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Jul 10, 2020

Commentary: There are unspeakable joys as well as spaces for unimaginable lament to be found in Black Catholic worship traditions, which could be a cornerstone for worship during the time of pandemic and beyond.

Coronavirus

After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4B in virus aid

by Reese Dunklin, Michael Rezendes, The Associated Press

Jul 11, 2020

The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid, with many millions going to dioceses that have paid huge settlements or sought bankruptcy protection because of clergy sexual abuse cover-ups.

Survey of bishops reveals how pandemic has shaken diocesan, parish life

by Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service

Jul 10, 2020

Nearly every bishop responding to a survey said the coronavirus pandemic has seriously affected the celebration of the sacraments and rites and sacramental preparation programs in their dioceses.

COVID-19 is more than a public health challenge: It's a moral test

by Thomas Reese, Religion News Service

Jul 10, 2020

Chris Posch, Silver Spring pastor listed as 'servant' in the parish bulletin, dies

by Jesse Remedios

Jul 10, 2020

Brazil's Indigenous communities are being devastated by COVID-19

by Eduardo Campos Lima

Jul 9, 2020

Black Catholic women: voice embodied

by Kathleen Dorsey Bellow

Jul 8, 2020

Opinion

Column | Distinctly Catholic

Time for Biden to build a big tent

Jul 13, 2020

Distinctly Catholic: Let the net be cast wide. Let the tent be built big. Wipe the slates clean. The goal is to win and win big in November — and then to set about the task of uniting this great country.

Commentary

America needs a post-COVID national service program

by Yonce Shelton

Jul 13, 2020

Commentary: Young people want to commit. They want to transform. They want to be part of the solution. The opportunities created by the CORPS Act would allow thousands to be "accompanied and encouraged."

Blog | NCR Today

Copy Desk Daily, July 13, 2020

by Teresa Malcolm

Jul 13, 2020

Perspective

Losing a mother and grieving during a pandemic

by Gary Gately

Jul 11, 2020

Column | Young Voices

In a society that places heavy burdens on many, Jesus invites us to rest

by Jocelyn A. Sideco

Jul 11, 2020

Column | Signs of the Times

COVID-19 is more than a public health challenge: It's a moral test

by Thomas Reese, Religion News Service

Jul 10, 2020

Accountability

Blog

Your thoughts on accusations of misconduct against David Haas

Jul 10, 2020

Your thoughts: NCR recently published a report about Catholic composer David Haas who has been accused of sexual misconduct.

Cleveland priest faces multiple federal child pornography charges

Jul 7, 2020

A grand jury indicted a Catholic priest on federal charges involving child pornography and the sexual exploitation of children.

Archives reveal abuse allegations against founder of Schonstatt movement

Jul 2, 2020

Former New Orleans deacon, 85, dies awaiting rape trial

by Jim Mustain, The Associated Press

Jul 1, 2020

Polish group seeks pope's action against sex abuse, cover-up

by Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press

Jun 29, 2020

Abuse allegations against late Springfield, Mass., bishop found credible

by Rebecca Drake, Catholic News Service

Jun 26, 2020

Politics

Distinctly Catholic

Time for Biden to build a big tent

Jul 13, 2020

Catholic universities oppose ICE guidance for international students

by Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service

Jul 10, 2020

U.S. Catholic college and university leaders have joined the nation's higher education community in condemning a new policy announced by the Trump administration that would prevent international students from remaining in or coming to the United States if their colleges use a completely online format in the fall semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Supreme Court is right. That's no excuse for the church to be wrong.

Jul 10, 2020

Ten commandments for a pandemic moment in American history

by Joan Chittister

Jul 9, 2020

Links for 7/9/20

Jul 9, 2020

Faith leaders urge president, attorney general to halt federal executions

by Ian Alvano, Catholic News Service

Jul 8, 2020

Vatican

The Francis Chronicles

Pope: Migrants seeking new life end up instead in 'hell' of detention

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

Jul 8, 2020

Decrying the unimaginable "hell" migrants experience in detention centers, Pope Francis urged all Christians to examine how they do or don't help — as Jesus commanded — the people God has placed in their path.

