In Orange County, the tiny Black population is spread out, meaning there's no parish where Black Catholics regularly gather.

NCR readers respond to articles about Pope Leo XIV's use of English, the state of American democracy, Pope Paul VI's legacy ...

In an age when the pope has become something of a global celebrity, Pope Leo so far has operated in such a way that distances his new office from his personality. While he speaks at times of his own ...

Pope Leo XIV reached the 100-day mark of his pontificate on August 16, enjoying widespread goodwill within the Catholic ...

Pope Leo XIV called for “faith, hope, and charity to be translated into a great cultural conversion” in a message for the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples.

On Thursday afternoon, students at Villanova University were told to lock and barricade doors after an active shooter was ...

Reports of an active shooter at Villanova University were just a 'cruel hoax' that sent students running for their lives on ...

Shortly after 6 p.m. ET, the university’s president, Augustinian Father Peter Donohue, confirmed that “no one was injured” ...

Pope Leo XIV announced Wednesday he is asking the devoted to refrain from eating on Aug. 22 and to spend the day praying for ...

When Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young people at a recent Holy Year celebration with an impromptu popemobile ...

In a country where Mass attendance has sharply declined in recent decades, Irish Catholic leaders point to Knock as a place ...