NCR Today

NCR Today is the group blog of NCR. Each member of our diverse team of bloggers writes on different topics, including the politics of the church and secular society (and the interaction between the two), culture, management of the church and more.

Morning Briefing

by Stephanie Yeagle

Oct 16, 2018

Morning Briefing: Inter-Orthodox feud in Eastern Europe; Combatting daily forms of racism in Cincinnati; Bishops, sisters talk declining numbers of US women religious; Evangelical leaders praise Trump after pastor's release; A church for sale in Abilene, Texas

The cover of the Aug. 18, 1978, issue of the National Catholic Reporter

Words lost, words remembered

by Dennis Coday

Oct 13, 2018

NCR Today: On a weekend of saints, Arthur Jones remembers a printing mishap for Paul VI that turned out rather artistic, and a bishop's poem recalls Romero, "the Latin American Passover."

Morning Briefing

by Dennis Coday

Oct 12, 2018

NCR Today: Francis accepts Cardinal Wuerl's resignation; the Nuns get on the bus ahead of midterm elections; Republicans and Medicare reform; SCOTUS and the minutia of capital punishment

Morning Briefing

by Heidi Schlumpf and Joshua McElwee

Oct 11, 2018

NCR’s national and Vatican correspondents are covering the worldwide meeting of Catholic bishops on young people and Sunday’s canonizations of Archbishop Oscar Romero, Pope Paul VI and four others.

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Morning Briefing

Words lost, words remembered

Morning Briefing

Morning Briefing

Fallout: Catholic colleges in a bind because of sex-abuse scandals

Morning Briefing

Building power, building community and resisting power's temptations

Kavanaugh's confirmation leaves us with a divided country

Morning Briefing

Morning Briefing

Morning Briefing

Morning Briefing

Morning Briefing

Learning about transgender identity

As Congress debates detention funding, tell your reps: Don’t separate families

The crisis in the White House is heading for denouement

Morning Briefing

Morning Briefing

Morning Briefing

Letters to the Editor: Bishops doing penance. Women cardinals, a reform we can back. Inspired preaching.

Morning Briefing

For Francis, February bishops' meeting will be a defining moment

Morning Briefing

Morning Briefing

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