Addressing the governing body of the U.N. World Food Program in Rome, Leo pressed governments to cut red tape and tear down obstacles that prevent assistance from reaching those in need.

Sister Anna Maria of the Sacred Heart celebrated her 106th birthday on March 14. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she learned to use digital media as a means of evangelization.

The world's most-watched sporting event is famous for athletes like Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal, but the grit of lesser-known players representing small but scrappy countries is where the real inspiration lies.

At the Outreach ministry conference, the D.C. archbishop pointed both to Leo's deemphasis on sexual morality and to a Vatican report's recommendation of a more pastoral approach to people with same-sex attractions.

The National Catholic Reporter and Global Sisters Report received a combined 45 honors at the 2026 Catholic Media Awards.

"What worries me most about the push to jettison just war theory is that it betrays a deeper inability to wrestle with the fact of evil in the world," writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Italians June 20 to rediscover their lagging Catholic faith during a visit to northern Italy where he prayed before the relics of St. Augustine, the intellectual giant of the early Christian church and inspiration of his religious spirituality.

For Capizzi, the new role comes at a moment he said he sees as marked by both challenges and opportunities for the Catholic Church, particularly in the U.S.

A majority of U.S. Catholics view Pope Leo XIV favorably, and just over half say President Donald Trump has been too critical of the pontiff, according to new data from the Pew Research Center.

The report consists of more than a dozen insights gleaned from the data, as well as related recommendations for parishes and dioceses that include the need to reduce barriers for individuals interested in exploring Catholicism.

Juneteenth will be celebrated throughout the United States on June 19 as a federal holiday, giving Americans ample opportunity to honor the legacy—and eventual freedom—of enslaved African Americans.

Librarians at the University of Dayton created a digital exhibit with objects pointing to the history of devotion to Mary as the Immaculate Conception in the United States.

As global temperatures rise, the impacts of climate change are not limited to more extreme heatwaves, flooding and storms. It is also stunting children's growth and contributing to malnutrition, according to new research by the University of Notre Dame.

Pope Leo XIV met with Peruvian President José María Balcázar at the Vatican June 18 for a nearly two-hour discussion, after which the president revealed details of a possible papal trip to Peru in November.

Vice President Vance writes in his new memoir about meeting with Pope Francis just before Francis' death, and how, despite their differences, he did not share the negative views of Francis held by some conservatives.

The Church of England apologized June 18 for its role in forced adoptions as recent as the mid-1970s, acknowledging the painful experiences of many unmarried women at so-called mother and baby homes in the U.K. that were affiliated with the church.

While the long-term future of the deportees remains uncertain, one faith leader said people of faith have a responsibility to welcome those who have lost their homes and communities.

While the long-term future of the deportees remains uncertain, one faith leader said people of faith have a responsibility to welcome those who have lost their homes and communities.

Pope Leo XIV said that although he is considering a final appeal to the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X, the choice to splinter from the Catholic Church falls on them.

Many of our nation's top leaders today openly pronounce their Christian faith. Some even read Scripture (or what they imply to be Scripture) during official government briefings.

Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the influential Italian churchman who shaped Catholic life in Italy for nearly two decades as both vicar of Rome and president of the Italian bishops' conference, died June 16 in Rome. He was 95.

When immigrant communities are threatened by federal raids, parishes that serve those communities have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of what it means to "welcome the stranger," church liturgists say.

Religion is playing a far greater role in economic growth and prosperity than many people realize, affecting education, family size and savings, according to the Berlin-based think tank the Rockwool Foundation.

A new report shows more countries saw spikes in religious hostility by individuals and groups in 2023, the last year for which data is available — with the rise attributable in part to harassment of religious minorities and the ongoing impact of the Israel-Hamas war.

As a wave of xenophobic violence continues rippling across South Africa, the country's national church council is urging its members to open their doors for the resulting humanitarian emergencies and for dialogue.

Pope Leo XIV locked eyes with the 7-year-old boy, holding both his hands as the two smiled at one another. Captured by Associated Press chief photographer Emilio Morenatti, the moment resonated first with onlookers and then with many others around the world.

For more than a century, anti-Catholicism was a powerful force in culture and politics — yet, time and again, religious pluralism triumphed.

Pope Leo XIV, speaking after the Angelus prayer June 14 recalled the newly beatified, saying, "All were beatified as martyrs, as victims of the persecution by totalitarian regimes because of their fidelity to Christ."

Vice President JD Vance, a convert to Catholicism whose faith has been central to his adult life, writes about his religious journey in a new book that could ultimately serve as a sort of origin story for a future presidential campaign.

Pope Leo XIV approved new statutes for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors that seek to balance its integration with the Roman Curia while preserving its independence.

Presidents of Catholic bishops' conferences of the G7 member states called on heads of state and government to root governance in human dignity, as national leaders prepare for the G7 Summit.

Pope Leo XIV is his own man, comfortable in his own skin, and he draws easily from the models of his predecessors even while imprinting his own style, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.

Wilting in the summer sun, a line of tourists waits to climb Notre Dame cathedral and meet its gargoyles. About 13 feet beneath them, a team of archaeologists is digging the other way — straight down and back in time, to Roman Paris 2,000 years ago.

On walks toward the water, passing through the marketplace, I began to notice the growing presence of migrant workers. In this shrinking fishing village, foreign faces have become part of the landscape.

While reporting in Indonesia, GSR correspondent Chris Herlinger was struck by the strong partnership between sisters and priests working together to support women and children.

The Supreme Court on Thursday (June 11) prevented Alabama from executing a man who became a Christian ministry leader during his 26 years on death row, deciding that killing him using nitrogen gas was unconstitutional.

"We combine scientific counseling with a deeply human approach. We walk with them, step by step, toward healing," said Sr. Rincy Augustine, Hrudayaram's director.

Turns out, it was.

The nation’s Catholic bishops gathered Thursday afternoon in Orlando for a liturgy consecrating the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, drawing on a centuries-old devotion to mark the country’s 250th anniversary.

Bishop Alan McGuckian of Down and Connor denounced rioters who have targeted migrants following a second night of violent protests in Belfast and parts of Northern Ireland.

Lucy, who struggles every day to meet her most basic needs, who is full of problems and worries, who lives surrounded by poverty and illness — she had made room in her heart to remember me and pray for me.

Catholics across the United States expressed solidarity with immigrants and other vulnerable communities with Masses and processions on the feast of Corpus Christi as part of a "Season of Faithful Witness."

Pope Leo XIV finished his seven-day trip to Spain in extremely atypical fashion: riding to Rome in the Spanish king's jet.

"The world is undergoing a profound spiritual and cultural crisis, which manifests in multiple forms of violence, polarization and mutual distrust," Leo said in Spain.\

Critics said that a draft of the revised charter reveals "subtle signs that the bishops are backing away from their commitment to survivors and the value of accountability."

"Magnifica Humanitas is ultimately asking for one very simple, yet very difficult result: conversion. And Leo is not directing his message only to tech giants, think tanks or legislatures. He wants conversion from us."

Though Pope Leo XIV hasn't explicitly declared his fandom, some #Knicks superfans might have a point.

"Every life lost on these routes is a failure for the human family," the pontiff said.

President Donald Trump signed legislation June 10 providing $70 billion to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol.

Before a blue cross made from the wood of a shipwrecked boat, Pope Leo XIV stood at the port of one of Europe's deadliest migrant destinations and condemned widespread indifference toward the plight of migrants.