Joshua J. McElwee

Co-host Cardinal Blase Cupich says Pope Francis is asking the church to see families as a "privileged place that we are graced to be a part of," where God is alive and at work in the world.

Prominent Chinese Jesuit priest advises the Vatican not to pursue "ideals that are too high and unrealistic" in the ongoing discussions toward a possible diplomatic rapprochement with his Communist country.

Clergy abuse survivor who resigned in frustration from the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors shares her concerns in an NCR interview about a proposal to restructure the group.

In discussions Oct. 5-6 at Boston College, cardinals, bishops, and other participants will discuss the "new momentum" Amoris Laetitia gives local bishops to renew pastoral practices toward families.

Pope Francis will tackle the issue of so-called "fake news" in his message next year for the annual World Communications Day. 

'Filial correction' of Francis 'based on a fantasy,' pope defends 'Amoris Laetitia,' Puerto Rico continues to suffer, Trump seeks tax overhaul, UK's Corbyn looks set for power, and the Japanese will head to the polls.

In a newly released transcript of a September meeting between Pope Francis and Jesuits in Colombia, the pope states: "I want to repeat clearly that the morality of Amoris Laetitia is Thomist, the morality of the great Thomas."

Launching Caritas Internationalis' new global "Share the Journey" campaign for better understanding of the plight facing migrants and refugees Sept. 27, Pope Francis called on Catholics to welcome those coming to their countries with "open arms."

Theologians say a recent publication accusation that Pope Francis has committed heresy is marked by hypocrisy and represents a marginal fringe view among academics.

Bangladesh Cardinal Patrick D'Rozario praises his country’s openness to accept hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims escaping neighboring Myanmar, calling the treatment of the religious minority a “crime against humanity.”

In his first formal meeting Sept. 21 with the now three-year-old papal abuse commission, Francis calls "prophetic" the men and women who urged the church for decades to face the problem of clergy sexual abuse.

NCR Today: St. Louis Catholics push for peace; British Prime Minister May speaks in Florence; recovery begins in Puerto Rico; and Italy and Germany brace for elections.

Pope tells new bishops to respect laypeople, EU Commission President Juncker outlines future of 27-member bloc, U.K. prime minister to speak in Italy, Trump allegedly comes to an agreement over 'Dreamers' 

In an address at the Vatican to bishops he's appointed in the last year, Pope Francis told the new prelates to respect the opinions of the lay faithful in their dioceses and to seek their input when discerning what's best for their dioceses. "A bishop's discernment is always a communitarian action," he said.

Pope St. John XXIII, who dedicated the last days of his life to cry out for an end to the proliferation of nuclear weapons, has been named the patron saint of the Italian army.

In its Sept. 11-13 meeting, the Council of Cardinals paused to reflect on what Pope Francis has said about reform in the Catholic Church.

In a press conference on the flight back to Rome Sept. 10 after a visit to Colombia, Pope Francis said he hoped President Trump would reconsider his decision to stop the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA: The country has a contested peace deal to end its civil war, but Francis says in homily, "No collective process excuses us from the challenge of meeting, clarifying, forgiving."

Pope Francis told a crowd of more than a million here Sept. 9 that being a Christian is not about how closely you follow doctrinal laws, but rather how you live out the essential values of the faith.

Pope Francis has decentralized authority over how the texts used in the Catholic Church's liturgies are translated from Latin into local languages, moving most responsibility for the matter from the Vatican to national bishops' conferences.