Lil Nas X appears backstage with his awards for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Old Town Road" and Best Music Video for "Old Town Road (Official Movie)," during the 62nd annual Grammy Awards held at Staples Center Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Newsc

In Lil Nas X's 'Montero,' Black, queer people hold the keys to salvation

by Jordan E. DeSanto
May 8, 2021
Book Review

Future tech requires regulations and balanced ties to creation, author says

by Sarah Mac Donald
May 8, 2021

The Catholic roots of a Silicon Valley legend, Chuck Geschke

by Frank J. Butler
May 8, 2021

How to bring Laudato Si' into your wardrobe

by Whitney Bauck
May 7, 2021
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Column | Scripture for Life

Sixth Sunday of Easter: Who belongs?

by Mary M. McGlone
May 8, 2021

Scripture for Life: Today's Gospel comes from Jesus' final testament to his disciples at the Last Supper. One key to this teaching is Jesus' solemn assurance, "It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you."

Blog | NCR Today

Your thoughts on denying Biden Communion

by NCR Staff
May 7, 2021

Your thoughts: NCR readers respond to a recent Villanova University panel that intensified the debate about denying President Joe Biden Communion because of his support of legal abortion.

The “U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (parody)” account on Twitter (NCR screenshot)
Blog | NCR Connections

Founder of bishops' parody Twitter account comes clean

by Heidi Schlumpf
May 7, 2021

NCR Connections: Over the months, what started as a fluke has grown to be a community of Catholics who wish bishops did things like ask their opinions or apologize when they make a mistake — like they do @usccbp.

Then-President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump depart Joint Base Andrews in Maryland Jan. 20, ahead of then-President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. (CNS/Carlos Barria, Reuters)
Column | Distinctly Catholic

The GOP, the big lie and the Avignon papacy

by Michael Sean Winters
May 7, 2021

Distinctly Catholic: A big lie has emerged at the heart of the GOP — that Donald Trump is the legitimate president because the 2020 election was stolen. Until that lie is dispatched, American democracy is radically unsafe.

Coronavirus

Archdiocese sues Wisconsin over prisoner visit restrictions

by The Associated Press
May 7, 2021

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee filed a lawsuit on May 7 demanding state corrections officials relax COVID-19 protocols and allow ministers to visit incarcerated people.

Move to waive vaccine patents is good step, says Catholic health official

by Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service
May 7, 2021

The Biden administration's May 5 announcement that it supports waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines — as a means to expand the vaccine's production and distribution — is a move the Vatican has been suggesting.

Pope prays emergency workers in India find strength to persevere

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service
May 6, 2021

Vatican conference features Fauci, Francis — and Aerosmith

by Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press
May 6, 2021

LifeSiteNews removed from Facebook for violating COVID-19 misinformation policies

by Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service
May 6, 2021

Catholic colleges, universities debate COVID-19 vaccine requirements

Updated
by Alexander Thompson
May 6, 2021

Opinion

Lil Nas X appears backstage with his awards for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Old Town Road" and Best Music Video for "Old Town Road (Official Movie)," during the 62nd annual Grammy Awards held at Staples Center Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Newsc

In Lil Nas X's 'Montero,' Black, queer people hold the keys to salvation

by Jordan E. DeSanto
May 8, 2021

Homophobic theology causes physical and mental harm to the sacred bodies of Black queer people. Watching Lil Nas X, an openly queer and unapologetically Black artist, gives me hope.

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Sixth Sunday of Easter: Who belongs?

by Mary M. McGlone
May 8, 2021

Scripture for Life: Today's Gospel comes from Jesus' final testament to his disciples at the Last Supper. One key to this teaching is Jesus' solemn assurance, "It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you."

The Catholic roots of a Silicon Valley legend, Chuck Geschke

by Frank J. Butler
May 8, 2021
Commentary

Politicizing Biden's faith is pastoral malpractice

by John Gehring, Religion News Service
May 7, 2021

Founder of bishops' parody Twitter account comes clean

by Heidi Schlumpf
May 7, 2021
Blog | NCR Today

Your thoughts on denying Biden Communion

by NCR Staff
May 7, 2021

Accountability

St. Catherine's report sparks calls for accountability from survivors of alleged abuse by David Haas

by Sophie Vodvarka
May 5, 2021

Some sexual assault survivors and advocates are still working to hold Catholic institutions accountable following an independent investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against composer David Haas.

Kentucky priest accused of sex abuse reinstated by Vatican

by The Associated Press
Apr 29, 2021

A western Kentucky priest accused of sexually abusing two minors has been reinstated by the Vatican but remains banned from entering schools for five years.

