Opinion

For more than a century, anti-Catholicism was a powerful force in culture and politics — yet, time and again, religious pluralism triumphed.

"The Sacred Heart of Jesus is not detached from human suffering, but beats within the living body of Christ," a body made up of the poor, the oppressed and the rejected, writes Maxwell Kuzma.

Pope Leo XIV is his own man, comfortable in his own skin, and he draws easily from the models of his predecessors even while imprinting his own style, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.

 On this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with Mel Duncan, a leader in developing the practice of unarmed civilian protection. 

"Magnifica Humanitas is ultimately asking for one very simple, yet very difficult result: conversion. And Leo is not directing his message only to tech giants, think tanks or legislatures. He wants conversion from us."

"The world is undergoing a profound spiritual and cultural crisis, which manifests in multiple forms of violence, polarization and mutual distrust," Leo said in Spain.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about Pride Month, the church's conformity to its own teaching and a controversial art show. 

"Even if the Democrats hit a home run on economics, they also need to step back from the cultural extremism they have embraced in recent years," writes NCR's Michael Sean Winters.