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 14 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 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.
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 surrogate who refused to abort a fetus diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. McKenna West is challenging a California court order that recognized the intended parents as the child's legal guardians.
National Catholic Register reported it asSurrogate Mother Petitions Supreme Court to Ensure Lifesaving Care for Newborn (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
A Hong Kong court has rejected the appeals of Cardinal Joseph Zen and four others against their convictions for failing to register the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund. The fund supported protesters arrested during 2019 demonstrations.
National Catholic Register reported it asHong Kong Judges Uphold Cardinal Zen’s Conviction Over Fund to Help Protesters (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)
A Department of Justice report has sharply criticized an FBI memo that linked "radical-traditionalist Catholic ideology" to domestic violent extremism. The report found the memo to be a "grave failure" and an "abuse of power," while the FBI had initiated the investigation based on an individual with violent online posts.
National Catholic Register reported it asDepartment of Justice Report Says FBI’s 2023 Richmond Memo Was ‘Grave Failure’ of Responsibility (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
A surrogate mother in Texas refused an abortion request for a baby diagnosed with a heart defect, leading to a custody battle. The intended parents are suing for breach of contract, while Texas law grants parentage to the birth mother.
National Catholic Register reported it asSurrogate Mother Faces $100,000 Lawsuit From Biological Parents for Refusing to Abort Baby (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Surrogate McKenna West sued for $100,000 after refusing abortion for baby with heart condition
Trust 58A nurse from Alaska who carried a baby for a California couple is being sued for over $100,000 after refusing to terminate the pregnancy when the fetus was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. The biological parents allege breach of contract, while the surrogate says she acted to protect the child’s life. A Texas court will hear custody and parentage disputes on 25 August.
National Catholic Register reported it asSurrogate Mother Faces $100,000 Lawsuit From Biological Parents for Refusing to Abort Baby (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Vice President JD Vance announced referrals of hospitals and clinics to the Department of Justice and HHS Inspector General over possible federal law violations. A report titled 'Wolves in White Coats' alleges $50m in miscoded billing for puberty-blocking drugs and claims facilities profited from transgender treatments for minors.
National Catholic Register reported it asHospitals Profited From Harmful Gender Surgeries on Minors, HHS Report Says (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
A baby diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome was born in Texas after his surrogate mother refused the biological parents' request for an abortion. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a court order requiring hospitals to provide life-saving care, while the parents and surrogate fight over custody and medical decisions.
National Catholic Register reported it asSurrogate Mother Who Refused to Abort Baby Gives Birth Amid Ongoing Legal Dispute (opens National Catholic Register in a new tab)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened in a Dallas County court case to ensure life-saving medical treatment for baby Gabriel, diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The surrogate mother, McKenna West, traveled from Alaska to Texas after the intended parents sought to abort the pregnancy due to the defect.
National Catholic Register reported it asTexas Court Orders Hospitals to Provide Lifesaving Care to Baby at Center of Surrogacy Dispute (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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckmixedCheck it
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
- 14
- Reports listed
- 14
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 13 August 2026
14 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 3 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and National Catholic Register ran the story anyway.
Across the 14 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 27 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 26 September 2026. Ratings pulled 12 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
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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