The annual acknowledgment known as Catholic Sisters Week, according to the Catholic Sisters Week website, is intended to "shine a light on the spirituality, mission, and community building of women ...

John Dear, the noted peace activist familiar to longtime readers of the National Catholic Reporter, has a new podcast, "The Nonviolent Jesus." It launches today and can be found here. Dear is the ...

Born from a four-decadeslong commitment to prayer, Eucharist, careful study of Scripture, Jesus, Gandhi and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Gospel-based action and writing and speaking about ...

Excerpt from Pope Leo XIV's message for the Jan. 1, 2026 World Day of Peace. “Peace be with you!” ...

The circumstances differ, but I do empathize with the disciples in today’s Gospel reading. Jesus stands in the midst of them, but they are unsure, afraid they are looking at a ghost. Their hearts are ...

Pope Leo used his Christmas Day address at the Vatican, traditionally titled “Urbi et Orbi’’ (“To the City and to the World” ...

Every year on the last Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Catholic Church observes the solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe — also known as the feast of Christ the King — a relatively ...

This Advent season, a leading expert on Christian persecution around the world and religious freedom issues weighed in on how to stay rooted in faith and key values — and how to remain focused on the ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Tuesday in an annual procession in the Philippines’ capital that paraded a centuries-old black statue of ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of police and plainclothes officers were deployed, along with drone surveillance and commandos positioned on rooftops along the route of the procession. MANILA, ...