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January 24, 2020 at 7:02 PM

Editorial: Dolan investigating DiMarzio points up flaws of 'Vos Estis'

Editorial: Dolan investigating DiMarzio points up flaws of 'Vos Estis'by NCR Editorial StaffFor the confidence of the people of God, the abuse charges against Bishop DiMarzio cry out for an investigation. Our problem is with making diocesan neighbor Cardinal Dolan responsible for leading an inquiry.…
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January 24, 2020 at 2:05 PM

On abortion, young Catholics express frustration with terms of the debate

On abortion, young Catholics express frustration with terms of the debateby Brian RoeweTwentysomething Catholics shared their perspectives on abortion with NCR. For many of them, the ongoing national debate and its binary sides fall short of the issue's complexities. Featured Advertisers Need fr…
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January 23, 2020 at 1:04 PM

Iowa caucus Feb. 3 may belong to the most dedicated

Iowa caucus may belong to the most dedicatedby Brian RoeweThe question of whether there is a "Catholic vote" in Iowa most often leads political watchers to Dubuque County, where over half the 96,000 residents identify as Catholic. Featured Advertisers Need fresh ideas for your homilies?  More th…
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January 22, 2020 at 12:02 PM

Focus group of Catholic parishioners talks politics in Detroit suburb

Focus group of Catholic parishioners talks politics in Detroit suburbby Peter Feuerherd2020 election: These parishioners of St. Ambrose in Grosse Pointe Park, a Democrat-leaning suburb in the highly contested state of Michigan, worry that Christian faith has been co-opted into Republican Party polit…
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January 21, 2020 at 12:03 PM

Catholic immigration activists step up in battle against Trump policies

Catholic immigration activists step up in battle against Trump policiesby Sarah SalvadoreA growing number of Catholic religious and laypeople are participating in civil disobedience movements across the U.S., protesting what they say is inhumane treatment of immigrants at the border. Featured Advert…
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January 20, 2020 at 7:02 PM

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January 20, 2020 at 12:01 PM

Journalist who covered civil rights activism reflects on the MLK legacy

Journalist who covered civil rights activism reflects on the MLK legacyby Arthur JonesCommentary: For Martin Luther King Jr. Day, NCR former editor Arthur Jones shares reporting from the March on Washington in 1963, and the 1964 Democratic National Convention, where he met King. Featured Advertisers…
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January 18, 2020 at 1:02 PM

NCR Weekend Edition: Jan. 18-19, 2020

Editorial: US foreign policy belies the veneer of noble purposeby NCR Editorial StaffThe U.S. assassination of Qassem Soleimani has occasioned a new round of all-too-familiar rhetoric about enemies deserving of death, even if questions are being raised about the strategy and its fallout. Dorothy Day…
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January 17, 2020 at 11:50 PM

Appeals court rules to throw out youth climate change case

Appeals court rules to throw out youth climate change caseby Brian RoeweA federal appeals court on Friday directed the dismissal of a high-profile lawsuit brought by 21 youth plaintiffs who had sued the U.S. federal government for its inaction on climate change. Featured Advertisers Join Sr. Joa…
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January 17, 2020 at 1:05 PM

New Matthew Kelly program sees parishes as fertile market for consulting

New Matthew Kelly program sees parishes as fertile market for consultingby Heidi SchlumpfDynamic Catholic is now focused on what is billed as "the largest parish renewal initiative the church has ever seen." Dynamic Catholic's consulting comes at a low price, which it can afford because of donations…
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January 16, 2020 at 1:03 PM

Matthew Kelly's companies do business with the nonprofit he founded

Matthew Kelly's companies do business with the nonprofit he foundedby Heidi SchlumpfIt is the relationship between some of Matthew Kelly's privately held for-profit companies and the Catholic nonprofit he founded that could be problematic. Featured Advertisers Join Sr. Joan Chittister on the Rhi…
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January 15, 2020 at 7:03 PM

Two men in white: Book saga shows need to rethink norms for retired popes

Two men in white: Book saga shows need to rethink norms for retired popesby Richard GaillardetzCommentary: As we approach the seventh anniversary of Benedict XVI's retirement from papal office, some ecclesiological difficulties have come to light. And there were hints of a problem right from the sta…
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January 15, 2020 at 3:04 PM

NCR Connections: Use of wide-open location data, closed-door meetings hurt Catholics

