NCR Staff

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to Phyllis Zaganos' column about women's participation in the synod and the church.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David talk about the COP28, the U.N. climate change conference; Heidi interviews Bishop John Stowe of Kentucky; and the trio concludes Season 13 with a pop culture roundup.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to NCR staff reporter Brain Fraga's report saying US bishops have again declared abortion the 'preeminent priority' for Catholic voters.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David talk about the ouster of Bishop Joseph Strickland, and a court battle over voting rights in Arkansas. Also, Heidi interviews theologian and professor timone davis.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to NCR staff reporter Brain Fraga's report on Pope Francis removing firebrand Texas Bishop Strickland, darling of right-wing Twitter.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to NCR columnist Franciscan Fr. Daniel P. Horan's recent column about Pope Francis, the Synod on Synodality and clericalism.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David look at the recent testimony of former President Donald Trump and the recent election of Mike Johnson as House speaker, and Heidi talks with Fr. James Martin about the synod.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to NCR Vatican correspondent Christopher White's "View from the Vatican" column on tensions at the synod.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel, and David reflect on the last four weeks of the synod on synodality and give their thoughts on the synthesis document. Also, Heidi interviews NCR Vatican correspondent Christopher White.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to an opinion column where Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese says covering synods is not easy for the media.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to an opinion column where Sr. Christine Schenk says the Cleveland Diocese LGBTQ policy is a 'slap in the face' to God's creation.

Listen: Vatican experts Joshua McElwee and Christopher White interview one of the 13 members of the committee expected to draft the final document from Pope Francis' ongoing summit on the future of the Catholic Church.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to a guest opinion about gender equity in the church, and whether the synod can truly be successful without it.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel, and David explore the dysfunction of the Republican Party, and discuss Pope Francis' Laudate Deum. Also, Heidi interviews Kate McElwee of the Women's Ordination Conference.

Listen: In the podcast's second episode, Joshua McElwee and Christopher White discuss the incredible events of the first week of the 2023 synod, and interview one of the seven organizers of the extraordinary assembly.

Letters to the Editor: NCR readers respond to reports of five conservative cardinals challenging Pope Francis and how he responded to them.

Listen: "The Vatican Briefing" is a new podcast featuring Vatican experts Joshua J. McElwee and Christopher White. In the first episode, they discuss the issues before the synod, and interview one of the first-ever lay synod members.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to Benedictine Sr. Joan Chittister's recent column about where our values come from.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David discuss the threat of U.S. government shutdown and look at recent friction in Germany over blessing same-sex unions. Also, Heidi interviews Brian Flanagan of New Ways Ministry.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to an essay about how Jimmy Buffet's music challenges us to set aside productivity in exchange for rest and renewal, and to see the beauty in the ordinary.