Cantu and Cupich: Families are more than groups of consumers
Patrick T. ReardonCatholic social teaching about the family and the human person "flies in the face of the modern individualist attitudes that pervade our culture."
View ArticleLoyola Chicago to open junior college
Tom GallagherArrupe College will be a way to create access and affordability for high school students who might not otherwise find their way into college.
View ArticleWriter, psychologist and lay activist Eugene Cullen Kennedy dies at 86
Peter FeuerherdEugene Cullen Kennedy was comfortable both inside powerful church circles and on the outside. He died Wednesday.
View ArticleChicago archbishop: Church should work through social changes together
Joshua J. McElweeThe U.S. Catholic church should not react stridently following the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage, Archbishop Blase Cupich said.
View ArticlePope holds 'virtual town hall' with ABC and Catholics in 3 cities
Catholic News ServicePope Francis held a "virtual town hall" with Catholics in Chicago, Los Angeles and McAllen, Texas, in advance of his Sept. 22-27 visit to the United States.
View ArticleCupich to Chicago laborers: ‘Pope Francis is with you; I am with you’
Brian Roewe The archbishop emphasized that the church and labor “share so much in common when it comes to standing with those left behind or left out."
View ArticleHomeless youth seep through the cracks
Soli SalgadoThough numbering near 2.5 million, homeless youth in the U.S. seep through the cracks -- undetected, unaccounted for, and also increasingly from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...
View ArticleGeorgetown University unveils new initiatives to engage issue of racial...
Brian RoeweFueled by campus unrest with its own historical role in slavery, the Jesuit school plans to establish a new research center and department of African American Studies.
View ArticleChicago archbishop says pope makes clear doctrines are to serve people
Elizabeth A. ElliottPraise for Amoris Laetitia. Archbishop Cupich calls papal document "crisp and fresh, making the text easily accessible.”
View ArticlePride parades tinged with sadness after Orlando massacre
Elizabeth BarberReutersNew York -- The New York City Pride parade to Greenwich Village's Stonewall Inn, the newest national monument, included a newly formed group, Gays Against Guns.
View ArticlePope Francis appoints Archbishop Cupich to Congregation for Bishops
Tom RobertsPope Francis appointed Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich to the Vatican Congregation for Bishops, the office that proposes bishop candidates.
View ArticleUS Catholic bishops mark Sept. 9 day of prayer for peace
Traci BadaluccoU.S. Catholic bishops are calling on dioceses and communities around the nation to participate in a day of peace and dialogue Friday.
View ArticleEditorial: The facts of American history still matter
NCR Editorial StaffEditorial: The opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture justifies hope that our better angels will ultimately prevail.
View ArticleCupich, Tobin and Farrell react to their cardinal appointments
Kristen Whitney DanielsThree U.S. prelates who will be elevated to the office of cardinal next month each said they were "humbled" by the appointment and asked for prayers.
View ArticlePope Francis' cardinal choices bring surprises, especially for the US church
David GibsonReligion News ServiceAnalysis: The pontiff passed over prelates favored by culture warriors of the right and chose more pastoral bishops. That's a big change.
View Article'Sanctuary churches' vow to shield immigrants from Trump crackdown
Elizabeth Eisenstadt EvansYonat ShimronReligion News ServicePhiladelphia: In the wake of the elections, there's been an "outpouring of inquiries and support" from U.S. congregations that want to sign...
View ArticleCardinal Cupich shoulders Chicago's Catholic future
Joshua J. McElweeSpecial feature: The Chicago archbishop has "got a lot of work to do" to revitalize this sprawling bastion of U.S. Catholicism.
View ArticleMarchers carry crosses through Chicago in memory of murder victims
Michelle MartinCatholic News ServiceGun violence in Chicago: On Dec. 31 hundreds joined to commemorate the lives of those killed by gun violence in 2016. "We're protesting violence," said Fr. Michael...
View ArticleSNAP's new year starts with departure, lawsuit
Brian RoeweDenying a former employee's charges of a "kickback" scheme, leaders of the group for clergy abuse survivors say David Clohessy's resignation was in place months before SNAP was sued.
View ArticleBishop McElroy: Discrimination against Muslims 'unconscionable'
Heidi SchlumpfCatholics must "condemn unequivocally" anti-Muslim prejudice in the United States, San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy told a national meeting of Muslims and Catholics March 8.
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