Vatican task force calls for an end to arms production

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

Jul 7, 2020

Human health, peace, security and progress would be better served with a complete end to the production of weapons worldwide, said members of a Vatican task force.

At Angelus, pope backs U.N. resolution calling for global cease-fire

Jul 7, 2020

Financial watchdog sees increased cooperation with Vatican agencies

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

Jul 7, 2020

Weigel's 'The Next Pope' has a crimped, Americanist vision of papacy

Jul 6, 2020

Archives reveal abuse allegations against founder of Schonstatt movement

Jul 2, 2020

Quick Reads

Former New Orleans deacon, 85, dies awaiting rape trial

by Jim Mustain, The Associated Press

Jul 1, 2020

French cardinal reveals future plans after 'ordeal' of abuse trial

by Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service

Jul 1, 2020

Two retired bishops, two priests contract virus in Texas retirement home

by Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service

Jun 30, 2020

Polish group seeks pope's action against sex abuse, cover-up

by Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press

Jun 29, 2020

Marianists release names of members they say abused children

by Jim Slater, Margaret Stafford, The Associated Press

Jun 25, 2020

Archbishop Wenski named acting chair of bishops' religious freedom efforts

Jun 23, 2020

Parish

Fire destroys much of 249-year-old church in California

by Mario Sanchez, Daisy Nguyen, The Associated Press

Jul 13, 2020

A fire early July 11 destroyed the rooftop and most of the interior of a Catholic church in California that was undergoing renovation to mark its upcoming 250th anniversary celebration.

After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4B in virus aid

by Reese Dunklin, Michael Rezendes, The Associated Press

Jul 11, 2020

Survey of bishops reveals how pandemic has shaken diocesan, parish life

by Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service

Jul 10, 2020

'The life we've been living': Historic Black Catholic Church in Norfolk, Virginia, looks to the future

by Robert McCabe

Jul 3, 2020

Indiana Catholic pastor suspended after calling Black Lives Matter protestors 'maggots'

by Sarah Salvadore

Jul 2, 2020

Editorial: Let's be cautious about going back to church

by NCR Editorial Staff

Jul 2, 2020

World

Pope 'saddened' by Turkish court ruling to turn Hagia Sophia into mosque

Jul 13, 2020

Pope Francis said he was saddened after a Turkish court ruled to revert the iconic Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque.

Southern Africa's Catholic community spurred into action by Black Lives Matter

Updated

by Patrick Egwu

Jul 13, 2020

Southern Africa's Catholic community has been spurred into action by the global Black Lives Matter movement, with some local parishes hosting anti-bias workshops.

Ex-Salvadoran officer: 'High command' gave order to kill Jesuits in '89

by David Agren, Catholic News Service

Jul 9, 2020

Retired Pope Benedict follows his brother's funeral virtually

Jul 9, 2020

Migrant workers flood Goa beaches for jobs; sisters help them fit in

Updated

by Lissy Maruthanakuzhy

Jul 9, 2020

Brazil's Indigenous communities are being devastated by COVID-19

by Eduardo Campos Lima

Jul 9, 2020

Justice

Southern Africa's Catholic community spurred into action by Black Lives Matter

Updated

by Patrick Egwu

Jul 13, 2020

Southern Africa's Catholic community has been spurred into action by the global Black Lives Matter movement, with some local parishes hosting anti-bias workshops.

Young Voices

In a society that places heavy burdens on many, Jesus invites us to rest

by Jocelyn A. Sideco

Jul 11, 2020

Cardinal Tobin asks Trump to grant clemency to federal death-row inmate

Jul 10, 2020

Architectures of hate kill human dignity by design

by M.T. Dávila

Jul 10, 2020

Black lives matter in the worshipping church

Jul 10, 2020

Migrant workers flood Goa beaches for jobs; sisters help them fit in

Updated

by Lissy Maruthanakuzhy

Jul 9, 2020

EarthBeat

New trees for the motherhouse -- and what they might suggest

by Bernadette Marie Ondus

Jul 12, 2020

The red maple can can flourish in any type of soil, moist or dry, a bit like a strong marriage.

