Serving those less fortunate first brought Mel and Mary Ann Beckman together more than 50 years ago. They’ve remained committed to service ever since, even through the messiness and heartbreak of life.
With 40 inmates on federal death row and the clock ticking on President Joe Biden's term, Catholic Mobilizing Network is calling for decisive action. They want Biden to use his remaining time in office to commute these sentences.
From indie gems, to box office movie stars, to Hallmark favorites, these new films offer a delightful range of unique stories that are perfect for the season.
The Supreme Court favors religious liberty, but the argument advanced by the U.S. bishops' conference will prove a bridge too far, says NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
Childhood memories became a significant force behind Sr. Joan Chittister's relentless advocacy for women in all circumstances, in the church, in society, across cultures.
The celebration of a Holy Year every 25 years is an acknowledgment that "the Christian life is a journey calling for moments of greater intensity to encourage and sustain hope as the constant companion that guides our steps toward the goal of our encounter with the Lord Jesus," Pope Francis wrote.
During two days of meetings, Pope Francis and his closest cardinal advisers discussed the relationship between local churches and other institutional church assemblies, a main topic of discussion to come out of the Synod of Bishops on synodality.
Negotiations in South Korea were expected to deliver a treaty on plastics two years in the making, but the U.N. meeting adjourned early Dec. 2 with delegates for some 170 nations still deadlocked on key issues.
A national body of Catholic religious working for justice and peace in India has vowed to protect mother earth from "merciless invasions" that create ecological imbalances and climate change.
Pope Francis received a new, emission-free, all-electric popemobile from representatives of Mercedes-Benz, the German car manufacturer that has been supplying vehicles for the popes for nearly 100 years.
Catholic leaders in Central America expressed alarm over the idea of repealing a national prohibition on extractive activities in El Salvador — putting the church in opposition to the country's popular president.
From indie gems, to box office movie stars, to Hallmark favorites, these new films offer a delightful range of unique stories that are perfect for the season.
"Wicked (Part 1)" provides an immersive sensory experience and a story of just how much the marginalized have to teach us, hailing solidarity as our greatest hope for overcoming oppressive powers.
By focusing on the most salacious parts of its history, as well as recent U.S. politics, the book Opus doesn't shed much light on the lingering questions around Opus Dei or its place in the church in the 21st century.
A quiet storm of a film about secrets and those who keep them, "Small Things Like These," starring Cillian Murphy, highlights the horrors of the not-so-distant past in Irish Catholicism.
A national body of Catholic religious working for justice and peace in India has vowed to protect mother earth from "merciless invasions" that create ecological imbalances and climate change.
The Confederation of Latin American and Caribbean Religious (CLAR) held its fifth gathering on religious life, Nov. 22-24 in Argentina, with more than 1,000 participants.
"This Advent calls us to make the world a better place to live for all," writes Sr. Rosemary Wanyoike, "especially the children, people with special needs and the economically vulnerable groups who suffer most."
Sr. Anne Montgomery participated in eight Plowshares actions for nuclear disarmament, each one requiring an arrest, trial, and imprisonment or probation. A new book reveals poetry by the late Religious of the Sacred Heart.
