The rates of baptism in the United States are nose-diving as fewer people think it's essential to have "God in the middle." Here's why.
NCR Today: Scrutiny on St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese continues; victory for Milwaukee archdiocese in bankruptcy case; Philly's sex abuse crises continue.
Three men who were sentenced to death only to be exonerated years later have a message for America: Abolish the death penalty because the judicial system doesn't work.
Just Catholic: "Captain Phillips" tells the sad story of teenaged boys who did the unthinkable to overcome their poor backgrounds and paid with tragedy.
Grace on the Margins: The secret sale of Mount Manresa in Staten Island, N.Y., has upset neighbors and supporters, who are doing their best to save the land.
NCR Today: Pope Francis announced Wednesday he would remove bishop of Limburg Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst from his position for the time being.
My Table is Spread: My sister and I went to see women we love in assisted-living residences. We didn't expect the sense of what is right and wrong with their care.
Opinion: Pope Francis has pointed the way toward a better balance on political topics. Will the U.S. bishops follow his lead?
NCR Today: 'Bling' bishop suspended; rainbow sashes banned in Springfield, Ill.; employee quizzes McDonald's president on fair wages.
After months of listening to Pope Francis' admonishments to take the church to the peripheries, Catholics in Asia examined their missions in a conference on the new evangelization.