The pope on Sept. 15 backed Ukraine's right to defend itself from Russia's violent seven-month-long invasion. For the first time he appeared to lend his support to other countries that are supplying Ukrainians with arms.
Commentary: In September 2020, as our campus reopened in the midst of a global pandemic, Texas Christian University formally but quietly announced the establishment of a religious holiday policy.
Marking the 55th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the Vatican II document on the church's relationship with other religions, two major Jewish-Christian interfaith partners hailed the progress between the two religions.
Commentary:Fratelli Tutti does not mention "Islam" or "Muslims," but it is part of the broader legacy that Pope Francis will leave the church on Catholic-Muslim relations, as well as interreligious relations more broadly.
Bishop Mitch Rozanski spoke to NCR the day after his appointment to St. Louis, sharing the perspective he brings to this latest assignment and how the church can follow Pope Francis in making the Gospel message clear.
Joined by Orthodox, Anglican and Protestant church leaders and faithful from around the world, Pope Francis led the recitation of the Lord's Prayer, imploring God's mercy on humanity amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Lots of people see God in nature. But for Tom Steyer, a billionaire environmentalist turned Democratic presidential candidate, the divine is found not only in the environment but also in those who fight to protect it.
