- First-ever Catholic Military Conference will focus on ‘Living and Serving Justly’Catholic members of the U.S. military and their families are set to gather in northern Virginia Nov. 9–11 for the first conference of its kind hosted by the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.Archbishop Timothy Broglio, head of the archdiocese, spoke about the inaugural Catholic Military Conference in an interview with “EWTN News Nightly” anchor ... read more
- Critic of CDF’s 2021 rejection of same-sex unions named undersecretary of Vatican dicastery (CWN)Pope Leo XIV appointed two new undersecretaries of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development: Father Avelino Chicoma Bundo Chico, S.J., the dicastery’s office head, and Claudia Leal Luna, a professor at the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences. ... read more
- Prayer for the dead is one of Church’s ‘fundamental duties,’ Pope preaches at Mass for deceased cardinals (CWN)
- Anakin Skywalker and the Fall of the Republican PartyIt’s over. I’ve already portrayed myself as Zoomer-Anakin and you as Millennial-Obi-Wan and the Boomer-Council. If you didn’t understand that sentence, don’t worry, it just means you aren’t connected 24/7 with the bowels of political X, which is almost certainly a good thing. The past few days, one of the hot trending topics among the ... read more
- Fr. James Martin Wants You to Believe the Debate Is All OverIt seems the purpose of Fr. James Martin’s recent charm offensive with orthodox Church people and outlets is to lull some of the faithful into a kind of complacency or an acceptance of defeat about homosexuality in the Church. It’s over, folks. The “LGBTQs” have won. Those icky hateful Catholics and conservatives have lost. Time ... read more
- Cardinal Sturla: In secularized Uruguay, 5 million Hail Marys offered for the Pope (L’Osservatore Romano (Italian))Cardinal Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B., of Montevideo, Uruguay, wrote that the nation’s Catholics have prayed five million Hail Marys for Pope Leo in the weeks before his apostolic journey there. When Pope Leo was hospitalized last month, “we launched a campaign titled ‘Uruguay Prays for Leo XIV,’ inviting every member of the ... read more
- Cardinal Castillo: Pope will remind Peruvians to love one another amid differences (L’Osservatore Romano (Italian))In an article published on the eve of Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic journey to South America, the cardinal archbishop of Lima, Peru, said that the Pontiff will remind Peruvians to love one another amid their differences. Cardinal Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio said that “when he invites us to open our hearts to one ... read more
- Pope Leo emphasizes sanctity of life in meeting with Hungary’s bishops (Magyar Kurir)The bishops of Hungary, present in Rome for their ad limina visit, met with Pope Leo XIV on November 5 for 90 minutes. Bishop János Székely of Szombathely, the president of the bishops’ conference, said that Pope Leo “spoke at length about the sanctity of human life, from conception to natural death, and how ... read more
- Buenos Aires archbishop: Pope’s visit will foster our commitment to missionary discipleship (L’Osservatore Romano (Italian))The archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, said that Pope Leo’s apostolic journey there will confirm the archdiocese in its commitment to missionary discipleship, as fostered by the future Pope Francis. Recalling that Pope Francis was once archbishop of Buenos Aires (from 1998 to 2013), Archbishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva wrote that the future ... read more
- Your letters: Catholic Democrats, doctrine, Archbishop Grob and Catholic school inclusionNCR readers respond to stories about being a Catholic and a Democrat, the development of doctrine, an apology issued by Archbishop Jeffrey Grob of Milwaukee and a U.S. Supreme Court case involving Catholic schools. ... read more
- Pope Leo’s visit to Buenos Aires revives legacy of Argentine-born Francis"La grieta" or the crack, splits Argentina politically into Peronist and non-Peronist camps. It's surfaced as local media obsess over which politicians were invited from Leo's upcoming visit to the president's office. ... read more
- What should the Democrats do now?The Republicans could take years to recover from Trumpism; the Democrats can start building a lasting governing coalition now, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters. ... read more
- What’s the matter with Catholic voters?In a blue tsunami that saw dramatic shifts among nearly every major voting category, one group decided to merely dip its toe in the water: Catholics, Joe Ferullo writes. ... read more
- Pope departs for South America, fields questions about health, voting (CWN)Pope Leo XIV departed from Rome for Uruguay this morning as he began his apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, the sixth international journey of his pontificate. ... read more
- Theme announced for 2027 World Day of the Sick (Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development)The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development announced the theme for the 2027 World Day of the Sick: “’They lowered him on the stretcher in front of Jesus’ (cf. Lk. 5:19): The role of the community in caring for every person.” “Every Christian community, together with civil society, is called to attend to the ... read more
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