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Nov 30, 2021

'George Floyd' pietà at Catholic University stolen after artist receives death threats

by Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service

Nov 30, 2021

Column

Don't overromanticize adoption in pursuit of pro-life goals

by Heidi Schlumpf

Nov 30, 2021

Teacher fired by Catholic school wins appeal to continue lawsuit

Nov 30, 2021

Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles swings a censer as he concelebrates Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Nov. 15, 2021, in Baltimore during the bishops' fall general assembly. (CNS/Bob Roller)

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Links: Republicans control state legislatures; Archbishop Gomez earns some praise

Nov 30, 2021

Michael Sean Winters rounds up political news and commentary: Some threats to democracy are less violent than others, but just as damaging; Trump-endorsed candidates quit, tread water; U.S. bishops compliment José Gomez.

In a podcast, two Jesuit priests document their ministry along the southern border

Nov 30, 2021

After Strassburger and Hotop were ordained, the two are working together, having been sent to the Diocese of Brownsville in Texas to minister in the Rio Grande Valley along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory is congratulated after Mass Nov. 28, 2021, by Msgr. W. Ronald Jameson, rector at the Cathedral of St. Matthew. (CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard)

Cardinal Gregory reflects on first year as member of College of Cardinals

by Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service

Nov 30, 2021

Exactly one year after he was made a cardinal by Pope Francis, Cardinal Gregory was again presiding at Mass.

Argentine Rabbi Abraham Skorka embraces Pope Francis as they leave after praying at Jerusalem's Western Wall Jerusalem in 2014. On the right is Omar Abboud, a Muslim leader from Argentina. (CNS/Paul Haring)

Commentary

A rabbi reflects on the Law, the Pharisees and 'our friend' Francis

by Yehiel E. Poupko

Nov 29, 2021

Commentary: I am not so much concerned with this or that episodic statement made by Pope Francis. Our concerns must of ethical necessity be expressed in the overall context of the friendship of this pope and of the church.

Opinion

A mother in Fort Worth, Texas, breastfeeds her newborn son April 10, 2020. (CNS/Reuters/Callaghan O'Hare)

Column

Don't overromanticize adoption in pursuit of pro-life goals

by Heidi Schlumpf

Nov 30, 2021

NCR Connections: If bishops or other pro-life Catholics want to promote adoption as an alternative to abortion, they should educate themselves about the reality of adoption and avoid painting it in "rainbows and sunshine" language.

Column | The Francis Chronicles

Francis, the comic strip

Nov 30, 2021

Francis, the comic strip: A holiday to push back the darkness.

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Links: Republicans control state legislatures; Archbishop Gomez earns some praise

Nov 30, 2021

Commentary

A rabbi reflects on the Law, the Pharisees and 'our friend' Francis

by Yehiel E. Poupko

Nov 29, 2021

Column | Scripture for Life

First Sunday of Advent: Our boomeranging prayer

by Mary M. McGlone

Nov 27, 2021

Book Review

'The Defiant Middle' makes a case for women to be unapologetically courageous and bold

by Fran Rossi Szpylczyn

Nov 27, 2021

Vatican

Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople embrace during a prayer service in the patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul in this Nov. 29, 2014, file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Catholic, Orthodox must make their communion visible, pope says

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

Nov 30, 2021

Catholics and Orthodox Christians must increasingly work together where they can, Pope Francis told Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.

Small islands are settings for big messages as Francis heads to Cyprus, Greece

Nov 30, 2021

Pope Francis' Dec. 2-6 trip to Cyprus and Greece will serve as an opportunity to boost some of the signature themes of his papacy: migration, synodality and ecumenical outreach.

