In “The Guilty Vicarage,” an essay on detective fiction, W.H. Auden argues that the most successful detective novels take ...

Under the legislation, priests and pastors would be forced to report child abuse if they have a reasonable suspicion “to ...

A new bill before the Arizona House of Representatives could force priests and pastors to break their seal of confession. The ...

NCR readers respond to articles about the state of the sacrament of reconciliation, the appointment of Archbishop Hicks and ...

Under the bill, failure to disclose such information by a priest could be prosecuted as a class 6 felony. This carries ...

On New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, and the first day of 2026, the Catholic Church offers the opportunity to obtain plenary ...

NCR interviews James O'Toole, whose new book, For I Have Sinned, details the growth and eventual decline of confession in the ...

“When I think about a vocational call, I think of two things: First, God is the one who calls, and it is always a call of ...

Events that happened this week in Christian history include the death of Eddie Long, release of the Altona Confession and the ...

Archbishop Coakley recalled waking up the next morning “and went to the local church on the island for Mass, and after Mass, ...

The Holy Father spoke about the importance of spending time in Eucharistic adoration, forming a real friendship with Jesus ...

Hundreds of women from across Arkansas will gather at Little Rock's Christ the King Catholic Church later this month for the ...