -- Father Brendan McGuire used to be a Silicon Valley technology executive. Now he's hearing their confessions. Today, the Irish-born pastor of St. Simon Catholic Parish in Los Altos, California, is helping to shape the moral conscience of the artificial intelligence industry....

05/30/2026

At the May 23 commencement for Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda, Maryland, graduating senior Joe Doherty stepped forward to receive the Hamilton Medal, the Jesuit school’s oldest and most distinguished honor. That award is given for scholastic success and for a student who through his school activities impacted the community there in a memorable way.

At the May 23 commencement for Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda, Maryland, graduating senior Joe Doherty stepped forward to receive the Hamilton Medal, the Jesuit school’s oldest and most distinguished honor. That award is given for scholastic success and for a student who through h...

05/30/2026

Bryan Garcia remembers the room.

“We all shared a room,” Garcia said. “We all slept in the room.”

Today, his family’s life looks far different from the apartment he remembers from childhood.

This fall, Garcia will become the first in his family to attend college as he heads to the University of Notre Dame to study mechanical engineering after graduating from Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Until he was about 5 years old, Garcia shared a single rented room in Washington with his parents, Jose Garcia and Antonia Guzman, and his younger sister Karen.