The Saints were listed in his newly released third apostolic exhortation titled “Gaudete et Exsultate: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World.” According to Pope Francis, he hopes that this document ...

Slain Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, Catholic giants who sparked controversy during their lifetimes, joined the churchs highest rank Sunday with an elevation to sainthood. Pope ...

The story that dominated the Catholic news headlines in 2025 was, of course, the death of Pope Francis and the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. These were NCR's most read — not necessarily the most ...