Morning Briefing
NCR Today: Rosemary Radford Ruether; Francis' peace message (Did he read our editorial?); The presidential election turns nastier (if you can believe that); Robot babies as a teaching aide questioned.
NCR Today
Francis to focus 2017 peace message on non-violence as 'political method'
Pope Francis will dedicate his annual World Peace Day message this winter to promoting non-violent strategies to prevent and stop global violence, proposing what the Vatican is calling a "political method" to overcome armed conflicts.
"Non-Violence: A Style of Politics for Peace" will be the theme for the Jan. 1, 2017 message, the Vatican announced in a short release Friday.
Morning Briefing, International
NCR Today: NCR's interview with Tim Kaine; Austrian sisters recognized for 40 years of working with South Korean leprosy patients; Why the Italy earthquake was so severe
At Villanova seminar, Italian visitors learn about US church management
The Field Hospital: Scholars, pastors and lay workers from Italy attended a June seminar sponsored by Villanova University's Center for Church Management and Business Ethics.
Parishioners come together in riot-scarred Milwaukee
The Field Hospital: Connecticut has 10 percent decline in those who identify as Catholic; Man arrested for allegedly threatening Knoxville bishop, parishes; Ind. parish celebrates 175 years
Central Italy hit by 6.2 magnitude earthquake
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck central Italy, about 100 miles northeast of Rome in the early hours of Aug. 24. Responding to the devastation, Pope Francis led those gathered in St. Peter's Square in praying the sorrowful mysteries of the rosary rather than delivering his normal address. NCR's Vatican correspondent Joshua J. McElwee and others shared local news on Twitter, which NCR has gathered in this Storify.
Morning Briefing
Talk of women's ordination at DeMoines Catholic Worker anniversary celebration bares a debate within the wider worker community.
Morning Briefing
NCR Today: The Hispanic church; Missouri bishops oppose conceal and carry law; Urban dairy in Ho Chi Minh City; Fired educator sues Catholic school; Next synod on peacemaking?
Process asks participants to analyze their own realities
La Iglesia Hispana: The V Encuentro, a national gathering, is slated for September 2018. But it's the four years leading up to the event that are of particular consequence.
Healing the victims of ISIS persecution
NCR Today: As coalition forces have liberated cities from ISIS occupation, the international community has become aware of the needs of the liberated populations.
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In This Issue
September 9-22, 2016
- Editorial: Make action on poverty a national priority
- Music provides a deeper sense of promise
- SNAP concerned with survivor confidentiality after judge's sanctions
- Special Section (subscribers only): Health & Well-Being