Commentary: The hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 are not the only tragedy from this pandemic, which is exacerbating the already undeniable realities of hunger, poverty and food insecurity in the U.S.
A Vatican women's magazine has gently criticized the pope's recent remarks on naming women to positions of authority in the church, saying he touched a "sore point" by again warning against the so-called clericalization of women.
Although the Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution of Dustin Higgs Jan. 15, two justices made their objections known loud and clear in dissents that called into question the speed of these decisions and even the constitutionality of capital punishment.
Retired Archbishop Philip Wilson, former president of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference who served as archbishop of Adelaide for 17 years, died Jan. 17. He was 70.
With the news that dozens of people were suffocating to death due to a lack of oxygen in hospitals in the Amazon city of Manaus, Catholic bishops pleaded for more supplies.
Commentary: The hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 are not the only tragedy from this pandemic, which is exacerbating the already undeniable realities of hunger, poverty and food insecurity in the U.S.
Commentary: A pernicious competing vision has challenged civic nationalism throughout U.S. history. It is an ethnic nationalism that is dedicated to the preservation and strengthening of white supremacy.
Scholars and others spoke with NCR about Polish alienation from the church, related to the hierarchy's alliance with the authoritarian ruling party, attacks on the LGBTQ community, and clergy sex abuse.
Fr. Orazio Caputo's situation is complicated — while the priest is accused by Italian prosecutors of aiding and abetting a criminal conspiracy, the church has also charged him with allegedly violating the confidence assumed in the sacrament of confession. According to canon law, such a violation may result in excommunication.
Although the Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution of Dustin Higgs Jan. 15, two justices made their objections known loud and clear in dissents that called into question the speed of these decisions and even the constitutionality of capital punishment.
Commentary: A pernicious competing vision has challenged civic nationalism throughout U.S. history. It is an ethnic nationalism that is dedicated to the preservation and strengthening of white supremacy.
The Vatican announced that it withdrew an arrest and extradition request for Cecilia Marogna, an Italian political analyst who allegedly was hired as a consultant by Cardinal Angelo Becciu and is now accused of embezzlement. Marogna faces "imminent" trial, the Vatican said.
Book review: In Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada's Lifeblood of the Parish, we enter a community not just through a public-facing feast but also via planning meetings, church basements, money rooms, tattoos and male kinships.
Essay, Part 1 of 5: In a new series, Phyllis Zagano examines the questions most often raised by women religious about the possibility of women religious being ordained as deacons or of women deacons joining religious life.
With the news that dozens of people were suffocating to death due to a lack of oxygen in hospitals in the Amazon city of Manaus, Catholic bishops pleaded for more supplies.
Retired Archbishop Philip Wilson, former president of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference who served as archbishop of Adelaide for 17 years, died Jan. 17. He was 70.
Although the Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution of Dustin Higgs Jan. 15, two justices made their objections known loud and clear in dissents that called into question the speed of these decisions and even the constitutionality of capital punishment.
Joe Biden's Cabinet has embedded backgrounds in environmental issues throughout its ranks. Faith-based organizations say these prior records raise optimism about the federal response to climate change.
Book review: In Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada's Lifeblood of the Parish, we enter a community not just through a public-facing feast but also via planning meetings, church basements, money rooms, tattoos and male kinships.
Review: The Kingdom Began in Puerto Rico: Neil Connolly's Priesthood in the South Bronx explores Connolly's ministry and how he learned to be a priest of the people from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Joe Scheidler, founder of the Pro-Life Action League in Chicago and one of the towering figures of the pro-life movement for decades, died of pneumonia Jan. 18 at his home in Chicago's Northwest Side.
Retired Archbishop Philip Wilson, former president of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference who served as archbishop of Adelaide for 17 years, died Jan. 17. He was 70.
Scripture for Life: Whether or not we think it through, whether or not we ever imagine Jesus asking us, everything we do responds to Jesus' question, "What do you seek?"
Faith Seeking Understanding: St. Angela of Foligno was someone that women and men, lay and religious, sought out for insight — both spiritual and practical. She makes for a great wisdom figure in our own time, too.
A statement sent to the priests of the diocese Jan. 14 said Fr. John Zuhlsdorf will relocate to "pursue other opportunities" and noted it was a mutual decision reached between Zuhlsdorf and Bishop Donald Hying.
NCR Connections: As we move into a presidential administration that does not disparage — or openly threaten — the media, our job remains to tell the truth, uncover what may be hidden and hold the powerful accountable.
Contemplate This - There has to be a national effort to begin to repair the great divide among us. That effort has to seep down into each of our families and local communities. And it has to start with each one of us.
Catholic sisters see the incoming Biden administration as a relief. Sisters interviewed by GSR want policies more in line with Catholic social teaching; yet all of them came back to the issue of character.