Small islands are settings for big messages as Francis heads to Cyprus, Greece

Nov 30, 2021

Pope sets up commission to monitor annulment reform in Italy

by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

Nov 29, 2021

Pope will help bring migrants from Cyprus to Italy, government says

by Menelaos Hadjicostis, Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press

Nov 29, 2021

Pope Francis pained at migrant deaths in English Channel

by The Associated Press

Nov 29, 2021

Politics

A woman is pictured in a file photo praying at St. Anthony church in Yangon, Myanmar. (CNS photo/Jorge Silva, Reuters)

Catholic church burned as Myanmar military continues assault

by Catholic News Service

Nov 30, 2021

Myanmar's military continues to target churches in predominantly Christian regions in the Buddhist-majority country, ignoring appeals by the Catholic Church and world leaders.

Cathedral High School in Indianapolis is seen in this 2018 file photo. (CNS photo/John Shaughnessy, The Criterion)

Teacher fired by Catholic school wins appeal to continue lawsuit

Nov 30, 2021

The unanimous decision by the appellate court's panel allows the initial lawsuit filed by the teacher, who was fired from a Catholic school, to move forward.

Links: Republicans control state legislatures; Archbishop Gomez earns some praise

Nov 30, 2021

Closing assembly, Latin American church leaders call for inclusive church

by David Agren, Catholic News Service

Nov 29, 2021

As Supreme Court considers abortion case, can we assume the best about our opponents?

Nov 29, 2021

Links: An editorial on the bishops' Communion document, labor news, hymns for CELAM and Thanksgiving

Nov 25, 2021

People

Teacher fired by Catholic school wins appeal to continue lawsuit

Nov 30, 2021

The unanimous decision by the appellate court's panel allows the initial lawsuit filed by the teacher, who was fired from a Catholic school, to move forward.

Catholic, Orthodox must make their communion visible, pope says

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

Nov 30, 2021

Catholics and Orthodox Christians must increasingly work together where they can, Pope Francis told Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.

In a podcast, two Jesuit priests document their ministry along the southern border

Nov 30, 2021

Cardinal Gregory reflects on first year as member of College of Cardinals

by Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service

Nov 30, 2021

Don't overromanticize adoption in pursuit of pro-life goals

by Heidi Schlumpf

Nov 30, 2021

'George Floyd' pietà at Catholic University stolen after artist receives death threats

by Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service

Nov 30, 2021

EarthBeat

The beginning of the Advent season is an opportunity to discern a new perspective on what is most essential in our lives.(Unsplash/Kelly Sikkema)

Simple Advent Revisited: Journeying to a more modest Christmas

by Brenna Davis

Nov 29, 2021

Simple Advent Revisited: The Advent season is here again. How are you being called to simplify and live abundantly in preparation of the joyful hope of Christmas?

A Native American woman poses for pictures near the White House in Washington Oct. 11, 2021, as people demonstrate during a climate change protest on Columbus Day, also called Indigenous Peoples Day by activist groups. (CNS photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)

EarthBeat Weekly: On Native American Heritage Day, honoring America's Indigenous peoples

by Brian Roewe

Nov 26, 2021

EarthBeat Weekly: Thanksgiving isn't the only national holiday this week, and we're revisiting recent EarthBeat coverage about Native Americans on this day to celebrate their heritage and contributions to the country.

For Christian birdwatchers, aka 'ornitheoligists,' religion takes flight

by Jessica Mundie, Religion News Service

Nov 25, 2021

Meet the US ecologist who explained to Pope Francis why coral reefs are crucial for the planet

by Barbara Fraser

Nov 24, 2021

Ohio congregation looks to martyred nun Stang as guide to implementing Laudato Si'

by Barbara Fraser

Nov 23, 2021

Working farms highlight sisters' 'just relationships with all Creation'

by Chris Herlinger

Nov 22, 2021

Culture

Young women from London join a protest during a Day of Action at the U.N. Climate Change Conference Nov. 6 in Glasgow, Scotland. (CNS/Courtesy of CAFOD/Louise Norton)

Book Review

'The Defiant Middle' makes a case for women to be unapologetically courageous and bold

by Fran Rossi Szpylczyn

Nov 27, 2021

The Defiant Middle is a provocative book that will feed hearts and minds with questions and answers. Simultaneously it will challenge the cultural and religious norms that put women in bondage.