Use of wide-open location data, closed-door meetings hurt Catholicsby Tom RobertsNCR Connections: We are troubled by organizations that target voters by collecting mobile phone location data when they go to Sunday Mass and also by conferences like a recent one at Boston College that includes academi…
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January 15, 2020 at 2:04 PM

Matthew Kelly finds success, influence as Catholic author and speaker

Matthew Kelly finds success, influence as Catholic author and speakerby Heidi SchlumpfThe professional life of Matthew Kelly has been incredible. His is a tale of business acumen, accessible religious content and a market apparently hungry for new direction. It also raises some eyebrows. Featured Ad…
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January 14, 2020 at 6:46 PM

The myth of the self-regulating institution of 'pope emeritus'

The myth of the self-regulating institution of 'pope emeritus'by Massimo FaggioliCommentary: The symbolism of the "emeritus" retiring in a monastery in the Vatican meant very little for those Catholics for whom Benedict XVI never really retired. Featured Advertisers Join Sr. Joan Chittister on t…
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January 14, 2020 at 2:32 PM

Benedict removes name from book on celibacy after dispute over his involvement

Benedict removes name from book on celibacy after dispute over his involvement by Joshua J. McElweeRetired Pope Benedict XVI's name is being removed as a coauthor of a controversial new book defending the Catholic Church's practice of clerical celibacy after dueling accounts emerged of the ex-pontif…
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January 14, 2020 at 1:09 PM

Young Catholic uses radio to press for climate action in Nigeria

Young Catholic uses radio to press for climate action in Nigeriaby Patrick EgwuEkene Odigwe, a popular presenter with Radio Nigeria, is one of Nigeria's leading young climate champions, advocating for positive action on his interactive weekly show, "Climate Time." Featured Advertisers Join Sr. J…
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January 13, 2020 at 7:02 PM

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January 13, 2020 at 1:03 PM

Catholic ethicists question US assassination of Iranian general

Catholic ethicists question US assassination of Iranian generalby Joshua J. McElwee, Heidi SchlumpfNoted Catholic ethicists and moral theologians share with NCR their thoughts on the drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani and the subsequent escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The re…
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January 13, 2020 at 2:31 AM

In surprise, Benedict openly defends clerical celibacy as Francis considers married priests

In surprise, Benedict openly defends clerical celibacy as Francis considers married priestsby Joshua J. McElweeRetired Pope Benedict XVI has coauthored a new book defending the Catholic Church's practice of a celibate priesthood, in a shocking move that comes as Pope Francis is considering the possi…
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January 11, 2020 at 12:01 PM

NCR Weekend Edition for Jan. 11-12, 2020

Church works to reach Brazil's quilombola minority communitiesby Eduardo Campos LimaLiving in remote areas, the descendants of Africans brought to Brazil as slaves are largely Catholic but have infrequent contact with the formal church. They face political and cultural discrimination. Sisters discus…
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January 10, 2020 at 1:04 PM

Homilists weigh the pros and cons of preaching to the headlines

Homilists weigh the pros and cons of preaching to the headlinesby Jesse RemediosAcross the country, priests and parishioners alike have been considering how disturbing current events like U.S.-Iran tensions or a string of anti-Semitic attacks should or shouldn't be addressed in homilies. Featured Ad…
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January 9, 2020 at 4:04 PM

Commentary: It's time to change the abortion debate in America

It's time to change the abortion debate in Americaby Patrick Carolan, Brian McLarenCommentary: The current framing of the abortion debate is wounding our nation and may in fact become our undoing, dividing us so deeply that in seeking to win elections, we lose our nation's soul. Featured Advertisers…
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January 6, 2020 at 12:02 PM

Catholics in Hong Kong and abroad walk fine line amid protests

Catholics in Hong Kong and abroad walk fine line amid protestsby Peter FeuerherdOne of the demands of the protestors is for direct elections for the Hong Kong government. As part of a worldwide church and with a small but significant presence in the city, at 5% of the total population of more than 7…
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January 4, 2020 at 12:01 PM

NCR Weekend Edition: Jan. 4-5, 2020

Sharon Langley's carousel ride made US history and reverberated in my lifeby Retta BlaneyPerspective: I was there that day in 1963 in Baltimore, too, but my experience was different. Recently, we chatted by phone about being "two sides of the same coin" at a moment in civil rights history. Mentors m…
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January 2, 2020 at 2:03 PM

Pro-Trump group targets Catholic voters using cell phone technology

Pro-Trump group targets Catholic voters using cell phone technology by Heidi SchlumpfThe practice called "geofencing" allows retailers to track shoppers at malls and political consultants to harvest information from cell phones at demonstrations. It has now moved into Catholic churches, with the pri…
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January 1, 2020 at 11:01 AM

