Pope Francis, with bruises visible on his neck and chin, led a Dec. 7 consistory elevating 21 new prelates. He has now named ...

Church leaders say that nothing can change the traditional definition of marriage because it stems from God's plan for ...

This week we will celebrate both the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe, feasts that celebrate the human ...

These days, Hollywood is finding the Catholic church to be a font of source material. But history between the two tells a ...

For two decades, the Vatican forced Italian unwed mothers to give up their babies for adoption to American Catholic couples.

Notre Dame fire is remembered as one of France's darkest days. But for the historically Catholic country, it served as a ...

If the relic of the renowned 13th-century Dominican friar could travel 4,000 miles from its resting place in France, I could ...

NCR readers respond to articles about the U.S. bishops' immigration stance and keeping faith alive amidst dark times.

In this episode, NCR's senior correspondent Heidi Schlumpf interviews the publication's Vatican correspondent, Christopher ...

The Supreme Court favors religious liberty, but the argument advanced by the U.S. bishops' conference will prove a bridge too ...

Titus Kaphar's profoundly moving new film, 'Exhibiting Forgiveness,' forces us to ask the uncomfortable question: Who does forgiveness really serve?

The Catholic Health Association of the United States said the national organization, along with the Catholic health community ...