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.

The Francis Effect podcast: Advent, US bishops' meeting and martyrs of El Salvador

by NCR Staff

Dec 2, 2020

Listen: This episode of "The Francis Effect" podcast includes talk of some last-minute surprises from the bishops, the grassroots nature of sainthood, and why this year it might be OK to put up your tree as early as you want.

Your thoughts on abortion, Biden and the US bishops

by NCR Staff

Nov 26, 2020

Your thoughts: The president of the U.S. bishops' conference surprised some fellow bishops at the end of the virtual assembly with the announcement of the formation of a working group to examine President-elect Joe Biden's stance on abortion.

Your thoughts on the sainthood of Pope John Paul II

by NCR Staff

Nov 20, 2020

Your thoughts: With the release of the Vatican's report on former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, one figure was mentioned over and over again, St. John Paul II.

People near a statue of Ella Fitzgerald in Yonkers, New York, Nov. 17 (CNS/Reuters/Shannon Stapleton)

The Francis Effect podcast: after the election, before a vaccine

by NCR Staff

Nov 18, 2020

The Francis Effect podcast: Election fallout, the McCarrick report, and the promise of a COVID-19 vaccine

The Francis Effect podcast: Advent, US bishops' meeting and martyrs of El Salvador

Your thoughts on abortion, Biden and the US bishops

Your thoughts on the sainthood of Pope John Paul II

The Francis Effect podcast: after the election, before a vaccine

Your thoughts on history of clergy sexual abuse

#CatholicsVote2020: Presidential race too close to call

The Francis Effect podcast: 2020 Elections, and Francis' remarks on civil unions

Your thoughts on the pope and civil unions

Your thoughts on forgiving Donald Trump

The Francis Effect podcast: Election update, Michigan militias and 'Fratelli Tutti'

Your thoughts on invalid formula for baptisms

Your thoughts on Catholics for Trump, bishops on Twitter, Pell's historic trial and more

The Francis Effect podcast: Open SCOTUS seat, Trump's taxes and Fr. Flannery

Your thoughts on nomination of Amy Coney Barrett

Your thoughts on the title of the upcoming enycylical, 'Fratelli tutti'

The Francis Effect podcast: Baptism, the Breonna Taylor settlement and Mass in Milwaukee

Your thoughts on parish instructions and invalid baptisms

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Your thoughts on the abortion discussion

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