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Pope Francis greets Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia during a meeting with U.S. bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Nov. 28, 2019. (CNS/Vatican Media)

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Archbishop Chaput calls Pope Francis a liar

Oct 25, 2021

Michael Sean Winters: In claiming "any suggestion that EWTN is unfaithful to the Church, the Second Vatican Council, or the Holy See is simply vindictive and false," Archbishop Charles Chaput supports the network's continued effort to claim the mantle of orthodoxy for themselves while casting aspersions on the pope's orthodoxy.

A coal-fired power-plant is seen along the Ohio River in Moundsville, West Virginia, in this 2017 file photo. (CNS/Reuters/Brian Snyder)

Editorial

Editorial: Bishops must commit to saving the Earth now

by NCR Editorial Staff

Oct 25, 2021

We say: Bishops and Catholics with authority over physical plants in the U.S. must take every action they can to limit emissions and transition to clean energy now. Not in five or ten years. Now.

San Francisco is seen around noontime on Sept. 9, 2020, as wildfires in the Pacific Northwest turned the sky an ominious orange haze, and blanketed the city in darkness. (Unsplash/Patrick Perkins)

Like prior stand against nuclear weapons, climate emergency calls for bold leadership from US bishops

by Mary Jo McConahay

Oct 23, 2021

Once before, U.S. bishops issued a collective public address on an existential issue from the point of faith and morals when the future of the world hung in the balance. Then, it was nuclear weapons. Today, it should be climate change.

A child watches his father pray inside the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Providence, Rhode Island. (CNS/Bob Mullen)

Commentary

As a first-time Latino father, here's how I will raise my son using 'just parenting'

by John Paul Ramírez

Oct 23, 2021

Commentary: "Remember, this child is going to learn everything about what it means to be a man from you." As a Latino male who continues to heal from a complicated relationship with my own father, these words echoed a truth I had known all my life.

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Archbishop Chaput calls Pope Francis a liar

Editorial: Bishops must commit to saving the Earth now

Like prior stand against nuclear weapons, climate emergency calls for bold leadership from US bishops

As a first-time Latino father, here's how I will raise my son using 'just parenting'

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

How Ignatius of Loyola can help us break through the barrier of racism

Your thoughts on pro-life or pro-choice

A new beginning? Listening for a synodal church

Wave of worker strikes resurrects our call to solidarity

West Virginia faith community to Joe Manchin: Listen to Pope Francis, support bold climate investments that benefit our state

Francis, the comic strip

Links: "Maid" and working, single moms; sustainable energy; our neighbors in Latin America

On Pope Francis, EWTN and cracking down on criticism

The choice between happiness and reward: Blessed are the poor in spirit

The Francis Effect podcast: Popular movements, paternity leave, and climate change

Pope Francis targets 'post-truth' media and culture in speech to social movements

Study: Most US Catholic bishops kept silent on Francis' climate change push

Links: Vaccine mandate exemptions; Supreme Court changes; ideology run amok

Francis, the comic strip

Thank God for Pope Francis: Now, if only our culture war bishops would listen to him.

A Communion story: We are all 'unworthy'

Two books reflect on America in the time of the pandemic

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time: To be great, be a servant

Soul seeing, like love, changes everything

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