Articles

  • 4 weeks ago | ncronline.org | Christopher White |Shannon Evans |John Grosso |Dan Stockman

    Pope Leo XIV implored clergy in church authority to "make oneself small" in order to glorify Christ, echoing a theme of his predecessor Pope Francis in his first public Mass on May 9.

  • 4 weeks ago | ncronline.org | Christopher White |Shannon Evans |John Grosso |Dan Stockman

    Pope Leo XIV implored clergy in church authority to "make oneself small" in order to glorify Christ, echoing a theme of his predecessor Pope Francis in his first public Mass on May 9.

  • 1 month ago | ncronline.org | Kat Armas |Shannon Evans |John Grosso

    The new pope is a reader of the National Catholic Reporter. Pope Leo XIV, when he was Cardinal Robert Prevost, twice shared NCR articles on his personal X (formerly Twitter) account: Once in 2016, and again, recently, on Feb. 3, 2025. The latter was a commentary from columnist Kat Armas criticizing Vice President JD Vance's widely panned and incorrect interpretation of the Catholic teaching ordo amoris.

  • Feb 28, 2025 | ncronline.org | Shannon Evans |Heidi Schlumpf |Daniel P. Horan |David Dault

    A handwritten sign with prayers for Pope Francis’ recovery is seen among candles and flowers at the base of a statue of St. John Paul II outside Rome’s Gemelli hospital Feb. 27, 2025. The pope has been hospitalized there since Feb. 14.

  • Feb 9, 2025 | franciscanmedia.org | Shannon Evans

    Like most other parents who love their children fiercely, I balk at the idea of introducing tragic concepts to the hearts and minds of all my kids. But when I look at one Black and four White faces, I know in the depths of my being that God created each and every one of them to make the world a more equitable, kind, and just place for all people. How can they fulfill this calling if I don’t equip them with the facts, language, reasoning, and empathy necessary to do so?