Christopher White

Msgr. Jeffrey Burrill has resigned as general secretary of the U.S. bishops' conference following allegations of "possible improper behavior."

Pope Francis may have considerable work ahead of him in his efforts to get the American Catholic hierarchy to embrace his priorities. But he does have opportunities in episcopal appointments on the horizon.

Wisconsin Fr. James Altman has been removed as pastor of his parish and restricted from ministry. According to a new decree issued by La Crosse Bishop William Callahan, Altman is only allowed to celebrate Mass in private and is barred from preaching.

Following a meeting at which a majority voted to advance a divisive document on the Eucharist, the U.S. bishops' conference is seeking to clear up its own mixed messaging and is insisting the document will no longer target Catholic politicians.

Panelists at a virtual roundtable at Loyola University Chicago said that, in a post-pandemic world, creating what Pope Francis calls an "economy of care" requires rethinking the nature of work.

In a vote that was both expected and defying the Vatican, the U.S. Catholic bishops advanced on June 18 plans to draft a document addressing Communion for pro-choice Catholic politicians.

Pope Francis' closest U.S. allies made an at times desperate appeal during the U.S. bishops' spring assembly not to charge ahead with plans for a divisive document regarding Communion and pro-choice Catholic politicians.

On the opening day of a virtual meeting of the U.S. Catholic bishops, a majority of U.S. prelates voted to limit discussion on whether to proceed with drafting a contentious document regarding Communion and pro-choice Catholic politicians.

Students for Life of America will hold protests in seven U.S. cities June 16, urging on an effort by U.S. Catholic bishops who seek to deny President Joe Biden Communion over his support for abortion rights.

NCR interview with video: Former Speaker of the House John Boehner calls Joe Biden "a good man, a good Catholic and a good politician." In his own memoir, Boehner doesn't mince words about former colleagues.

NCR interview with video: The head of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, is praising the Vatican's leadership in the push for COVID-19 vaccine acceptance as "extremely helpful."

The bishops pushing for a document about the denial of Communion to pro-choice Catholic politicians are the same prelates who have previously opposed Pope Francis' approach to pastoral life.

Just months after the Vatican forbid priests from blessing same-sex unions, Catholic leaders and organizations kicked off Pride month with a blessings service for LGBTQ Catholics.

While none of the characters in "Mare of Easttown" (except the local priest and deacon) are especially religious or pious, viewers get glimpses of Catholicism in every episode.

"The Review Board has concluded that there is insufficient reason to suspect Father Pfleger is guilty of these allegations," Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich wrote in a letter to the St. Sabina congregation May 24.

Fr. James Altman, who became known in 2020 for saying faithful Catholics cannot be Democrats, for ignoring COVID-19 protocols and for anti-immigrant and racist remarks, has been asked to step down as pastor of his church.

As the U.S. bishops consider a new document to address Catholic politicians who support legal abortion, historians and theologians describe the U.S. church-state confrontation as one lacking much precedent.

Former President George W. Bush, Cardinal Timothy Dolan and comedian Jay Leno are scheduled guests at the exclusive "FOCUS Founder's Forum," hosted by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students in October.

Jesuit Fr. Kevin O'Brien has resigned as president of Santa Clara University, after a leave of absence that began in March following unspecified allegations involving Jesuit graduate students.

Bishops, canon lawyers and others discuss the way Pope Francis' sweeping church law on bishop accountability, issued two years ago, is playing out for the U.S. church.