The American-born pope emphasizes that confronting climate change is a spiritual imperative and responsibility, becoming an ...

COMMENTARY: Once barred from Oxford for his faith, the English convert who preached of a ‘second spring’ now joins the ranks ...

COMMENTARY: From personal experience, I know that there often are no easy solutions, but sound government policies can assist ...

In 2018, Vox commissioned me to write a story about medieval Catholic ideas and the radical transformation of American politics that had vaulted Donald Trump to the presidency. I thought it would be ...

Back in the 1980s, during a holiday get-together, one of the family elders, who was known for sweeping declarations, made a sweeping declaration: “You can’t be a Republican,” she said, “and be a good ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — National Catholic Reporter (NCR), an independent, nonprofit Catholic news organization founded in 1964, ...

Even as a devout Catholic, I find myself in agreement with the writer of the recent letter, “Religion is not the only path to morality” (Oct. 10). Barbara Svoboda is correct that we could exist with a ...

This year has been marked by a series of confrontations around the Eucharist in Catholic churches. In January, the archbishop of St. Louis announced he would deny communion to John Kerry, because of ...

When parents arrive at one of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Catholic schools, they typically come for one of three reasons: the physical and psychological safety of their children, academic rigor and ...

In Montgomery County, Md., a group of Christian, Jewish and Muslim parents hope the Supreme Court will vote to protect their right — and the right of parents nationwide — to “opt-out” from public ...

A very sad day has dawned. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops had to make the gut-wrenching decision this week to end our work with the federal government to resettle refugees and coordinate ...

In a recent opinion piece, “Make schools that take state money follow state rules” (Dec. 19), David DeMatthews, an education professor with the University of Texas at Austin, puts forth a novel ...