Is there an approach to forgiveness that honors human agency, requires neither apologies nor reconciliation, needn't be ...

Arizona faith leaders — including Catholic Bishops Edward J. Weisenburger of Tucson and John P. Dolan of Phoenix — put their ...

The United States saw an increase of about 18% in homelessness this year, a new record high, according to a federal report.

Does your congregation have any special or unusual Advent or Christmas customs? Are there any that are characteristic of your ...

At the beginning of Hanukkah, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops shared well wishes to the Jewish community.

The life of the church in 2024 was defined as much by what did not happen, as by what did. The most important thing that did ...

When the liturgy does not have the courage to confront ugly yet natural human impulses, art can provide a cultural space for ...

Presidential elections, international environmental conferences, and weather-related disasters are just a few of the major ...

Marking the feast of the Holy Family Dec. 29, Francis reflected on the day's Gospel reading from St. Luke in which the ...

Patty McCarty, former copy editor, poetry editor and writer for the National Catholic Reporter, died just before dawn on ...

The films of 2024 have reminded us that, quite frankly, we all pray — whether or not we fold our hands, even if we may never ...

"I wanted the second Holy Door to be the one here, at a prison," Francis told the inmates. "I wanted all of us, inside or out ...