Father Joshua J. Whitfield provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for 5th Sunday in Lent, March 22, 2026.

The 60th anniversary of Vatican II's opening prompted a flurry of commentaries in Catholic and secular outlets alike. The National Catholic Reporter's Michael Sean Winters offered his perspective, ...

Elie Wiesel once wrote, “Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love.” We may intuitively know what he means, but what is it that makes friendship so powerful? In the mid-twentieth century, a ...

Come to NCR for comprehensive coverage of reactions to Pope Francis reflection on family life, Amoris Laetitia (“The Joy of Love”). The apostolic exhortation was released at mid-day in Rome April 8 (6 ...

Author bares critique on Catholicism that few dare to expose STAFFORD, Va. – According to the most recent Statistical Yearbook of the Church, there are over a billion Catholic devotees and followers ...

Does Anyone Know What a Nazi Is? What ‘Freedom Conservatism’ Is Missing Are We Ready for a Downsized D.C.? New York State’s Climate Shakedown The Church, irreversibly changed, leads the fight to ...

After I recently converted to Catholicism, a family member warned me: “Watch the priests.” She’d seen the news about Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s resignation because of sexual abuse allegations, and ...

From coastal China to Southeast Asia, Catholic communities across the continent marked International Women’s Day on March 8 with prayer, reflection, and advocacy recognizing the role of women in the ...