Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection for the readings and Gospel for the 4th Sunday of Advent, Dec. 21, 2025.

A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Chimaobi Okoye, has urged Christians to celebrate Christmas with moderation and sober reflection, ...

Elie Wiesel once wrote, “Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love.” We may intuitively know what he means, but what is it that makes friendship so powerful? In the mid-twentieth century, a ...

Catholic News Agency is officially launching a new resource, focusing on the experiences and spiritual lives of Catholic women. “Catholic Womanhood” is a place for women of faith to consider and ...

Author bares critique on Catholicism that few dare to expose STAFFORD, Va. – According to the most recent Statistical Yearbook of the Church, there are over a billion Catholic devotees and followers ...

Come to NCR for comprehensive coverage of reactions to Pope Francis reflection on family life, Amoris Laetitia (“The Joy of Love”). The apostolic exhortation was released at mid-day in Rome April 8 (6 ...

This Lent, Fr. Emmet Farrell wants you to think about climate change. Farrell, director of creation care ministry for the Diocese of San Diego, developed a series of daily reflections for the 40-day ...

Does Anyone Know What a Nazi Is? What ‘Freedom Conservatism’ Is Missing Are We Ready for a Downsized D.C.? New York State’s Climate Shakedown The Church, irreversibly changed, leads the fight to ...