Editorial

The statement on Laudate Deum from the U.S. bishops' conference read more like an "out of office" kickback email than the "welcome" its title claimed it to be for Pope Francis' new exhortation on the environment.

Change need not threaten the richness of Catholic history and tradition. It rather might signify a church alive and vibrant, say the NCR editors. 

Before the Synod of Bishops opens Oct. 4, Pope Francis has a duty to finally release the report from his women deacons commission, say the NCR editors. 

The soap opera drama orchestrated by Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson against the Discalced Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity has everything to do with Olson's heavy-handedness and cruel treatment of women religious. NCR editors hope the Vatican will stop his abusive power play.

The vital work of care for creation must be done together. NCR editors say that by working together across denominations, people of faith take the first step toward the integral ecology about which Pope Francis speaks.

Despite his flaws, the former vice president chose to do the right thing, both in January 2021 — and in his testimony to the grand jury that indicted Donald Trump for trying to derail the peaceful transfer of power. For that, the NCR editors say in this editorial, the country should be grateful.

Buoys that threaten to drown migrants and other inhumane border policies should horrify Catholics and prompt them to act against such nativist violence, say the NCR editors. 

The Vatican's working document for the synod on synodality shows positive signs that the three-year synodal process may be the beginning of a significant shift in the church. We can't help but be encouraged.