National Catholic Register media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give National Catholic Register one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Right; Ad Fontes Media: Leans right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. We have seen it on 25 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is National Catholic Register biased?
The rating organisations do not give National Catholic Register one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Right; Ad Fontes Media: Leans right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is National Catholic Register left or right?
The rating organisations do not give National Catholic Register one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Right; Ad Fontes Media: Leans right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is National Catholic Register reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for National Catholic Register are Ad Fontes Media: Mixed factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What National Catholic Register has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with National Catholic Register’s own report linked underneath.
Donald Trump stated he hopes to go to heaven but fears hell, and cannot assure he would forgive political opponents like James Comey and Nancy Pelosi, even if required for paradise. He admitted to hating some enemies and always will.
National Catholic Register reported it asIn Interview With Catholic Journalist, Trump Chafes at Forgiving Enemies (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Buenos Aires and spoke to President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada, saying the economy must serve people, not the other way round, and warning against the president’s austerity programme.
National Catholic Register reported it asPope Leo XIV Praises the Christian Family’s Contributions to Argentina (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Pope Leo XIV began his South American tour in Uruguay, addressing abortion and euthanasia. He also called for universal healthcare access, referencing his own recent illness. The visit marks the first papal trip to the region in decades.
National Catholic Register reported it asPope Leo XIV in Uruguay (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Pope Leo XIV began his South American tour in Uruguay, addressing abortion and euthanasia. He also called for universal healthcare access, referencing his own recent illness. The visit marks the first papal trip to the region in decades.
National Catholic Register reported it asPope Leo in Uruguay: Protect Life at All Stages, Provide Universal Healthcare (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Pope Leo XIV has urged the creation of international institutions to enforce ethical guidelines for artificial intelligence. Speaking at a Vatican gathering, he emphasized that AI should remain a tool, not a person, and that humans must retain control over its development and decisions.
National Catholic Register reported it asPope Leo XIV: AI Can Never Be A Person; Its Future Depends On Our Choices (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the honorary title of Papal Confrater of the College of St George at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. The announcement from Buckingham Palace marks the anniversary of King Charles and Queen Camilla's state visit to the Vatican.
National Catholic Register reported it asFor First Time in 500 Years, Pope and King of England Bestow Religious Titles on Each Other (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox, who challenged her dismissal by President Donald Trump. The court's decision upholds a lower court's ruling that validated Trump's executive authority in the firing.
National Catholic Register reported it asSupreme Court Order Leaves Federal Prison Transgender Services in Place for Now (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
New York will participate in a federal scholarship tax credit program starting January 1. Taxpayers can receive federal credits for donations to nonprofit scholarship organizations, with individuals eligible for up to $1,700 and married couples up to $3,400. The program faces opposition from teachers unions.
National Catholic Register reported it asCatholic Schools Expecting Windfall of Scholarship Money From New Tax Credit (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Pope Leo has undergone surgery to remove part of his right lung due to lung cancer. The Vatican reports he is recovering well, walking and eating normally, though questions remain about the extent of the cancer and its impact on his upcoming tour.
National Catholic Register reported it asPope Leo XIV Announces That He Will Undergo Surgery to Remove a Lung Nodule (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Journal entries kept by Pope Francis before and during his papacy are to be published this autumn for the first time. The book, titled 'The Private Diary of Pope Francis,' will be released on November 24 in English and four other languages.
National Catholic Register reported it asVatican to Publish Pope Francis’ Personal Diary (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
A federal judge ruled that Oklahoma officials cannot require a proposed Jewish charter school to be non-religious. The ruling came after the National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation sued the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board for rejecting their application.
National Catholic Register reported it asFederal Court Rules in Favor of Oklahoma Jewish Charter School Amid Public Funding Lawsuit (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Louis Geri received a sentence of five years and 10 months for bringing more than 100 homemade explosive devices to a Washington D.C. church. The church was preparing for an annual Mass that Supreme Court justices usually attend. Geri's demands included money and an expatriation flight to Japan.
National Catholic Register reported it asWould-Be Attacker of 2025 DC Red Mass Sentenced to 5 Years (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Pope Leo XIV has stated that concerns about artificial intelligence are not 'fake news' and warrant serious attention. Speaking aboard the papal plane, he assured he does not sleep in panic mode regarding AI, despite its potential risks.
National Catholic Register reported it asPope Leo Says He Is Not ‘In Panic Mode’ Over AI Dangers (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Pope Leo delivered a speech in France on September 25, 2026, opposing the country’s newly enacted assisted-dying law. He addressed President Emmanuel Macron, warning that profit-driven science could promote surrogacy, organ trade, genetic manipulation and assisted death.
National Catholic Register reported it asKilling the Sick Is ‘False Compassion,’ Pope Says in Lourdes (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended President Donald Trump's decision to ban CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO from the White House. The outlets have filed a federal lawsuit, arguing the ban violates their First and Fifth Amendment rights.
National Catholic Register reported it asPope Leo XIV Arrives in Paris at Start of 4-Day Visit to France (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Pope Leo XIV visited the Maison Bakhita centre in Paris, an organisation supporting migrants and refugees. He spoke about the dignity of those who are exiled and urged coexistence, peace, and respect for human dignity.
National Catholic Register reported it asPope Leo XIV Arrives in Paris at Start of 4-Day Visit to France (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
As Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to visit the United States, families and advocates have made public appeals for the release of detained US scholar Min Zin and Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai. The pleas were made during congressional hearings in Washington.
National Catholic Register reported it asJimmy Lai’s Family, Advocates Press for His Release Before Xi-Trump Meeting (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
A federal judge has paused a lawsuit aiming to overturn the FDA's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The case will not proceed until at least December 1, following a request from the Department of Justice.
National Catholic Register reported it asFederal Judge Delays Mifepristone Lawsuit Until After Midterms (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Wendell Berry, the prolific Kentucky-born author, farmer, and environmentalist, has died at the age of 92. His daughter confirmed his death on August 31, 2026. Berry was celebrated for his writings on agrarianism and his critiques of industrial society.
National Catholic Register reported it asWendell Berry, Agrarian Writer Who Envisioned a World ‘Redeemed Only by Love,’ Dies at 92 (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
A California bill aiming to ban addictive social media features for users under 16 has passed the state Assembly. This development coincides with Meta agreeing to a significant settlement with 29 states regarding youth safety and social media use.
National Catholic Register reported it asCalifornia Bishops Push for Social-Media Regulation as Meta Pays Billions After Youth-Safety Lawsuit (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Mixed factuality
Who owns it
- EWTNIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Irondale, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
- Official site
- ncregister.com
- Seen publishing on
- ncregister.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 25
- Reports listed
- 26
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 13 August 2026
26 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 5 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and National Catholic Register ran the story anyway.
Across the 25 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of National Catholic Register: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 11 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 11 November 2026. Ratings pulled 12 October 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as National Catholic Register, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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