Peter Feuerherd

Those who went through seminary for the Newark Archdiocese during McCarrick's tenure already knew of his long history of sexual abuse, with the Vatican report a kind of "imprimatur" validating their experiences.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York's 14th District said she receives inspiration on issues such as health care and climate change from her Catholic faith as well as political ideology.

The battle for New York's 14th District offers a study of contrasts between two Catholics: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and John Cummings, a former police officer and a teacher for 22 years.

Outrage against Trump immigration statements and policies, or equating the Black Lives Matter protests with Latinos, will not persuade reluctant Latinos who lean Republican, according to a polling expert.

Suspended over allegations of sexual exploitation of a woman, Fr. Jeremy Leatherby was excommunicated only after he refused to acknowledge Pope Francis and Sacramento's Bishop Soto during the Eucharistic Prayer.

In Portland, Oregon, police and Black Lives Matter protesters have clashed downtown for more than two months. NCR talks to Catholic activists in Portland about their call and compares the response of Archbishop Alexander Sample.

Eric Spacek, risk control manager for Church Mutual Insurance, based in Merrill, Wisconsin, shares best practices for churches that are reopening for in-person Mass in the U.S.

St. Bernard's staff members say that the parish lost about two dozen parishioners to COVID-19, and now that restrictions are easing, like in 17,000 other U.S. parishes, they wonder whether people will return to Mass and sacraments in person.

As he's sought out to discuss Camden's policing turnaround, former Chief Scott Thomson cautions that the city's story is not a miracle, but the result of a conscious strategy to make the police more visible while enlisting the embattled citizenry's support.

Fr. Aidan McAleenan, a priest of the Oakland, California, Diocese, has called Bishop Michael Barber a liar and a racist, making his remarks via a Facebook video that has since been removed.

Stories about recent Catholic school closings caused some to wonder if the flurry of such actions over the past two months signaled an unexpected impact of the pandemic.

Whether or not Catholics return to their parishes after the pandemic will depend on what those parishes were like before. But according to authors of a new study, it's clear that change will be needed.

Amid the pandemic, Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Gerard Battersby notified Christ the King Church that Fortunate Families could no longer be welcomed at Christ the King or any archdiocesan facility.

If you ask parishioners of Holy Communion Church, "they will say they are Roman Catholic," says their pastor, James Radloff, whose 2014 suspension from priestly ministry sparked the split from the local Catholic parish.

NCR talks to three Catholics who have gone through the coronavirus journey and who had some advice for the hundreds of thousands more who will be taking the same trip. 

As in-person Masses were eliminated and parishioners lose their income, there has been a renewed effort among church fundraisers directed at supporting the parish, the bulwark of Catholic life.

With its cathedral parking lot Masses, the Las Cruces Diocese is one of the outliers. Even in states where governors have loosened restrictions, many Catholic dioceses are holding back on large-scale gatherings.

Msgr. Raymond Roden knows the sorrows in Queens' Corona neighborhood. The pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Church counts some 10,000 parishioners; right now, he can't count everyone who has died from the coronavirus.

Easter Mass took place at St. Elizabeth of the Hill Country Church in Boone, North Carolina. A parishioner told NCR that the Mass included 22 people, more than the 10 worshipers allowed during the current pandemic.

During this pandemic, "millions of Americans are forced to be hermits and live a monastic life," says the spirituality author. And, in their isolation, many will face what fourth-century desert monks described as acedia.