Brian Fraga

The synod on synodality calls bishops to listen to those who feel excluded. NCR interviewed diocesan officials, lay ministers and pastors in several dioceses to see how local churches are seeking out Catholics on the margins.

A new Pew study highlights the often-distinctive religious beliefs, practices and experiences of the approximate 3 million Black Catholics in the United States — about 4% of the nation's Catholics.

When COVID-19 prompted the suspension of Mass services, weekly collections cratered. Officials said the impact has likely compromised long-term sustainability of parishes that were already struggling before the pandemic.

A loose collection of Catholic and other Christian ethicists, scholars and theologians has released a statement condemning Russia's "brutal, wholly unprovoked and unjustified" invasion of Ukraine.

For nearly two hours Feb. 24, the pope listened to Catholic university students from across the Americas, as they shared personal experiences, insights, frustrations and ideas pertaining to climate change and migration.

Bishop Andrew Cozzens, point man for the multiyear National Eucharistic Revival and the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress, says $28 million is "a lot of money," but "the spiritual fruits will be worth the investment."

The snapshots of my life at the bookends of Tom Brady's Super Bowl victories show just how much change is a constant part of our world. That includes your faith.

Prominent Catholics are criticizing CatholicVote for what they see as a cynical ploy to attack President Biden's record on immigration by casting aspersions on Catholic agencies that assist migrants near the southern border.

Some U.S. priests have spread blatant untruths about COVID-19. While a few bishops have tried to stop them from spreading misinformation, some observers think bishops could come out stronger when priests share false information.

Firings of two teachers over a high school student's pro-choice essay lead to student walkout and concerns about "chilling effect." Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver supports the dismissals.

Pope Francis will meet with Catholic university students across the Western Hemisphere in a virtual dialogue hosted by Loyola University Chicago on Feb. 24 as part of the ongoing consultation process for the Synod of Bishops.

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati will not participate in nor support a men's conference because it opposes "attempts by either the right or the left to divide the Catholic Church by political position."

On Jan. 21, the 49th annual March for Life will kick off at the precipice of a long-awaited milestone, as the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling that legalized abortion across the U.S.

San Francisco Archbishop Cordileone, who has said he is not vaccinated for COVID-19, is scheduled to celebrate a pontifical high Mass this month in New York City, where the omicron variant has filled local hospitals.

A community of Benedictine monks has cut its ties to Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois, almost four months after the school hired a married gay lacrosse coach over its abbot's objections.

Among recipients of Donors Trust funds were traditionalist parishes, conservative bishops' dioceses, pro-life groups, religious liberty law firms, a free-market think tank, and libertarian efforts at Catholic colleges.

Beginning Jan. 25, 2022, all clergy in the Chicago Archdiocese will need the archbishop's permission to celebrate the Tridentine Mass, according to a new policy promulgated by Cardinal Blase Cupich.

A 15-page policy issued by the Diocese of Marquette asks pastors to deny baptism, Communion and confirmation to gay, transgender and nonbinary Catholics unless they have "repented." 

In the U.S., the early weeks of the diocesan phase of the synod on synodality so far reveal an uneven response to Pope Francis' vision of a more decentralized, listening and discerning church that "journeys together."

In two letters to New Ways Ministry this year, Pope Francis commended the group for its outreach to the LGBTQ community and referred to co-founder Loretto Sr. Jeannine Gramick as "a valiant woman" who had suffered much for her ministry.