Hundreds of accused clergy left off church's sex abuse lists

Hundreds of accused clergy left off church's sex abuse listsby Claudia Lauer, Meghan Hoyer, The Associated PressVictims' advocates had long criticized the Roman Catholic Church for not making public the names of credibly accused priests. Now, despite the dioceses' release of nearly 5,300 names, most…
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December 31, 2019 at 1:05 PM

NCR Connections: Vulnerability as strength is Keenan's key to dismantling clericalism

Vulnerability as strength: Keenan's key to dismantling clericalismby Tom RobertsNCR Connections: Jesuit Fr. James Keenan really wants to turn the whole deal on its head. "Hierarchicalism," he writes, "and its lack of accountability and ability to act with impunity will be harder to dismantle than cl…
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December 30, 2019 at 12:03 PM

Abuse crisis continued to demand US bishops' attention, action in 2019

Abuse crisis continued to demand US bishops' attention, action in 2019by Catholic News Service2019 in review - Headlines included the U.S. bishops' approval of a plan to implement Pope Francis' Vos Estis Lux Mundi, a document that came out of the Vatican's February summit on the clergy sexual abuse.…
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December 28, 2019 at 12:01 PM

NCR Weekend Edition for Dec. 28-29, 2019

At year's end, humanitarian aid for migrants moves across borderby Over the last year, Catholic dioceses on the U.S. side of the border with Mexico, in places such as El Paso and Brownsville, Texas, scrambled to accommodate the growing number of children, men and women crossing the border, seeking a…
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December 27, 2019 at 8:01 PM

The last bull: Cardinal Sodano goes out

The last bull: Cardinal Sodano goes outby Jason BerryOn December 21, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Angelo Sodano as dean of the College of Cardinals. Like a bull stampeding moral values, the 92-year-old prelate practiced Machiavellian politics on a breathtaking scale and was the …
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December 27, 2019 at 12:02 PM

Vatican office struggles to keep up with clergy abuse cases

Vatican office struggles to keep up with clergy abuse casesby Nicole Winfield, The Associated PressNearly two decades after the Vatican assumed responsibility for reviewing all cases of abuse, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is today overwhelmed, struggling with a skeleton staff that …
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December 24, 2019 at 12:02 PM

NCR Christmas Edition: Dec. 24-26, 2019

As theology shifts, sisters are making Christmas more cosmicby Soli SalgadoWhile Christmas is a celebration of God becoming incarnate through the birth of Jesus Christ, theologians consider God's first act of incarnation to be the birth of the cosmos, inspiring some religious communities to incorpor…
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December 23, 2019 at 5:04 PM

Advent meditations with Laudato Si', Week 4: Can I be all-embracing?

Advent meditations with Laudato Si', Week 4: Can I be all-embracing?by Arthur JonesEarthBeat shares reflections based on "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home." Week 4 leads us to Christmas and the entirety of things — that is, everything, living, earthly, cosmic, spiritual. Featured Advertisers…
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December 23, 2019 at 3:16 PM

Editorial: Finally, the Legion's terrible truth

Editorial: Finally, the Legion's terrible truthby NCR Editorial StaffWe say: God in this most vulnerable state has nothing to do with an ecclesiology or a manufactured orthodoxy that trades on privilege, power and deception.  Featured Advertisers Merry Christmas from the brothers of the Abbey of…
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December 21, 2019 at 12:02 PM

NCR Weekend Edition: Dec. 21-22, 2019

Friendship and serviceby Bob McCahillPope Francis recently quoted Pope Paul VI: "If we want to be pastors, fathers and teachers, we must also act as brothers. Dialogue thrives on friendship, and most especially on service." A more fitting declaration about our mission among Muslims would be hard to …
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December 20, 2019 at 12:03 PM

NCR's 2019 newsmaker of the year: Nancy Pelosi

NCR's 2019 newsmaker of the year: Nancy Pelosiby NCR Editorial StaffEditorial: Standing up to Trump has placed House Speaker Pelosi in the brightest of spotlights. But NCR also recognizes her advocating for the poor and migrants, defense of the Constitution, and willingness to demonstrate that faith…
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December 19, 2019 at 12:04 PM