Pope aims to cut down on corruption among Vatican managers

by Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press
Apr 29, 2021

Pope ousts leadership of Ecuadorian diocese amid complaints

by Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press
Apr 28, 2021

Panel: Racism compounds the clergy sex abuse crisis for Black Catholics

by Madeleine Davison
Apr 28, 2021

Wisconsin opens investigation of sexual abuse in the state's five dioceses

Updated
by Catholic News Service
Apr 27, 2021

Politics

Move to waive vaccine patents is good step, says Catholic health official

by Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service
May 7, 2021

The Biden administration's May 5 announcement that it supports waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines — as a means to expand the vaccine's production and distribution — is a move the Vatican has been suggesting.

Commentary

Politicizing Biden's faith is pastoral malpractice

by John Gehring, Religion News Service
May 7, 2021

Bishops have every right to challenge Catholic politicians on abortion. Deploying Communion as a bludgeon to selectively sanction elected officials on a single issue is not the answer. 

Vatican prelate says individual bishops have final say on Communion

by Claire Giangrave, Religion News Service
May 7, 2021

The GOP, the big lie and the Avignon papacy

by Michael Sean Winters
May 7, 2021

Bishop McElroy: Don't weaponize the Eucharist for political ends

by Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service
May 6, 2021

Children separated under Trump policy to be reunited with families

by Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service
May 6, 2021

Vatican

Pope: Welcoming migrants, refugees is opportunity for growth

by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
May 6, 2021

As countries become more culturally and ethnically diverse, their Catholic communities become more "catholic" and their societies can increasingly reflect the fact that all people are brothers and sisters, Pope Francis said.

Vatican conference features Fauci, Francis — and Aerosmith

by Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press
May 6, 2021

The CEOs of vaccine-makers Pfizer and Moderna joined cardinals, academics and the lead guitarist of Aerosmith in opening a unique Vatican conference on COVID-19, other global health threats and how science, solidarity and spirituality can address them.

Pope: One act of pure love is greatest miracle Christians can perform

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service
May 5, 2021

Cardinal Tobin: Synodality is Pope Francis' vehicle for changing the church

by Christopher White
May 5, 2021

Francis to create new official Catholic ministry of 'catechist'

by Joshua J. McElwee
May 5, 2021

Vatican No. 2 intervenes to shed light on Swiss Guard deaths

by Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press
May 4, 2021

Quick Reads

Francis to create new official Catholic ministry of 'catechist'

by Joshua J. McElwee
May 5, 2021

Man charged with setting fire at historic California mission

by The Associated Press
May 4, 2021

Kentucky priest accused of sex abuse reinstated by Vatican

by The Associated Press
Apr 29, 2021

Spanish Catholic leaders put numbers to sex abuse claims

by Aritz Parra, The Associated Press
Apr 26, 2021

LA Archdiocese to close 6 schools due to hardships heightened by pandemic

by Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service
Apr 6, 2021

Priest, six others killed by armed gunmen at Nigerian parish

by Peter Ajayi Dada, Catholic News Service
Apr 1, 2021

Parish

Blog

The Francis Effect podcast: Biden's first 100 days and what bishops think of them; plus causes of Catholics leaving church

by NCR Staff
May 5, 2021

Listen: In this episode, hosts Heidi, Father Daniel and David discuss the first hundred days of the Biden presidency — and the reactions from some Catholic quarters. They also look at factors influencing some Catholics to leave the church.

Man charged with setting fire at historic California mission

by The Associated Press
May 4, 2021

A fire that gutted much of a historic Catholic church in Southern California last year was intentionally set, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Integrating faith and justice key to post-pandemic ministry with young Latinos

by Melissa Cedillo
May 3, 2021

CDC director: Fully vaccinated people with masks can safely worship indoors

by Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service
Apr 30, 2021

Support of Trump within church has driven some Catholics to the exits

by Rebecca Bratten Weiss
Apr 29, 2021

Wisconsin opens investigation of sexual abuse in the state's five dioceses

Updated
by Catholic News Service
Apr 27, 2021

World

Amid political crisis, Salvadoran bishops call for 'authentic democracy'

by Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service
May 7, 2021

After international outcry following moves that consolidated power over El Salvador into the hands of the president, the Central American country's Catholic bishops expressed worry and urged lawmakers to guide citizens into a "truly democratic state."

The Francis Chronicles

Pope prays emergency workers in India find strength to persevere

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service
May 6, 2021

As India faces a massive surge in new infections and deaths caused by COVID-19, Pope Francis said he was praying for all those affected by the huge health emergency.

Trial hearings begin on Salvadoran massacre U.S. may have known about

by Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service
May 6, 2021

Sisters near Goa beaches offer children of sex workers brighter options

by Lissy Maruthanakuzhy
May 6, 2021

Germany's ecumenical church assembly goes virtual

by Catholic News Service
May 5, 2021

CNEWA launches appeal to help Indian churches respond to COVID-19 crisis

by Catholic News Service
May 5, 2021

Justice

Archdiocese sues Wisconsin over prisoner visit restrictions

by The Associated Press
May 7, 2021

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee filed a lawsuit on May 7 demanding state corrections officials relax COVID-19 protocols and allow ministers to visit incarcerated people.

