That water is a symbol of healing and renewal makes a lot of sense. Most of our human bodies are made up of water, and all ...

Following catastrophic flooding in Nepal and an earthquake in eastern Indonesia, Catholic sisters are providing aid while ...

Twenty-five years after the 9/11 terrorism attacks that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people, Catholics share their ...

The Alternative für Deutschland party may gain power on Sept. 6 in Saxony-Anhalt, posing a direct threat to refugees and the German churches that serve them.

"Our wonderful pope seems to me to bring the best of our tradition, and the insights of his immediate predecessors, to the Catholics of today, and to make that tradition fresh again," writes NCR's ...

Devastation from Aug. 26 flooding and mudslides along the Nepal-China border is staggering, and the road to recovery will be ...

For Auxiliary Bishop William Shomali, the resumption of classes at Holy Family Parish's school offers a small but significant step toward normalcy for dozens of children living amid ongoing conflict ...

One of the most important things in the life of a human being is to be seen, to be recognized, to know that someone else ...

Jesus was famous for his preferential option for the poor and vulnerable, so much so that he expected his disciples to be ...

As we celebrate Transgender History Month, may the trans saints who live among us — and the trans saints of the past two ...

Can the Democrats win the Senate in this autumn's midterm elections? On Monday, I looked at the rising blue wave, and how it ...

"After 25 years, our grief has not been eased or vindicated by years of war, or the unbounded, blasphemous increase in ...