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According to Sister Norma Pimentel, she and Bishop Daniel Flores share an emphasis on a pastoral approach.

Israel’s minister of diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism asked Pope Francis to clarify his remarks about the need to investigate whether the current war in Gaza constitutes a genocide.

WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has appointed Most Reverend J. Gregory Kelly, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas, as Bishop of Tyler. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on …

WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Timothy O’Malley, Very Rev. Lawrence J. Sullivan, Rev. José Maria Garcia Maldonado, Rev. Robert Fedek, and Rev. John S. Siemianowski, as auxiliary bishops …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will meet with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden at the Vatican Jan. 10 to discuss efforts to promote peace worldwide, the White House’s press …

Letters to the editor: NCR readers to “After Trump win, many Catholic women are rethinking their relationship to the church” by Heidi Schlumpf. 

Two prominent conservative journalists collaborated on the “College of Cardinals Report,” which includes their 22 leading candidates for pope. The list of papabili doesn’t just tilt to the right. It …

Bishops dodge accountability by requiring an abusive “Litany of Lament.” Massgoers should not be forced to ask for God’s mercy for the crimes of clergy against children and vulnerable people. …

Pope Francis on Dec. 19 spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden by phone, ahead of a  White House announcement that the two men will hold a final meeting at the …