The findings largely confirm the narrative that older clergy are far more liberal than younger. But there are still issues, less political and more theological, for further studies of U.S. …

As older progressive priests retire or die, younger conservative priests will have a profound impact on parish life. A new study of U.S. priests gives us data on which to …

NCR readers respond to stories about the nominee slate for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ presidency and vice-presidency and Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic exhortation. 

 The sisters’ work had always been about care. But the climate crisis demanded a new approach. They were not just feeding bodies; they were nourishing souls. 

St. Anthony Claret Feast date: Oct 24 Anthony Claret was born in Spain in 1807 and like his father, he was a weaver by trade. In his spare time, he …

She [St. Catherine of Siena] moves and touches me so deeply that every time I read her life, I have to hold the book in one hand and a handkerchief …

Today the Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Anthony Claret (1807-1870), bishop, the founder of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Anthony Mary Claret died in …

Pope Leo XIV addresses the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre at the Vatican on Oct. 23, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 23, 2025 / 17:34 pm …

A color guard stands at attention as Eliza Monroe Hay’s remains are carried for reinterment at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Payne/CNA …

By Daniel Payne Richmond, Virginia, Oct 23, 2025 / 17:04 pm Nearly two centuries after her death, the daughter of American Founding Father James Monroe has been laid to rest …