How to bring Laudato Si' into your wardrobe

by Whitney Bauck
May 7, 2021

The way we currently make clothing leads to more than just sweatshops; it's also contributing to the kind of ecological sin that wrongs future generations and the Earth alike. But you can do something about it.

Pope: Welcoming migrants, refugees is opportunity for growth

by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
May 6, 2021

Children separated under Trump policy to be reunited with families

by Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service
May 6, 2021

Sr. Norma Pimentel urges President Biden to visit US-Mexico border

by Kurt Jensen, Catholic News Service
May 6, 2021

To save lives, we must scrap patent protections on coronavirus vaccines

by Paul Farmer, Simone Campbell
May 5, 2021

EarthBeat

Students demonstrate the Mini Cheetah, a quadruped robot, during presentations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Feb. 26, 2019, in Cambridge. In his book "Robots, Ethics and the Future of Jobs," Fr. Seán McDonagh predicts that millions of jobs
Book Review

Future tech requires regulations and balanced ties to creation, author says

by Sarah Mac Donald
May 8, 2021

Book Review: In Robots, Ethics and the Future of Jobs, Fr. Seán McDonagh highlights the need to address the potential repercussions of artificial intelligence and other developing technologies.

A farmer hoes his field of corn in Haiti, a country caught in the "ecological poverty trap." (CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey)

EarthBeat Weekly: Most of the world's people are caught in an 'ecological poverty trap'

by Barbara Fraser
May 7, 2021

The relationship between nature's ability to regenerate and countries' purchasing power is largely ignored in economics textbooks and debates about development, researchers say.

How to bring Laudato Si' into your wardrobe

by Whitney Bauck
May 7, 2021

God's plan for animals is a hot topic in theology that we can all understand

by Charles C. Camosy, Religion News Service
May 6, 2021

Sen. Warnock: Biden's infrastructure plan can help repair America's divisions

by Brian Roewe
May 5, 2021

Couple's self-designed house helps keep carbon footprint small

by Jan Wilson
May 4, 2021

Books

Students demonstrate the Mini Cheetah, a quadruped robot, during presentations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Feb. 26, 2019, in Cambridge. In his book "Robots, Ethics and the Future of Jobs," Fr. Seán McDonagh predicts that millions of jobs

Future tech requires regulations and balanced ties to creation, author says

by Sarah Mac Donald
May 8, 2021

Book Review: In Robots, Ethics and the Future of Jobs, Fr. Seán McDonagh highlights the need to address the potential repercussions of artificial intelligence and other developing technologies.

(Pixabay/StockSnap)

20 years later, 'The Body Artist' feels not merely relevant, but essential

by Nick Ripatrazone
May 1, 2021

Book Review: Published 20 years ago, Don DeLillo's The Body Artist is a moving, at times exquisite book about the strangeness of grief — a uniquely apt novel for our protracted moment of collective sadness.

Tentler's 'American Catholics' book is a reliable, entertaining history

by Paul Lakeland
Apr 24, 2021

New book uses faith to tackle social, cultural factors behind eating disorders

by Vanesa Zuleta Goldberg
Apr 17, 2021

Stephanie Phillips documents the evolution of Solange Knowles

by Jaelani Turner-Williams
Apr 10, 2021

What Octavia Butler's 'Parable of the Sower' can teach Catholics

by Jonathan Rayson-Locke
Apr 3, 2021

People

Charles Geschke (Courtesy of Adobe)

The Catholic roots of a Silicon Valley legend, Chuck Geschke

by Frank J. Butler
May 8, 2021

Appreciation: Charles "Chuck" Geschke lived a life reflective of his deep Catholic and Jesuit roots. These shaped the extraordinary story of kindness, honesty and service that distinguished his long career.

The “U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (parody)” account on Twitter (NCR screenshot)
Blog

Founder of bishops' parody Twitter account comes clean

by Heidi Schlumpf
May 7, 2021

NCR Connections: Over the months, what started as a fluke has grown to be a community of Catholics who wish bishops did things like ask their opinions or apologize when they make a mistake — like they do @usccbp.

Bishop McElroy: Don't weaponize the Eucharist for political ends

by Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service
May 6, 2021

Sisters near Goa beaches offer children of sex workers brighter options

by Lissy Maruthanakuzhy
May 6, 2021

Catholic bishops opposed a suicide prevention hotline. Why?

by Marianne Duddy-Burke
May 6, 2021

Catholic colleges, universities debate COVID-19 vaccine requirements

Updated
by Alexander Thompson
May 6, 2021

Spirituality

(Unsplash/Jon Tyson)
Scripture for Life

Sixth Sunday of Easter: Who belongs?

by Mary M. McGlone
May 8, 2021

Scripture for Life: Today's Gospel comes from Jesus' final testament to his disciples at the Last Supper. One key to this teaching is Jesus' solemn assurance, "It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you."

