Editorial: War in Iran is a reckless venture

We have gone to war on the bluster and wish of a president for whom reality and facts are transactions amenable to his needs of a given moment.

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US Catholic newspapers began as immigrant outreach, and NCR continues that work

The first Catholic newspaper in the U.S. was essentially an outreach to immigrant Catholics. Over 200 years later, the National Catholic Reporter is also involved in an outreach to immigrants — but in...

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Catherine O'Hara always gave something back. May she rest in peace.

"I'm pretty much a good Catholic girl at heart," the actor once said. She was silly and soulful for a lifetime, writes Jim McDermott.

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Editorial: We are in moral exile. We must resist.

Authoritarianism thrives on resignation. This is why the most urgent task before us is not simply political opposition, but moral recovery. We must relearn what it means to be a people capable of nonv...

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After US strike on Venezuela, Pope Leo urges respect for law, justice and peace

Pope Leo XIV's words during his Angelus address came after a U.S. strike on Caracas killed at least 40 people, and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out of the c...

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Posada at the US-Mexico border highlights plight of migrants

In the shadow of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, more than 200 people from both countries participated in a traditional yuletide procession reenacting the search for shelter where Jesus could be born.

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The depressing result of the US bishops' conference presidential election

The vote for a new president of the U.S. bishops' conference was close. Close and deeply disappointing. In choosing Archbishop Paul Coakley, the bishops had to overlook the disrespect he demonstrated ...

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Inside the conclave, Part 1: How an American missionary became Pope Leo XIV

After Pope Leo XIV's election, NCR spoke with cardinal electors and influential cardinal non-electors who witnessed the inner dynamics of the conclave and the pre-conclave days. They shared what ultim...

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Voting in Trump's shadow: Democrats got a boost in key city, state elections

Off-year elections can sometimes be over-interpreted, but this year's three major contests were conducted in the shadow of Trump. The results can be properly interpreted as a referendum on the preside...

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Pope Leo calls on US authorities to respect migrants' spiritual needs

Pope Leo XIV appealed for greater consideration for the "spiritual rights" of migrants in the United States, saying church ministers should be allowed to provide pastoral care to detained people.

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Chicago's Cardinal Cupich calls out 'hypocrisy' in US immigration enforcement

Prelate also views preventing access to detainees as a serious pastoral and constitutional concern as well as a matter of religious freedom.

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Catholic Charities USA launches national fundraising effort to support those losing access to food assistance programs  - Catholic Charities USA

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — With millions of Americans set to lose access on Saturday to federal food assistance programs, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) has

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I’m finally ditching my landline phone, but what are we really giving up? | Opinion

Group texts aren’t the same as picking up the handset and dialing a loved one’s 10-digit number. | Opinion

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Homeland Security weaponizes Bible verse to justify Trump's immigration tactics

"Here am I, send me," from Isaiah, is the caption on a DHS promotional video, which also used a clip from the movie "Fury." The message is clear: It is glorifying Trump's military intervention at the ...

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Sen. Tim Kaine sees Pope Leo XIV following Francis on path of servant leadership

Sen. Tim Kaine, a Catholic, writes about his hopes for the pontificate of Leo XIV. As a servant leader, the new pope can orient us toward unity and affect the world far beyond the confines of the Cath...

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Tennessee diocese clarifies Mass obligations as immigration crackdown empties pews

Amid an immigration enforcement operation in Nashville, Tennessee, that has emptied the pews at several Spanish-speaking parishes, the Diocese of Nashville is reminding faithful that they are not requ...

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The conclave: A detailed explainer of the secret ritual that elects the pope

On May 7, in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, the conclave for the election of the new pope — the Catholic Church's most secret and fascinating ritual — will begin.

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