In his homily, Francis said the Holy Year is an opportunity to relieve the debt of poor countries and commit to protecting ...

A look at national news events in October 2024 1 - Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday. It is ...

In the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the jubilee cross that led the faithful into the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels was from its dedication in 2002.

Relatives say if King Baudouin were to be recognized as a saint, they would want for him to be an example for all heads of ...

Former president dies aged 100 as humanitarian legacy celebrated by world leaders - President-elect Donald Trump and ...

Bright-line rules and zero-tolerance policies tend to simplify complex problems at the expense of fairness and nuance. President Joe Biden's recent decision to commute the sentences of 37 federal ...

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 ...

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

Bishops worldwide celebrated the opening of the 2025 Holy Year on Dec. 29 with Masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals, ...

Further reading: Pope Francis calls for hope, says humanity not doomed to a dead end “The virtue of hope gives us a lot of strength to walk through life,” Pope Francis said on December 28 ...

In a rare interview, Pope Francis answers questions on global conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, migrants in the U.S., sexual abuse in the church, and more during a conversation with.

Marked by solemn processions and prayers for hope in troubled times, Archbishop Bernard Hebda presided over two opening ...