Colin Kaepernick in episode 101 of Netflix's "Colin in Black & White." (Courtesy of Netflix)

'Colin in Black & White' explores Kaepernick's fight for societal change

by Rose Pacatte

Nov 27, 2021

In "Colin in Black & White," Colin Kaepernick uses his narrative to teach us about his life growing up as a biracial boy in America and the historical, cultural, familial and racial realities that shaped him.

Women pass down cooking traditions, teaching love, history and faith with dashes of salt

by Odalis Garcia Gorra

Nov 25, 2021

Breidenbach's fertile research raises questions about history of religious liberty

Nov 24, 2021

Ave Maria professor's book sees roots of religious liberty in Catholicism

Nov 22, 2021

On John Prine, quiet rebellion and the power of storytelling

by Ray Levy Uyeda

Nov 20, 2021

World

Catholic church burned as Myanmar military continues assault

by Catholic News Service

Nov 30, 2021

Myanmar's military continues to target churches in predominantly Christian regions in the Buddhist-majority country, ignoring appeals by the Catholic Church and world leaders.

A panoramic view of the Rev. Louie Hotop leading Mass for at a migrant camp in Reynosa, Mexico. (RNS/Courtesy photo)

In a podcast, two Jesuit priests document their ministry along the southern border

Nov 30, 2021

After Strassburger and Hotop were ordained, the two are working together, having been sent to the Diocese of Brownsville in Texas to minister in the Rio Grande Valley along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Small islands are settings for big messages as Francis heads to Cyprus, Greece

Nov 30, 2021

Closing assembly, Latin American church leaders call for inclusive church

by David Agren, Catholic News Service

Nov 29, 2021

Lebanon topic at pope's meetings with prime minister, French president

by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

Nov 29, 2021

The unbreakable promise of Advent brings hope amid suffering

by The Life Panelists

Nov 29, 2021

Global Sisters Report

Sr. Cora Marie Billings desegregated the Sisters of Mercy community in Merion, Pennsylvania, in 1956. (Courtesy of Sisters of Mercy)

Q & A with Sr. Cora Marie Billings on Black Catholicism and her life of 'firsts'

by Sydney Clark

Nov 30, 2021

Cora Marie Billings, whose devout family fought against racial barriers to fully participate in the Catholic faith, entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1956, becoming the first Black member of the Philadelphia community.

Meet the new sisters panel for the fifth year of The Life

by GSR Staff

Nov 29, 2021

GSR Today - Welcome to the fifth year of our monthly series called The Life. Our 2021-22 panel of 20 sisters will reflect on issues that impact the lives of Catholic women religious around the globe.

The unbreakable promise of Advent brings hope amid suffering

by The Life Panelists

Nov 29, 2021

Pandemic uncertainty gives us a deeper understanding of Advent

The Eucharist, gratitude and a spirituality of surprise

Court reverses judge's transfer in high-profile trial of Indian bishop in nun's rape case

by Saji Thomas

Nov 23, 2021

Justice

The Francis Chronicles

Francis, the comic strip

Nov 30, 2021

Francis, the comic strip: A holiday to push back the darkness.

Faithful listen to Pope Francis' Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

The Francis Chronicles

Pope Francis pained at migrant deaths in English Channel

by The Associated Press

Nov 29, 2021

Pope Francis expressed pain and sorrow at the deaths and suffering of migrants crossing the English Channel.

'Colin in Black & White' explores Kaepernick's fight for societal change

by Rose Pacatte

Nov 27, 2021

Christians must develop an anti-racist spirituality, Mennonite authors argue

by Daniel P. Horan

Nov 24, 2021

Los Angeles garment workers, lawmakers cite faith in fight for fair wages

by Melissa Cedillo

Nov 23, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse, whiteness and a divinely ordained license to kill

by Robert P. Jones, Religion News Service

Nov 23, 2021

Accountability

Phil Saviano, key clergy sex abuse whistleblower, dies at 69

by William J. Kole, The Associated Press

Nov 29, 2021

Phil Saviano, a clergy sex abuse survivor and whistleblower who played a pivotal role in exposing decades of predatory assaults by Roman Catholic priests in the United States, has died. He was 69.

