William Kelly is a peace activist who contributes to social transformation through the art he creates. A recent work provides the framework for the documentary "Can Art Stop a Bullet: The Big Picture."

It is my reluctant conclusion that the church in the United States is now adrift on many levels, and that a fundamental moment of renewal is needed. A synodal pathway would an opportunity to set that type of renewal in motion.

Three decades after the felling of the Berlin Wall, many now hope that women religious earn proper recognition for their bravery amid the brutality they endured under communist rule in Eastern Europe.

The challenges of expanding how many parishes and dioceses embrace the messages in Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," are complex. NCR takes a closer look at how four dioceses — Atlanta, New York City, Indianapolis and San Bernardino — are doing it.

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