Opinion

Frustrated with the reserved nature of mainstream Masses in the U.S. Catholic Church, I want a worship experience that doesn't force me to suppress my Black and African way of relating to the Creator.

The war between Israel and Hamas is so devastating for both Palestinians and Israelis that the only human response is tears. But as Pope Paul VI said, "If you want peace, work for justice." Without justice for Palestinians and security for Israel, there will be no peace.

The timing of Pope Francis' appeal to those "bombarded by technology" couldn't have been better. Because it's increasingly easy to imagine that robots can have hearts like ours.

For some Catholic couples, the church's teaching on contraception feels insufficient and exclusive. And for a long time, I believed I had no options that protected both my health and my marriage.

One of the pope's greatest achievements will have been his engagement with the humanities and humanity — with a deep understanding of the challenges it faces.

In 1963, Jesuit Fr. John Courtney Murray gave a speech to journalists that became National Catholic Reporter's manifesto when the newspaper debuted a year later. It remains our guiding force today.

Anyone who fails to see the way Democrats' engagement on culture issues dooms them to failure is someone who doesn't realize the degree to which they make Trumpism possible, writes NCR's Michael Sean Winters.

On this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear takes a deep dive into Luke 10, where Jesus sends out disciples to disarm, heal and dismantle the empire through radical peacemaking.