Former Washington Archbishop, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick listens during a press conference in Washington, May 16, 2006. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Defrocked Cardinal McCarrick named in sex abuse lawsuit

by David Porter, The Associated Press

Nov 24, 2021

Defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is facing another sexual abuse lawsuit.

Bishops, other faith leaders join sunrise walk with sex abuse survivors

by Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service

Nov 18, 2021

Cologne Catholic church holds penance service on sex abuse

by Daniel Niemann, The Associated Press

Nov 18, 2021

'Enough is enough' rally challenges U.S. bishops to 'see the light'

by George P. Matysek Jr., Catholic News Service

Nov 17, 2021

Confession can be place where church fights abuse, Jesuit says

by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

Nov 17, 2021

Coronavirus

People walk through the Christmas market on the square in front of the historic Town Hall in the northern German city of Bremen before it opened Nov. 22, 2021. (CNS photo/Anli Serfontein)

As COVID-19 cases surge, Germany, Austria close many Christmas markets

by Anli Serfontein, Catholic News Service

Nov 23, 2021

Some of the world's most iconic Christmas markets in Germany and Austria were forced to close shortly after or just before they opened, as COVID-19 infections surged across Europe.

Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez concelebrates Mass with Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Nov. 15 in Baltimore during the bishops' fall general assembly. (CNS)

Blog

The Francis Effect podcast: Biden and bishops; Madison anti-vax memo; Archbishop Gomez

by NCR Staff

Nov 17, 2021

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David about the U.S. bishops on the Eucharist, comments by Los Angeles' archbishop about social justice, and the Madison Diocese forbidding parishes to be used as vaccination sites.

Madison diocese directs parishes not to hold vaccine clinics

by The Associated Press

Nov 15, 2021

US bishops' Eucharist teaching draft neglects realities on the ground

by Carmen Nanko-Fernández

Nov 11, 2021

Some dioceses loosen restrictions on mask mandates for Catholic schools

Nov 9, 2021

Vietnam sisters offer scholarships to keep students in school during pandemic

by Joachim Pham

Nov 8, 2021

Parish

Cardinal Gregory reflects on first year as member of College of Cardinals

by Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service

Nov 30, 2021

Exactly one year after he was made a cardinal by Pope Francis, Cardinal Gregory was again presiding at Mass.

Chairs left abandoned are seen Nov. 22, 2021, after a car plowed through the Waukesha Christmas Parade in Waukesha, Wis., at about 4:39 p.m. local time Nov. 21. (CNS photo/Cheney Orr, Reuters)

Wisconsin parishes pray for victims after SUV plows through parade crowd

by Catholic News Service

Nov 22, 2021

Church leaders and parishes offered prayers for the five people who died and dozens more who were injured, including a Catholic priest, church parishioners and Catholic school students, when an SUV plowed through spectators watching a Christmas parade.

US bishops' Eucharist teaching draft neglects realities on the ground

by Carmen Nanko-Fernández

Nov 11, 2021

Bishops seek answers about vandalism of churches and Catholic symbols

Nov 10, 2021

Online fundraiser supports LGBTQ staff fired from Catholic parishes, schools

by Gina Ciliberto

Nov 2, 2021

New federation forms to focus on Hispanic family ministry issues

by Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service

Nov 1, 2021

Spirituality

Pencil Preaching

Cast wide the net

Nov 29, 2021

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Pencil Preaching

Cast wide the net

Nov 29, 2021

Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, November 30, 2021

The unbreakable promise of Advent brings hope amid suffering

by The Life Panelists

Nov 29, 2021

Survey: Americans think bad things just happen; God is not responsible

by Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service

Nov 29, 2021

Real authority

Nov 28, 2021

Advent now