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An aerial view shows a single tree seen on land that was previously jungle in Mato Grosso, one of the Brazilian states suffering from deforestation. (Reuters/Bruno Domingos)

Five years ago, Pope Francis asked us to care for Earth. Have we listened?

May 24, 2020

Catholics across the world have embraced and acted on environmental encyclical Laudato Si'. But the consensus among Catholic ecological leaders is those responses have been not nearly as widespread as Francis sought.

Left: San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy (CNS/Courtesy of University of San Diego/Ryan Blystone); right: Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron (CNS/Bob Roller)

Bishops offer diverging takes on speed of Laudato Si' assimilation

by Jesse Remedios

May 20, 2020

One bishop says it may take 40 years for the Catholic Church to fully grasp the wisdom of Pope Francis' environmental encyclical. Another says that, given the urgency of climate change, we don't have that kind of time.

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Your thoughts on identity politics, LGBT treatment in the church, co-responsibility and more

by NCR Staff

May 1, 2020

Your thoughts: Each month, NCR gathers up a sampling of letters to the editor received to our inbox relating to our articles and columns. This week, we will focus on letters received in March 2020.

A mural of a health care worker is seen in Chicago April 21 during the coronavirus pandemic. "My conversations with local officials is simply this: Tell us what you need, and we'll see what we can do," says Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich. (CNS/Reuters)

'Grace comes through': Three bishops on ministering during a pandemic

by Joshua J. McElwee

Apr 24, 2020

In NCR interviews, Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich, San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy and Cheyenne Bishop Steven Biegler urged laity to develop their prayer lives and reach out to those in need in this unprecedented time.

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Five years ago, Pope Francis asked us to care for Earth. Have we listened?

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