Christopher White

A former campus minister at Franciscan University of Steubenville has been charged with rape and sexual battery against an individual with mental illness placed under his care for mental health treatment.

Conservative Catholic philanthropists and pro-life leaders are key players behind efforts that could obstruct the right to vote for economically marginalized populations and racial minorities for years to come.

In a statement provided to NCR, Boston College said the accusations against Richard Gaillardetz "are not only not credible but are also false," according to the law firm of DeMoura Smith LLP, which was retained by the Jesuit-run institution to investigate the allegations

A new poll shows that most U.S. adults know President Joe Biden is Catholic, but like members of his own church, those surveyed are divided along party lines over just how authentic his faith is.

Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement, received an earthly accolade March 26, when one of the iconic orange ferry boats that travel between Staten Island and Manhattan was named in her honor.

In an effort to reject any legislation that acknowledges the category of LGBTQ persons, the U.S. bishops' conference has refused to support not only the Equality Act, but also the compromise Fairness for All Act.

Mary Novak, lawyer, chaplain, activist and associate of the St. Joseph Sisters, will succeed Social Justice Sr. Simone Campbell as head of Network, the Catholic social justice lobby announced March 22.

Catholic leaders in California fear a U.S. Supreme Court case on March 22 could overturn a fundamental 45-year-old regulation that allows union organizers access to farm workers to talk to them about their rights.

More than 20,000 individuals are calling for Archbishop Joseph Naumann to be removed from his post as chairman of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee after comments signaling hostility towards President Biden over his position on abortion.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sat down with a full delegation of religious leaders in a meeting that Catholic participants described as one that reflected many of the priorities of Pope Francis.

Explainer: A new instruction has banned the practice of individual Masses inside St. Peter's Basilica and places strict limits on the use of the Latin rite. What does this new decision mean and whom will it affect?

Explainer: A Vatican decree saying priests can't bless same-sex unions is another tricky move in Francis' tightrope walk of upholding church teaching while also trying to extend a warmer welcome to LGBTQ persons.

University of Notre Dame President and Holy Cross Fr. John Jenkins called this year's honoree someone whose "work in the competitive world of banking is firmly rooted in her commitment to service, developing the next generation of leaders and her Catholic faith."

One year into the COVID-19 crisis, already financially fragile dioceses and parishes find themselves in even more precarious situations as they look toward a post-pandemic world.

"Pope Francis' visit was a historic and welcome first for the country," said U.S. President Joe Biden, about Iraq. "It sent an important message, as Pope Francis said himself, that 'fraternity is more durable than fratricide, that hope is more powerful than death, that peace more powerful than war.' "

Six U.S. presidents have spoken at the University of Notre Dame's commencement exercises; so far, the Catholic ones have only spoken as non-presidents.

A new initiative by the Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities umbrella organization encourages funders to sign a pledge to review their own internal safeguarding policies, as well as that of their grantee partners.

Martin Baron said the Boston Globe's reporting on clergy sex abuse demonstrated that the hierarchy of the church had betrayed the faithful. Looking back on his career, Baron said the country must return to being capable of agreeing on a common set of facts.

Boston College is investigating the chairman of its theology department, Richard Gaillardetz, following allegations he sexually assaulted a former classmate more than three decades ago.

As the HBO documentary chronicles, Luis Miranda has two great loves: family and country — and the borders of both should be welcoming and expansive. NCR's Christopher White reached out to his neighbor Luis for a conversation.