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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

NCR's 10 most-read news stories of 2024 include priests excommunicated for questioning the authority of Pope Francis, a ...

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

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

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 ...

About a dozen Jesuits from all over the world on a search and rescue mission in Arizona's Sonoran Desert Dec. 20-22 came ...