Pencil Preaching

I call you friends

by Pat Marrin
May 6, 2021

Pencil Preaching for Friday, May 7, 2021

Francis, the comic strip

by Pat Marrin
May 6, 2021

Path to paradox

by Pat Marrin
May 5, 2021

Pope: One act of pure love is greatest miracle Christians can perform

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service
May 5, 2021

Holy ambiguity

by Pat Marrin
May 4, 2021

Theology

Commentary

God's plan for animals is a hot topic in theology that we can all understand

by Charles C. Camosy, Religion News Service
May 6, 2021

Commentary: Over the past decade in Christian theological circles, there's been an explosion of concern for nonhuman animals. Leading voices in animal ethics today — religious and secular — reject the idea that nonhuman animals are mere tools.

Cardinal Tobin: Synodality is Pope Francis' vehicle for changing the church

by Christopher White
May 5, 2021

Church leaders uncomfortable with Pope Francis' emphasis on mercy and an attentiveness to the voices of those on the peripheries should reexamine their skepticism, according to Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey.

Synodality and papal primacy: Questions regarding the Catholic Church today and the next pope

by Massimo Faggioli, La Croix International
May 3, 2021

Were some saints mentally ill, or holy, or both?

by Stephen G. Adubato
Apr 30, 2021

Fourth Sunday of Easter: Mirroring those we love

by Mary M. McGlone
Apr 24, 2021

Irish bishop's reference to Mary Magdalene's 'colorful past' draws criticism

by Sarah Mac Donald
Apr 23, 2021

Media

Lil Nas X appears backstage with his awards for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Old Town Road" and Best Music Video for "Old Town Road (Official Movie)," during the 62nd annual Grammy Awards held at Staples Center Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Newsc

In Lil Nas X's 'Montero,' Black, queer people hold the keys to salvation

by Jordan E. DeSanto
May 8, 2021

Homophobic theology causes physical and mental harm to the sacred bodies of Black queer people. Watching Lil Nas X, an openly queer and unapologetically Black artist, gives me hope.

Students demonstrate the Mini Cheetah, a quadruped robot, during presentations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Feb. 26, 2019, in Cambridge. In his book "Robots, Ethics and the Future of Jobs," Fr. Seán McDonagh predicts that millions of jobs
Book Review

Future tech requires regulations and balanced ties to creation, author says

by Sarah Mac Donald
May 8, 2021

Book Review: In Robots, Ethics and the Future of Jobs, Fr. Seán McDonagh highlights the need to address the potential repercussions of artificial intelligence and other developing technologies.

Founder of bishops' parody Twitter account comes clean

by Heidi Schlumpf
May 7, 2021

LifeSiteNews removed from Facebook for violating COVID-19 misinformation policies

by Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service
May 6, 2021

20 years later, 'The Body Artist' feels not merely relevant, but essential

by Nick Ripatrazone
May 1, 2021

In Lee Isaac Chung's 'Minari,' faith is difficult but persistent

by Flora x. Tang
May 1, 2021

Global Sisters Report

Missionaries of Jesus Sr. Norma Pimentel participates in a virtual dialogue May 4, 2021, about "Young and Latino Leaders on Immigration: Continuing Challenges, New Urgency, Time for Action." (CNS/Georgetown University)

Sr. Norma Pimentel urges President Biden to visit US-Mexico border

by Kurt Jensen, Catholic News Service
May 6, 2021

"The best way to understand what is happening at the border is to come and see, you know?" Sr. Norma Pimentel told a Georgetown panel — "actually see the face of a child, a mother hurting and suffering for their babies."

Sr. Lourenca Marques, a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Holy Family of Nazareth, observes training in stitching with teacher Mary Fernandes (far right) at Asha Sadan at Baina in the western Indian state of Goa. (Lissy Maruthanakuzhy)

Sisters near Goa beaches offer children of sex workers brighter options

by Lissy Maruthanakuzhy
May 6, 2021

At Asha Sadan at Baina Beach near Vasco, the port town of India's Goa state, Holy Family of Nazareth Sr. Lourenca Marques helps children of sex workers and HIV-positive women train for a new life and future.

Sisters' archivists are collecting COVID-19 history as it happens

by Peter Feuerherd
May 6, 2021

As a chapter ends, it's a gift to be part of a larger story

Q & A with Sr. Crina Cardozo, ministering to the tribal people of Goa

by Lissy Maruthanakuzhy
May 4, 2021

The state mottoes celebrate by holding firm

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NCR Today

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From Where I Stand

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The Gospel of Sports

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