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Tyler, the Creator receives the International Male Solo Artist award at the Brit Awards Feb. 18, 2020, at the O2 Arena in London. (Newscom/PA Wire via ZUMA Press/Matt Crossick)

'Call Me If You Get Lost' and the evolution of Tyler, the Creator

Oct 23, 2021

As a Black Catholic teenager, seeing a Black man who is in the alternative space has affirmed my identity in such an important way. Tyler, the Creator's music has helped me to think more deeply about redemption and what it means to shed toxic masculinity.

Pope Francis is interviewed at the Vatican for "Stories of a Generation," a Netflix series based on the pope's book, "Sharing the Wisdom of Time." (CNS photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)

Column | The Francis Chronicles

'What is love?' Pope, other elders share stories for Netflix

by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

Oct 22, 2021

Pope Francis, Martin Scorsese, Jane Goodall and a group of less famous "over 70s" talk to young filmmakers about love in the first episode of a four-part documentary.

Crosses representing different regions of the United States are seen during a Sept. 21, 2018, session of V Encuentro, or the Fifth National Encuentro, in Grapevine, Texas. (CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald)

With numbers growing in U.S., more Hispanics involved in church, community

by Jo Ann Zuñiga, Catholic News Service

Oct 21, 2021

All these census numbers align with a national program the Catholic Church has developed.

Women in Washington run past an exhibition of white flags at the National Mall Sept. 17, that represent Americans who have died of the coronavirus disease. (CNS/Reuters/Joshua Roberts)

Book Review

Two books reflect on America in the time of the pandemic

by Timothy Kelly

Oct 16, 2021

Book Review: More than 18 months into the pandemic, many are wondering what we have learned from COVID-19, and how we will process the ongoing trauma. Two recent books offer useful chronicles to both relive the pandemic and see it through fresh eyes.

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'Call Me If You Get Lost' and the evolution of Tyler, the Creator

'What is love?' Pope, other elders share stories for Netflix

With numbers growing in U.S., more Hispanics involved in church, community

Two books reflect on America in the time of the pandemic

20 years later, looking at del Toro's 'Devil's Backbone,' sin and monsters

'Jesus Christ Superstar': The controversial musical phenomenon turns 50

New book urges Catholics to face into the dark night of our times

Rock minister of souls: The music and vision of Angélica Garcia

The Francis Effect podcast: Francis and EWTN; religious liberty standoff; pop culture roundup

65 years later, ‘Giovanni’s Room’ models LGBTQ+ allyship

A Tribe Called Quest's 'Low End Theory' remains a timeless call for Black liberation

'Sopranos' creator David Chase talks about Catholicism, 1967 Newark Rebellion

Five rules for disagreeing with the pope

An 'ambivalent life': Black diaspora seeks a place to call home

The return of Broadway and what the stage reveals to us

Musician Audrey Assad seeks 'permission and freedom for all to feel at home'

John August Swanson lived his faith, worked for a better world through art

Introducing NCR's new contributing writers

A 'love letter of unanswered questions' about women's ordination

What can we learn from WNBA athletes fighting for freedom?

Jessica Chastain talks Tammy Faye and God's grace

Mel Gibson chimes in to support 'canceled' priests like Fr. James Altman

Should critical race theory be taught in our schools?

National shrine's Mass ends 100th anniversary celebration

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