German cardinal urges change in tradition ahead of celibacy discussion
Why should anyone care about Thomas Merton today?
Catholics live in age of interpretive autonomy
Missouri bishop calls for greater lay role in church, including abuse probes
'Council Class' gathers to rekindle memories, reflect light of Vatican II
By Ken Trainor
NCR Connections: Panel examines how church culture enables abuse crisis
By Tom Roberts
Day 2 of US bishops' meeting: Institution still trumps the mission
Panel confronts abuse crisis, urging care for victims, higher ed reform
Reflecting on the relationship between Christianity, politics and power
By John Gehring
The irreconcilable duality of Pope Paul VI
By Arthur Jones
Editorial: Dangerous saints for desperate times
At 'Authentic Reform,' conservative Catholics rally to 'fix' church failures
Church did not foresee crimes by bishops, says canon law professor
The fortunes of papal power: Two centuries that led us to Francis
'New Ultramontanists': Why do some Catholics fear change?
Archbishop Hunthausen embraced Vatican II, served people's needs
By Ken Briggs