#Ukraine’s religious leaders are pleading with #PopeLeoXIV and global faith leaders, as well as the international community, to “use every available means” to save Ukrainian civilians facing starvation amid a #Russian blockade. catholicreview.org/pope-othe… #UkraineWar #WorldNews #UkraineCrisis

The Culture of Life Studies Program is hosting its annual pro-life essay contest, open to students in grades 5-12, through Nov. 7. The contest, held every October since 2017 during Respect Life Month, gives middle and high school students the opportunity to share their knowledge and thoughts on pro-life topics. This year, the contest is cosponsored by the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Winners of both categories will receive pro-life books and merchandise as well as monetary prizes: $250 for first place, $150 for second place, $75 for third place and $25 for honorable mentions. Winning essays will also be published on the Culture of Life Studies Program website. Learn more, here: catholicreview.org/culture-o… #RespectLife #Schools

Fulton Sheen didn’t win people with flash. He won them with truth, simplicity, and a chalkboard. Save this if you love seeing how real substance still cuts through the noise. Listen to the #podcast here: catholicreview.org/radio-int… or anywhere you listen to podcasts! #FultonSheen #CatholicReview #CatholicMedia #Beatification #FaithInAction #FaithAndTruth #SpiritualGrowth #FaithJourney

When the first sickness of the season arrived in the household this weekend, I took it as a signal to make a pot of chicken noodle soup. There are many chicken noodle soup recipes that are absolutely delicious. This one is a favorite because it’s tasty—but it’s also easy and quick. Thank goodness for rotisserie chickens that are just waiting to become chicken noodle soup. This is a flexible recipe and you can always add more vegetables or extra noodles. But it makes a great, hearty pot. And sometimes you just need a bowl of chicken noodle soup. So, here you go: catholicreview.org/here-come… #Recipes #Commentary #Blog #FaithBlog @OpenWindow_CR

The following are capsule reviews of #movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on #television during the week of Oct 4. as well as notes on TV programming for the same week. Televised films may or may not be recommended by @OSVNews catholicreview.org/home-view…

Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta of #Panama reiterated the Church’s commitment to safeguarding and accountability after an independent inquiry he ordered revealed decades of negligent record-keeping and a system that prioritized perpetrators rather than victims. catholicreview.org/panama-ch… #WorldNews

Drop a 🔥 if you love a creator who can hold a crowd without flash. Fulton Sheen didn’t win people over with production. He won them with substance - deep thought, simple language, and a real prayer life. Listen to the #podcast here: catholicreview.org/radio-int… or anywhere you listen to podcasts!

I was hurrying into church on a busy morning, running just a few minutes late, when I heard the sound. The panel for the security system next to the church door was beeping. I went into the church and slipped into a pew. But the beeping carried into the church, so I could still hear it during Mass. It was persistent, beating a steady rhythm. Just when I was starting to get used to it, I heard the whir of a lawnmower start outside. catholicreview.org/praying-t… #FaithBlog #Blog #commentary @OpenWindow_CR

When Bishop Louis Tylka was named bishop of Peoria, Illinois, in 2020, he inherited the responsibility for Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s cause for canonization. “People have been praying for this moment, they have been looking forward to it, and now that it’s happening, they’re overwhelmed,” Bishop Tylka said Sept. 24 during an interview a short time before Archbishop Sheen’s beatification Mass in St. Louis. “I hear so many stories, literally from around the world, of people whose lives have been touched by Fulton Sheen, and now there’s a whole new generation coming to know him.” catholicreview.org/during-ce… #FultonSheen #Saints #WorldNews

Shortly before the Sept. 24 beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in St. Louis, the White House issued a presidential message marking the occasion. catholicreview.org/white-hou… #LocalNews #Saints #WorldNews

President Donald #Trump said Sept. 22 during a speech to the #UnitedNations General Assembly that he has a decision to make on Iran: to make a deal or to “annihilate the Islamic Republic.” catholicreview.org/trump-tel… #WarInIran #WorldNews

What can we learn from Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s daily holy hour? Monsignor Jason Gray of the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation joins Christopher Gunty to reflect on Sheen’s deep devotion to the Eucharist — and how that daily hour with the Lord shaped the life and ministry of one of the 20th century’s most influential Catholic communicators. Listen to the full #podcast here: catholicreview.org/radio-int… or anywhere you listen to podcasts!

I’m a Catholic working at a funeral home and assisting at many Catholic funerals. I’m not always in the church for the entirety of Mass. I’m sometimes out during the Gospel and homily or after Communion since I’m helping with the arrangements. Since it’s not fulfilling my Sunday obligation, is it still OK for me to receive Communion to offer up for the deceased if I’m not there for the entire Mass? catholicreview.org/question-… #QuestionCorner #AskACatholic #CatholicQA #Commentary #Blog #FaithBlog

After a man was shot and wounded by an #Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin, #Texas, on Sept. 20, Bishop Daniel E. Garcia denounced the shooting and called for “a viable immigration policy that respects the rule of law while recognizing the dignity of every person.” catholicreview.org/texas-bis… #WorldNews

[Archbishop William E. Lori] said, “I couldn’t be happier. It’s a great day for the Church in the United States, but really for the whole world, because Fulton Sheen’s ministry, especially on the Pontifical Missions, extended throughout the world. The Church in America celebrates, but the Universal Church celebrates absolutely.” The archbishop was one of almost 90 bishops, some 1,000 priests, an estimated 1,600 men and women religious, and almost 250 deacons present for the beatification Mass. Many of the ministers wore vestments embroidered with “JMJ” in Archbishop Sheen’s signature script, the shorthand for “Jesus, Mary and Joseph” that he wrote at the top of his blackboard for every show. catholicreview.org/archbisho… #AbpLori #FultonSheen #LocalNews #Saints

A gunman targeted an eastern #Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism. A police officer who was stationed outside the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville to protect the congregation inside on the evening of Sept. 20 was wounded in the shootout and remained hospitalized Sept. 23. catholicreview.org/canadian-… #GunViolence #WorldNews

Bonnie Engstrom had prayed for the intercession of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen during her pregnancy, and she implored his help then. As the doctors were preparing to pronounce the newborn dead, he took a breath and his heart rate stabilized. On Sept. 16, 2026, that baby — James Fulton Engstrom — turned 16. catholicreview.org/miracle-b… #Saints #WorldNews #FultonSheen #beatification

Fulton Sheen didn’t win people over with flash - he won them with truth. Save this if you need a reminder that real substance always outlasts hype. Tag someone who still believes faith can be simple, clear, and powerful. Sheen turned a chalkboard, a cassock, and a few bold ideas into must-watch TV. What made him unforgettable wasn’t production - it was conviction. He knew how to speak to ordinary people without watering down eternal truths. Listen to the full #podcast here: catholicreview.org/radio-int… or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen — the 20th-century theologian, evangelizer and Catholic communications pioneer — “opened the door to the evangelization of the world,” said Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, #Minnesota. catholicreview.org/pivotal-a… #FultonSheen #Saints #WorldNews

Msgr. Joseph Francis Buh has been granted the title “servant of God” with a Sept. 22 Mass opening the cause for his canonization. catholicreview.org/canonizat… #saints #WorldNews