EarthBeat Weekly: Where 100 or more of us are gathered…

by Bill Mitchell

Jul 10, 2020

A gathering of NCR members recalls some words to live by for journalists: Our readers know more than we do.

What does the Democrats' climate plan have to say about environmental justice?

by Jesse Remedios

Jul 10, 2020

Ugandan climate activist: 'We are a climate generation and this is our fight'

by Jan Wisniewski, Marisa Pettit

Jul 10, 2020

Book interweaves eucharistic practice with social, economic and ecological realities

by Marian Ronan

Jul 8, 2020

Dakota Access pipeline temporarily shut down in legal and 'spiritual' battle

by Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service

Jul 7, 2020

Books

Book interweaves eucharistic practice with social, economic and ecological realities

by Marian Ronan

Jul 8, 2020

Book review: The broken food system and the environmental crisis require us to reembrace the Eucharist as a vital meal fellowship. This includes recognizing ourselves as a community, called together to act against the world's political and social evils.

New book urges white Christians to assess their 'abuses of faith'

by Robert Shine

Jul 1, 2020

Book review: The book takes down a number of the personalities, institutions and structures of white Christian nationalism that led to President Donald Trump's election and who pose a continued serious threat to multiethnic democracy in the United States.

'The Ethics of Encounter' makes Catholic social teaching more accessible

by Kelly Stewart

Jun 24, 2020

Author Susan Neiman examines Germany, Dixie and 'comparative redemption'

by Jason Berry

Jun 10, 2020

The time is right to read Jesse Jackson's speeches

by Bill Tammeus

Jun 3, 2020

History and tragedy linger in 'Ghosts of the Missing'

by Tom Deignan

May 27, 2020

People

Commentary

America needs a post-COVID national service program

by Yonce Shelton

Jul 13, 2020

Perspective

Losing a mother and grieving during a pandemic

by Gary Gately

Jul 11, 2020

Perspective: I did not weep in the few minutes I had inside the funeral home or at the abbreviated graveside service. It all happened so fast: COVID-19 robbed us — and more importantly, Mom — of a proper goodbye, leaving me feeling hollow, hurt, angry and guilty.

Survey of bishops reveals how pandemic has shaken diocesan, parish life

by Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service

Jul 10, 2020

Catholic universities oppose ICE guidance for international students

by Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service

Jul 10, 2020

Cardinal Tobin asks Trump to grant clemency to federal death-row inmate

Jul 10, 2020

New York Archdiocese closes 20 schools; six more close in Brooklyn Diocese

Jul 9, 2020

Spirituality

Pencil Preaching

Jesus and change

Jul 12, 2020

Pencil Preaching for Monday, July 13, 2020

Pencil Preaching

Parables everywhere

Jul 11, 2020

Pencil Preaching for Sunday, July 12, 2020

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The certainty of God's future

by Mary M. McGlone

Jul 11, 2020

Black lives matter in the worshipping church

Jul 10, 2020

Take care

Jul 9, 2020

Good News with a warning

Jul 8, 2020

Theology

Young Voices

In a society that places heavy burdens on many, Jesus invites us to rest

by Jocelyn A. Sideco

Jul 11, 2020

Commentary

Black lives matter in the worshipping church

Jul 10, 2020

Book interweaves eucharistic practice with social, economic and ecological realities

by Marian Ronan

Jul 8, 2020

Beware of 'radical nationalists' trying to use Christianity, Jesuit writes

by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

Jun 23, 2020

Your thoughts on reopening churches after lockdown

Jun 5, 2020

Your thoughts on conservative Catholics, women deacons, sharing Eucharist and more

May 29, 2020

Media

Cover of the Oct. 4-17, 2019, print edition of National Catholic Reporter

Catholic Press Association honors NCR as best newspaper, news website

Jul 7, 2020

The Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada has honored National Catholic Reporter with 17 citations of excellence in its 2020 awards contest.

George Weigel speaks July 25, 2019, at the Napa Institute's annual Summer Conference in California. (CNS/Courtesy of Napa Institute)

Distinctly Catholic

Weigel's 'The Next Pope' has a crimped, Americanist vision of papacy