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

National Catholic Reporter (NCR), an independent, nonprofit Catholic news organization founded in 1964, today announced the ...

COMMENTARY: After an eight-year hiatus, the grand old New York hotel will once again serve as the site of the annual Al Smith ...

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 ...

COMMENTARY: This approach to immigration is morally grounded, theologically sound and capable of fostering genuine dialogue.

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 ...

As I get older, I notice that a number of my friends are spiritual or religious. With my Catholic school background, I often wonder: why don’t I have those fine traits? Maybe it goes back to 5 th ...