Dennis Coday

NCR Today: Francis appoints three women as consultants to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Trump looks to drone exports to cut trade deficit. Catholic 'social innovation' helps refugees. Ghanian theologian on healing in Africa. Phyllis Zagano finds too much Catholic fake news.

NCR Today: Columbine High School, 19 years later. La Crosse, Wisconsin, diocese continues pension plan. NAACP wants a new EPA chief. Puerto Rico fears losing Congressional support. How roads are connected to hunger.

NCR Today: La Crosse, Wisconsin, diocese fiddles with employee pensions and other financial stories. Ave Maria alumni don't want Secretary DeVos at graduation. Catholic colleges and #MeToo. LCWR leaders reflect on years of Vatican scrutiny.

NCR Today: NCR authors continue to explore Francis' new exhortation to holiness. Paul Ryan: RIP. Canadian bishops cut international development agency funds. No decision yet on what to do with Syria.

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Pax Christi USA issued a statement April 10 condemning President Donald Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.

NCR Today: Francis releases exhortation on holiness. Catholic Church news from the weekend. Sex abuse roundup. Syria gasses civilians. Hockey players mourned in Saskatchewan, Canada.

NCR Today: Remembering MLK and the Catholic conversation around racism. John Bolton is a scary guy. Is the student-led anti-gun violence campaign losing steam? Irish government has a few suggestions for pope's August visit. Prayer resources for the Easter season.

NCR Today: 'Repeal the Second Amendment,' says Justice John Paul Stevens. Migrants, prisoners take center stage on Holy Thursday. John Bolton and warmongering. Why are American political conservatives so interested in our pope?

NCR Today: Jesuit Fr. Jim Martin talks about Jesus in Chicago, controversial? Is there trouble in the U.S. Papal Foundation? Jimmy Carter calls John Bolton "Trump's biggest mistake." Remembering Catholic women who shaped history.

NCR Today: A busy weekend, but NCR has you covered: Memories of Romero on anniversary of the archbishop's assassination; Vatican meeting of youth issues statement; American youth walk streets against gun violence. And in other news: Cardinal Dolan disses Democrats.

NCR Today: Prepare yourself for Holy Week. NCR Forward tops 1,000 members. The Catholic #MeToo. Students prepare for tomorrow's March for Our Lives events. Who is John Bolton and should we be scared?

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In his review of To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism by New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, Michael Sean Winters criticizes the author for using unreliable sources. One source that Douthat cites is John Zmirak. Who is John Zmirak?

NCR Today: Vatican press office admits altering photo. Guam Catholics react to archbishop's exile. It's not too late to start Lenten exercises. Global Sisters Report begins a series on African American spirituality.

NCR Today: Guam archbishop found guilty of sex abuse, removed from office. Gun control is a pro-life issue, right? Whither the Democrat Party? Trump, the Russians and John Bolton.

NCR Today: Trump will meet with North Korea; marking International Women's Day; listening to Young Voices; China, Vatican talks on bishops 'in full swing;' Davenport, Iowa, bishop to bike across the state; New Mexico bishops defend state lobbyist

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NCR Today: Oscar night balanced celebration and politics. Sisters in India serve elderly; in Kenya they serve sex workers. The Ecumenical Catholic Communion ordains its first female bishop. What do you think about arming teachers?

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