Immigrant activists make their way down Lexington St. on the way to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Oct. 11 in Chicago. Hundreds followed the Eucharist from St. Eulalia Parish in Maywood to the Broadview facility operated by the Department of Homeland Security. The group hoped to give Communion to detainees at the center but were denied access. (Courtesy of Chicago Catholic/Karen Callaway)

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Editorial: Pope Leo delivers breathtakingly bold salvo on wealth, elitism and poverty

Prophetic in the truest sense, Dilexi Te is an uncompromising assessment of how wealth and faith in contemporary economic ideologies and markets have misshapen Christianity.

ByNCR Editorial Staff
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Pope Leo's hands

Editorial: Pope Leo delivers breathtakingly bold salvo on wealth, elitism and poverty

Editorial

Prophetic in the truest sense, Dilexi Te is an uncompromising assessment of how wealth and faith in contemporary economic ideologies and markets have misshapen Christianity.

Vatican

Pope urges Italy to remain open to migrants during rite of passage visit to presidential palace

Pope Leo XIV thanked Italy on Tuesday for its efforts to combat human trafficking but urged the country to remain open to welcoming and integrating migrants as he took part in a pomp-filled meeting with the Italian president.

Brazilian leader praises papal document on poverty, invites pope to COP30

During a private audience with Pope Leo XIV, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited the pope to the upcoming U.N. Climate Change Conference, being held for the first time in the heart of the Amazon region.

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Vatican names judges for trial of former Jesuit artist Rupnik accused of abuse by over 20 women

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9 things to know about 'Dilexi Te,' Pope Leo's first apostolic exhortation

Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te ("I have loved you"), was promulgated Oct. 9, the feast day of St. John Henry Newman. Here are nine things to know about the document.

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Sr. Flora Nyawira trains a group on leek onion farming. The Sisters of Our Lady of the Good Shepherd run Shalom Farm in Kitale, Kenya. (Mourine Achieng)

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Jelly Roll performs during a concert in St. Peter's Square for the conclusion of the World Meeting on Human Fraternity at the Vatican, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP/Gregorio Borgia)

Jelly Roll's Vatican performance offers hope to those impacted by addiction

Jelly Roll's growing, worldwide fanbase is populated with people like me: ordinary, struggling people whose lives have been impacted by addiction. His returning to, and offering of, light is why we seek out his music.

(Unsplash/Qihai Weng)
Book Reviews

New book demythologizes Mary, emphasizes her political and ecclesial role

In The Lost Mary: Rediscovering the Mother of Jesus, James D. Tabor demythologizes the "passive, nonsexual, nonpolitical" Mary, inviting us to consider her through a historical, critical lens.

ByDiane Scharper
In this file photo, Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis., accuses Haldore Hanson, key State Department official, of "pro-Communist" activities dating back to 1938, during a Senate foreign relations subcommittee, March 13, 1950. Author Clay Risen explores Congress's investigation of Communism in the federal government and Hollywood in the 1950s in his book Red Scare. (AP photo/Herbert K. White, file)
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Q&A with 'Red Scare' author Clay Risen on McCarthyism and modern America

In Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America, author Clay Risen explores Congress's investigation of Communism in the 1950s. Risen spoke with NCR about parallels between that era and today. 

ByJason Berry

In 'The Promised Land,' Moses’ desert trek is reimagined as a workplace comedy

Envisioned as a "mockumentary" series shot in the style of "The Office" and "Abbott Elementary," the show's pilot was released last year. Its first season debuted Oct. 1, tackling the often tragic narrative of Moses and the Israelites with a wink and a nod.

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Q&A with Sr. Justicia Nekesa, empowering girls in Kenya through skill-based training

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Learning to weave taught me how to rebuild my life, thread by thread

The backstrap loom is the perfect metaphor for our religious life. Weaving has taught me that remaining in challenging situations does not mean staying stuck — it is about living an embodied spirituality, a new creation.

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Sr. Jannette Pruitt and Archbishop Shelton Fabre of Louisville, Kentucky. Pruitt designed and created her dress, as well as Fabre's vestments. (Courtesy of Jannette Pruitt)

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