Pope Francis expressed firm opposition to the idea of ordaining Catholic women as deacons in a new U.S. television interview, raising doubts that the ongoing three-year synodal process could move...

Other St. John parents don’t see this decision as a pastor and principal standing up for orthodoxy, but for their own convenience. From Melinda Henneberger:

The National Catholic Reporter has named its national correspondent, Heidi Schlumpf, as its new executive editor. She will succeed Tom Roberts, who has served as an interim executive editor of the...

Today's post includes a statement from Sr. Jeannine Gramick, SL, co-founder of New Ways Ministry, about the recent controversy involving the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulge...

(RNS) — The synod on synodality gets the ball rolling on the question of female clergy, but the final decision will be up to Pope Francis.

In an interview with NCR, Catholic author and editor Robert Ellsberg, who helped his father copy the Pentagon Papers, praises whistleblowers for their "higher loyalty."

The Harris/Walz ticket has energized young voters across the country, including young Catholics. They say a candidate's overall values and character are more important than any single issue or their...

With Pope Francis and Cardinal Wilton Gregory expressing their support, the Outreach conference promises to foster dialogue, celebrate queer theology, and explore the intersection of faith and LGBTQ...

A new survey indicates that priests describing themselves as “progressive” are practically going “extinct” among U.S. seminary graduates, among other findings.

Laudate Deum reads like the treatises of the early Christian theologians who sought to articulately defend the fundamentals of Christian faith against cultural and religious skepticism or hostility. 

NCR Connections: When you see opinion polls, you can't say that U.S. Catholics who are progressive have been "suppressed." But now one of the most public faces of Catholicism in this country will...

Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik canceled a Mass in solidarity with LGBTQ people after Catholic influencers urged followers to contact him. Organizers say the Mass would not have promoted ideas "contr...

"From what I observed, Pope Francis did not express anger toward Fr. Martin, nor did he convey that he was unhappy with his ministry," Bishop Steven Biegler of Cheyenne, Wyoming, told NCR.

The same day Pope Francis told Catholics gathered for World Youth Day that the church must be a home for everyone, right-wing activists interrupted a Mass for LGBTQ pilgrims. 

NCR Connections: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's stunning 10-minute speech on the House floor last week has been called a lot of things, including "a lesson in sexism and decency." I just call...

People who act shocked that a priest would bless a gay couple but have no problem with him blessing a crooked businessman are hypocrites, Pope Francis said.

We say: Among those with some culpability for yesterday's failed insurrection are more than a few leaders in our church. Catholic apologists for President Trump have blood on their hands.

A television outlet once devoted to expressions of Catholic conservative catechesis and apologetics has grown into a truly influential media empire, well connected to Republican politicians, the...

Pope Francis on Dec. 21 cautioned top Vatican officials against becoming rigid and obsessing over ideology, saying that such habits can prevent the Catholic Church from growing.

We say: Just do it. Use this virtual meeting and ram through a document that will forever brand the church in the U.S. for the out-of-touch, cultural warrior-obsessed organization it has become.

Before the Synod of Bishops opens Oct. 4, Pope Francis has a duty to finally release the report from his women deacons commission, say the NCR editors. 

Welcome to a place of peace and prayer. We are a faithful and joy-filled monastery of Benedictine women near Kansas City. Our service to God’s people flows from our primary ministry of daily prayer...

The co-founders of Benedictine College issued the definitive response to the Kansas City Chiefs kicker’s commencement address. From Melinda Henneberger:

The polarization Pope Francis sees in the Catholic Church in the United States is not only a U.S. problem, Cardinal-designate Christophe Pierre, Vatican nuncio in the United States, told Vatican News.

One of the most important gatherings in the long history of the Catholic Church will begin in just a few days, with the opening of the Synod of Bishops. NCR will be there in strength to report on...

Pope Francis blasted what he described as groups of "very strong, reactionary" American Catholics, warning against becoming "backwardists" who oppose change in the Catholic Church. 

The well-funded Catholics for Catholics group said the "Holy Masses for President Trump Campaign" aims to have 2,024 Masses said between Trump's birthday, June 14, and Election Day, Nov. 5. 

Michael Sean Winters: The news that Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego has been named a cardinal is thrilling. Pope Francis has rendered an unmistakable sign of the kind of episcopal leadership he is...

Dignitas Infinita "is a painful missed opportunity for the church to signal its willingness for dialogue," writes Stephen McNulty. "It didn't have to be this way."