A leaked document that was distributed to cardinals during Pope Leo XIV's first extraordinary consistory shows that any ...

While Catholics have been accustomed to the famed silver papal staff featuring the suffering of Christ crucified and used by ...

NCR readers respond to stories about Pope Leo and Vatican II, liturgical variety in the church and Vice President JD Vance's ...

Reacting to Bishop Michael Martin’s Dec. 17, 2025, pastoral letter announcing the impending abolishment of altar rails and ...

Founded in 1506, the Pontifical Swiss Guard is the world’s longest continually operating army, and, with a maximum of 135 ...

St. Benedict’s Monastery held its final public Mass on Jan. 11, with four of the five remaining monks transferring to other ...

During the ceremony on Thursday evening, attended by ambassadors, diplomats, and approximately 70 priests from across the ...

The papal staff, used only by the pope and topped with a cross or a crucifix, is different from the bishop’s crozier — the ...

Time will tell if Trump’s action proves to be a political and strategic success. Meanwhile, experts in the Catholic principles of just war maintain that the moral and ethical justification for using ...

Usha Vance's wardrobe has shifted from understated campaign staples to polished political glamor. From rallies to state ...

Angelo Gugel, who served as the Papal Chamber Assistant to Popes John Paul I, John Paul II, and Benedict XVI, has died in Rome at the age of 90 after decades in service of the Popes, including ...

DAVENPORT — Since the results of a diocesan-wide survey on Baptismal Identity and Lay Ministry were made public last year, ...