by Joshua J. McElwee
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NCR Today: The pope, Cardinal Donald Wuerl said, is emphasizing: "The message is simple. ... Don't let it become so complex, so confusing that nobody can hear what you're saying."
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NCR Today: Homeless shelters open in Calif. and W.Va.; abuse news from Australia; Fargo, N.D., bishop in hepatitis A scare; Pa. dioceses' HHS suits advance; NCR sports coverage.
by Eugene Cullen Kennedy
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Bulletins from the Human Side: Let me get this straight: Conservatives are irritated by a shepherd whose voice is heard and heeded by Catholics who slipped out of the sheepfold?
"Bishop Bling-Bling" is not the first German clergyman to run into trouble since Pope Francis took the helm of the church.
by Joshua J. McElwee
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Francis Chronicles: Pope Francis on Thursday reiterated his view of the role of church leaders, telling two new archbishops they had been selected "to serve, not to dominate."
Commentary: The decision by Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar of El Salvador to close its human rights office, Tutela Legal, is sudden and poorly explained.
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Longtime church historian Jesuit Fr. John O'Malley said he sees potential for church reform, even if it's just from the new tone and message coming from Rome.
The rates of baptism in the United States are nose-diving as fewer people think it's essential to have "God in the middle." Here's why.
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NCR Today: Scrutiny on St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese continues; victory for Milwaukee archdiocese in bankruptcy case; Philly's sex abuse crises continue.
Three men who were sentenced to death only to be exonerated years later have a message for America: Abolish the death penalty because the judicial system doesn't work.
