Heidi Schlumpf

Chicago -- "Let us take up the task before us in a way that does not confuse firmness and resolve with a lack of respect for others in the debate," he said at a public talk Feb. 1 at Holy Name Cathedral.

Morning Briefing: State of the Union reaction, cover-up investigation in Chile and history of "family values" politics

Naming Jesuit Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin a doctor of the church — or at least removing the "warning" from his writings — would give the Jesuit scientist and philosopher more legitimacy in the church, his supporters say. 

Catholic and other religious organizations are opposing a proposal by the Department of Justice to add a question about citizenship to the U.S. Census' 2020 short-form survey. 

Juan Carlos Cruz is still speaking out about  abuse he suffered from a Chilean priest — and about cover-up by church leaders there, despite the pope's accusations that abuse survivors are guilty of "calumny."

Catholics and Catholic reform groups were among the hundreds of thousands who turned out on the streets throughout the nation for the second annual Women's March.

Morning Briefing: Pope in Chile, excommunications and another survey of Catholic women

Four Catholic bishops and 16 other conservative religious leaders have issued an "open letter" about transgender issues, firing a shot in what has become the next major culture war issue after same-sex marriage.

NCR Today: DACA deferred, baby cuddling and Confessions of a Funeral Director

Chicago - The five-day Student Leadership Summit, held by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, sought to train young Catholics and provide them tools for evangelization.

The state-administered program, which provides low-cost health insurance for 9 million children nationwide, lost its federal funding on Sept. 30, when it was not renewed. Families are facing difficult choices, and activists are doing what they can.

Morning Briefing: A threat of nuclear war; Catholic Worker news; nuns and "nones" find common ground

Morning Briefing: Troubles in Honduras, another cake-baking case and readying for the new year

Morning Briefing: The year in review, partial lifting of Muslim ban, a longtime lobbyist retires

Morning Briefing: Cardinal Law dies, "Blue Christmas" services, last-minute Advent inspiration

Fr. Greg Greiten was halfway through his homily, during which he shared that he is a gay, celibate priest, when a woman rose from her pew and shouted, “God bless you, Father!” The rest of the congregation at St. Bernadette Parish, where Greiten is pastor, responded with applause.

Morning Briefing: Christians and the Alabama Senate results; more criticism of the pope, happy Hanukkah

Morning Briefing: Anti-Trump news, no double-dipping for Christmas Mass, and Advent inspiration.

Recent examples involving President Trump and the Washington Post raise the question: Is lying wrong? Is it still — as Catholics would say — a sin? 

Fr. Robert Schreiter, speaking at Catholic Theological Union, drew on his decades' experience in reconciliation around the world, applying the principles to the U.S. today.