Pope Francis received a new, emission-free, all-electric popemobile from representatives of Mercedes-Benz, the German car manufacturer that has been supplying vehicles for the popes for nearly 100 years.

Often homilies are so long, 20 or 30 minutes, that people will go outside to smoke a cigarette and come back, the pope said.

Christmas this season in the Holy Land will be celebratory, despite ongoing bloodshed and war, the patriarchs of the Holy Land said, as Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa encouraged pilgrims to come back to the birthplace …

During two days of meetings, Pope Francis and his closest cardinal advisers discussed the relationship between local churches and other institutional church assemblies, a main topic of discussion to come out …

The Holy See has suppressed the Carmelite Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas, a month after its residents were dismissed from the Carmelite order and religious life. The …

When a parish’s LGBTQ+ ministry was abruptly shut down, three Catholic grandmothers wrote a letter calling for the ministry’s return. Church officials responded that parish ministries must fully reflect church …

Childhood memories became a significant force behind Sr. Joan Chittister’s relentless advocacy for women in all circumstances, in the church, in society, across cultures. 

The Supreme Court favors religious liberty, but the argument advanced by the U.S. bishops’ conference will prove a bridge too far, says NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.

Few people in America have done more to advance conservative causes than Leonard Leo. For his neighbors on a sparsely populated island off the coast of Maine, the conservative’s presence …

Catholic leaders in Central America expressed alarm over the idea of repealing a national prohibition on extractive activities in El Salvador — putting the church in opposition to the country’s popular …