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Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about just war theory, religious liberty and Magnifica Humanitas.

"What is your hope for America at 250?" Read responses from political leaders (including two former speakers of the House), leaders in ministry, Catholic activism, and Catholic colleges and universities.

As the United States approaches its 250th birthday, read a sampling of NCR's six-page spread in the July 2, 1976, issue, which had dozens of 200th birthday greetings from Catholics and others around the nation.

The National Catholic Reporter and Global Sisters Report received a combined 45 honors at the 2026 Catholic Media Awards.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about Pride Month, the church's conformity to its own teaching and a controversial art show. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about Pope Leo XIV's apology for the church's role in slavery, his new encyclical and the vocation of higher education. 

With about 1.9 million online visits in March, the National Catholic Reporter placed seventh among nonprofit news sites per rankings maintained by Nieman Lab, part of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about the church and mental health, the war in Iran and the Vatican's handling of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about the new film "Mother Mary," the application of just war theory to the war in Iran and Thomas Merton's relevance today. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about President Donald Trump's attack on Pope Leo XIV, the unlikeliness of a Catholic revival and the role of bishops in politics. 

Read Jesuit Fr. John Courtney Murray's address from 1963, at a Rome symposium sponsored by the International Union of the Catholic Press. His exhortation continues to guide the National Catholic Reporter.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about assisted suicide, LGBTQ+ inclusion and a Belgian bishop who wants to ordain married men. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court case Trump v. Barbara and sexual abuse allegation against César Chávez. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to coverage of assisted suicide legislation, the split between MAGA supporters and traditionalist Catholics and ecclesiastical disobedience as modelled by St. Francis. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to coverage of churches accepting cryptocurrency, the renaissance of just war theory and author Gareth Gore's meeting with Pope Leo XIV. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to coverage of the origins of Vatican II, "Marty Supreme" and the bishops' opposition to Trump. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to coverage of St. John's University, an NCR staff editorial and commentary on the U.S. bishops' opposition to President Donald Trump. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about liturgical disputes in the Diocese of Charlotte, a new training for bishops at Villanova University and the demise of civility in American politics. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to articles about President Donald Trump, Diane Keaton and the new film "Moses the Black."

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about the film "The Testament of Anne Lee," the reignited controversy around SSPX and the late John L. Allen Jr.