Among the traditional religious activities that can earn one an indulgence — such as pilgrimage to holy sites, acts of ...

Just days before the start of a U.S. administration that’s promised a swift immigration crackdown, hundreds of Guatemalan ...

Catholic dioceses, eparchies and men’s religious communities spent more than $5 billion on allegations of sexual abuse of ...

"In the journey of life, we could identify hope as the signpost that marks our itinerary," Pope Francis said during a meeting ...

The thing NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters most admired about President Joe Biden's Catholicism these past four years was ...

NCR readers respond to articles about plastic production, Bishop John Stowe's blessing of women acolytes and Cardinal Robert ...

Among the traditional religious activities that can earn one an indulgence — such as pilgrimage to holy sites, acts of charity and saying special prayers — Pope Francis introduced a new option: a call ...

Amid what a Catholic charity called "unimaginable" suffering of civilians trapped in civil war brutality in Sudan, the United ...

The rabbi accused Pope Francis of fueling anti-Israeli and anti-Jewish sentiments by focusing on the suffering of ...

Pope Francis suffered a fall and injured his right arm, the Vatican announced on Jan. 16. According to a brief statement, the ...

The Rockville Centre Diocese's 136 parishes paid $53 million of the approximately $323 million payout to victims of sexual ...

President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation on Jan. 15 to warn against the concentration of power not only in ...