Cries of abuse in Catholic Church start to be heard in Japan

Cries of abuse in Catholic Church start to be heard in Japanby Yuri Kageyama, The Associated PressA handful of people who have gone public as survivors of Catholic clergy sexual abuse in Japan, where values of conformity and harmony have resulted in a strong code of silence. Featured Advertisers …
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December 18, 2019 at 12:02 PM

Africa Faith and Justice Network advocates for child rights in Nigeria

Africa Faith and Justice Network advocates for child rights in Nigeriaby Patrick EgwuA D.C.-based Catholic network is training sisters and others in Nigeria to promote the welfare of children and women, with workshops focused on ending child exploitation and violence against women. Featured Advertis…
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December 17, 2019 at 5:03 PM

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December 17, 2019 at 1:04 PM

Catholic bishops mediate in Zimbabwe doctors' strike crisis

Catholic bishops mediate in Zimbabwe doctors' strike crisisby Tawanda KaromboCatholic bishops in Zimbabwe are working to salvage a solution to a health care crisis occasioned by a stand-off between the government and striking public hospital doctors. Featured Advertisers The Rosary of Modern Sor…
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December 16, 2019 at 12:04 PM

Trials of Nonviolence Episode 3: Community

Trials of Nonviolence Episode 3: Communityby Jesse RemediosListen: In this third and final episode, we hear the Plowshares activists explain why trial and sacrifice have always been essential to their movement. For one activist, sacrifice included spending her 79th birthday in a jail cell. Featured …
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December 15, 2019 at 12:01 PM

Week 3 of Advent meditations with Laudato Si': Putting ourselves out there

Week 3 of Advent meditations with Laudato Si': Putting ourselves out there by Arthur JonesEarthBeat shares reflections based on "Laudato Si': on Care for our Common Home." In Week 3, Pope Francis does not mince words. He challenges us to stand and defy the status quo of power wielders. Featured Adve…
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December 14, 2019 at 12:02 PM

NCR Weekend Edition for Dec. 14-15, 2019

Blurring the lines between rulers and saints by Menachem WeckerSeparated by 250 miles, the sculptures and the exhibits containing them have a good deal to say to one another and collectively shed light on two lesser-known Renaissance artists, who deserve recognition outside the shadows of their illu…
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December 13, 2019 at 2:05 PM

Rochester Diocese using old legal 'playbook' by declaring bankruptcy, say victims' advocates

Rochester Diocese using old legal 'playbook' by declaring bankruptcy, say victims' advocatesby Sarah SalvadoreReeling under the financial weight of clerical sexual misconduct lawsuits, Rochester joined a list of other dioceses across the country that have also filed for bankruptcy protection, which,…
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December 12, 2019 at 7:04 PM

In 'Endangered Earth' exhibit, artists confront climate change

In 'Endangered Earth' exhibit, artists confront climate changeby Leo J. O'DonovanThis modest but exemplary exhibition at the Ceres Gallery in Manhattan offers one of our resources for survival in the face of environmental degradation — the artistic imagining of our plight. Featured Advertisers T…
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December 12, 2019 at 12:03 PM

Chicago guidelines raise role, or lack thereof, of eulogies in Catholic funerals

Chicago guidelines raise role, or lack thereof, of eulogies in Catholic funeralsby Don ClemmerThe Chicago document doesn't exactly break new ground in its recommendations, but it does put heavy stipulations on how a eulogy can be given. This rule draws a firm line through a sensitive pastoral contex…
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December 11, 2019 at 6:04 PM

30 years later, Eastern Europeans reflect on post-communist transformation

30 years later, Eastern Europeans reflect on post-communist transformationby Jonathan LuxmooreEastern Europe is marking the anniversary of the end of communist rule. Amid prosperity, some wonder how stable the foundations are in a continent still recovering from its infamous East-West divide.  Featu…
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December 10, 2019 at 1:05 PM

US priests describe turmoil amid sex abuse crisis

US priests describe turmoil amid sex abuse crisisby David Crary, The Associated PressThe church's clergy sex abuse crisis has had a ripple effect on many honorable priests: heavier workloads, increased isolation as multi-priest parishes grow scarce and an erosion of public support. Featured Advertis…
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December 9, 2019 at 8:02 PM

Advent meditations with Laudato Si', Week 2: Shift to a deeper vision

Advent meditations with Laudato Si', Week 2: Shift to a deeper visionby Arthur JonesNCR shares reflections based on the text of "Laudato Si': on Care for our Common Home." This second week examines humanity's shortcomings, and considers what inward steps Pope Francis is calling us to take. Featured …
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