People pass by a tank, parked on the National Mall, during preparations for an upcoming military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Guest Voices

Trump's big, beautiful birthday parade puts US militarism on display

Opinion

This isn't just a parade. It's political theater. It's the gospel of empire made visible: power dressed in patriotism, dominance masquerading as peace, writes Kat Armas. The parade with real purpose happened long ago.

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The terror of an ICE check-in: One Catholic family's fear of being torn apart

Once a routine necessity, appointments with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement now are an emotional, anxious encounter for immigrant families.

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When Pope Leo XIV summoned the leader of Opus Dei to see him, in one of his first official papal audiences, Vatican watchers immediately began to wonder what the meeting meant.

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Pope Eusebius was exiled in the 4th century. Now you can visit his restored tomb near the Appian Way.

Starting in 2023, a restoration team worked to reconstruct the traces of what the site might have looked like in the past.

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Robots, sex slavery and the Catholic Church

Without question, the dignity of people needs to be safeguarded, both within and without the "sphere of sexuality." But if robots can be conscious, what about their dignity?

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MSW apologizes to Bishop Barron, sort of

NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters admits he hurled a throwaway line at Bishop Robert Barron and he is a substantial person. "He deserves more than what reads like a Twitter rant," Winters writes.

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Pope sets Sept. 7 for joint canonization of Blesseds Acutis and Frassati

Meeting with cardinals living in and visiting Rome for an ordinary public consistory June 13, the pope approved the new canonization date for the two young blesseds and set Oct. 19 as the date for the canonization of seven others.

Diversity is cause for strength, not division, pope tells Rome clergy

The cultural and pastoral diversity among clergy is not a burden but a gift that should enrich communion within the church rather than fragment it, Pope Leo XIV told the priests and deacons of the Diocese of Rome.

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Vatican bank reports increased profits, charitable giving

The Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican bank, reported increased profits in 2024 and gave a slightly larger dividend check to Pope Francis, who used the entire amount for charity.

ByCindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
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New pope, new page: Peruvian designer leads makeover of Vatican website

The Vatican wanted a complete makeover of the vatican.va website. The catch was it had to be ready to launch with the election of the new pope. Graphic designer Juan Carlos Ytō talks about how he took on the challenge.

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Over the years, NCR has consistently called for climate action — and applauded when it happens. Here are the 10 most recent editorials focused on the climate, environment and Catholic teaching on care for creation.

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Augustinian sisters sustain environment and livelihoods in Mozambique

Amid a humanitarian crisis, program teaches women sustainable farming practices. 

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Protect life by protecting the oceans, faith groups tell UN conference

Multifaith coalitions believe they bring not just moral clarity to the discussion, but local knowledge and perspectives in communities dependent upon the seas.

ByBrian Roewe

Delaware garden of plenty provides food to needy, thanks to Vincentians, parishes

An expansive garden sitting on a third of an acre of parish property at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Frankford, the mission church of St. Ann Parish in Bethany Beach, serves neighbors in need within the boundaries of both churches and is the only one of its kind in the Wilmington Diocese.

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In California's largest landback deal, the Yurok Tribe reclaims sacred land around Klamath River

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Star Wars' 'Andor' takes on the American empire

In showing exactly what it takes to resist the ever-growing power of a fascist empire, Disney's "Andor" serves as both a prophetic example — and a desperate warning cry.

Pope Francis arrives in procession with other bishops during Mass at the Maquehue Airport near Temuco, Chile, Jan. 17, 2018. (CNS/Paul Haring)

7 decades of papacy illuminated in new book, 'Jesus Wept'

Tragedy and hope vie for thematic supremacy in Philip Shenon's newest book, Jesus Wept: Seven Popes and the Battle for the Soul of the Catholic Church, a highly readable, character-driven narrative following seven convulsive decades within the papacy, Vatican and global church.

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The symbol of a life revealed in a love story

"The oratorio as a whole was an expression of the restlessness of the human heart. That's why the story became a symbol — a bridge to the lives of those who listened," writes Sr. Begoña Costillo.

Augustinian Sr. Ediltrudis Clemente Chinchay works with female farmers in Nampula, Mozambique on sustainable farming method projects. She and Augustinian Sr. Aurora Jacinto run the Biodiversity and Agricultural Program, founded in Nampula in 2022 to support and educate female farmers. (Tawanda Karombo)

Augustinian sisters sustain environment and livelihoods in Mozambique

Amid a humanitarian crisis, program teaches women sustainable farming practices. 

ByTawanda Karombo
Masthan Sahib, 66, has worked with Catholic nuns for more than 40 years in leprosy treatment, rehabilitation and training in Bengaluru, southern India. (Thomas Scaria)

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Masthan Sahib, a 65-year-old Muslim, talks to GSR about his four decades of working with Catholic nuns in a leprosy rehabilitation center in Bengaluru, the capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.

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I'll never get tired of wondering

We probably find solace in the past, frightened of facing the present and the uncertainty of the future. What might be of help is to rediscover wonder in our lives.

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