A century ago, Al Smith was a force in American politics—and the first Catholic to mount a major run at the White House. And ...

Parish in 1997, NCR uncovered the groundbreaking ministry of Fr. James Callan, a priest whose daring vision would soon shake ...

Art Spiegelman’s life was always doomed to be one that wrestled with a larger legacy — or a 500-pound mouse. In his book Breakdowns, about his artist’s journey, he illustrated his Holocaust survivor ...

I could dance for joy,” said Bishop Loverde. “This group is marvelous. They’re warriors for prayer and for the culture of ...