Preview: Leader of global sisters' group envisions Catholic nuns serving as deacons
Sr. Carmen Sammut said that in many places of the world Catholic sisters are "already doing quite a bit of what a deacon should be doing"
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Vatican
'The meeting is the message,' pope tells head of al-Azhar
After five years of tension and silence, Pope Francis and the grand imam of one of the most important Sunni Muslim universities in the world embraced at the Vatican.
Pope Benedict denies latest rumors about Fatima 'secret'
Sixteen years after the Vatican released the text of the so-called Third Secret of Fatima, rumors cyclically arise claiming that the Vatican still is keeping part of Mary's message secret.
Francis: Employers not offering health insurance are 'true leeches'
The Francis Chronicles: Pope Francis has condemned employers who exploit their workers by offering only temporary contracts or not providing health insurance.
Francis, the comic strip
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It's time to be honest about Pope Francis and women
Grace on the Margins: Francis' theological imagination makes it impossible for women to achieve equal decision-making power and sacramental authority in this church. And it's time we faced it.
Preview: The boundless nature of God's mercy
Preview: Pope Francis' papacy will long be remembered for is his emphasis on the boundless nature of God's mercy.
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Francis: 'To ignore the poor is to scorn God!'
NCR Today: God is only able to exercise mercy towards us when we open our hearts and exercise mercy towards others, most especially the poor, Pope Francis said.
3 ways Pope Francis' opening on women deacons can change Catholicism
Analysis: There are at least three additional concrete effects of the potentially historic opening of exploring the ordination of women deacons.
Editorial: Financial reforms need transparency
NCR Editorial: The Vatican accountants appear to be doing a better job managing the Holy See's finances, but we need to start seeing results: prosecutions, convictions and confiscations.
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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