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Br. Michael Perry was elected on July 15 to lead the largest province of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor in the United States. https://www.ncronline.org/news/new-leader-us-franciscans-pope-leo-trying-hold-church-together
New leader of US Franciscans: Pope Leo 'trying to hold the church together'
Br. Michael Perry was elected on July 15 to lead the largest province of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor in the United States.
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Arguably the most influential Catholic monk since Thomas Merton, Brother David Steindl-Rast has carried Benedictine spirituality into the modern world. This week, he turned 100 years old. https://www.ncronline.org/news/brother-david-steindl-rast-turns-100-and-keeps-fire-spirituality-going
Brother David Steindl-Rast turns 100 -- and keeps fire of spirituality going
Arguably the most influential Catholic monk since Thomas Merton, Brother David Steindl-Rast has carried Benedictine spirituality into the modern world. This week, he turned 100 years old.
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The Kino Border Initiative's program "invite(s) people to lean into the complexity and all the discomfort that it brings," writes Sr. Eileen McKenzie. https://www.globalsistersreport.org/columns/migration/signs-our-times-catholic-sisters-walk-migrants
Signs of our times: Catholic sisters walk with migrants
The Kino Border Initiative's program "invite(s) people to lean into the complexity and all the discomfort that it brings," writes Sr. Eileen McKenzie.
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In keeping with their charism of helping the downtrodden and outcast, the Dinasevanasabha nuns run the Infant Jesus Children's Home, a center for children with HIV/AIDS in Bengaluru, southern India. https://www.globalsistersreport.org/ministry/nuns-care-children-hiv-reintegrate-them-indian-society
Nuns care for children with HIV, reintegrate them into Indian society
In keeping with their charism of helping the downtrodden and outcast, the Dinasevanasabha nuns run the Infant Jesus Children's Home, a center for children with HIV/AIDS in Bengaluru, southern India.
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"It's like a mobile coffee hour," said Capuchin Br. Paul Fesefeldt, founder and director of Capuchin Mobile Ministries. Prayers are available for those who want them. https://www.ncronline.org/news/ministry-offers-food-supplies-and-connections-bostons-unhoused
Ministry offers food, supplies and connections to Boston's unhoused
"It's like a mobile coffee hour," said Capuchin Br. Paul Fesefeldt, founder and director of Capuchin Mobile Ministries. Prayers are available for those who want them.
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As we struggle both individually and collectively as a church to figure out synodality, might Henry David Thoreau be another voice we need to heed? https://bit.ly/3R3nxDU
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Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington said his decision to remove a high-profile priest as an archdiocesan exorcist was driven by the public way he exercised his ministry, not by his specific beliefs about UFOs. https://bit.ly/4wEsTEP
US cardinal: Exorcist role should be 'private' after priest's removal tied to UFO controversy
Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington said his decision to remove a high-profile priest as an archdiocesan exorcist was driven by the public way he exercised his ministry, not by his specific beliefs ...
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After summarizing Catholic social teaching in Chapter 2 of his encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, ("Magnificent Humanity"), Pope Leo XIV applies this teaching to modern digital technology, especially artificial intelligence. https://bit.ly/4hbnsbE
Key issue of AI is not use of technology as such, but the vision that underlies it
Fr. Tom Reese continues his analysis of Magnifica Humanitas with Chapter 3, in which Pope Leo XIV applies Catholic social teaching to modern digital technology, arguing that AI should respect human di...
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Sr. Cecilia Nguyen has spent decades shaping the faith of others. Now, as she faces kidney failure and a long wait for a transplant, she leans on that same faith to sustain her.
Religious sister describes her journey through kidney failure, her hope for the gift of life
For decades, Sr. Cecilia Nguyen dedicated her life to forming young Catholics in the faith. Now, as she faces kidney failure and a lengthy wait for a transplant, she says the faith she spent years sha...
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We have largely surrendered our limited temporal resources to algorithms, and the near-constant distraction of smartphones and social media threatens our spiritual flourishing and prayer lives, writes Dan Horan.
How can a God who whispers compete in the attention economy?
We have largely surrendered our limited temporal resources to algorithms, and the near-constant distraction of smartphones and social media threatens our spiritual flourishing and prayer lives, writes...
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A Catholic priest working for peace and reconciliation in the Central African Republic was killed by armed men near his residence in the town of Zemio on June 29. https://bit.ly/4fqmjf4
Catholic priest killed in Central African Republic remembered as a messenger of peace
Fr. Crepin Martial Monga, vicar of St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish in Zémio, in southeastern Central African Republic, or CAR, was shot in the head on a road leading to his residence in Zemio in ...
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Nuns manage an adoption center that has placed more than 1,000 orphans with families since its inception in 1974. "Our mission is to promote and protect life," Sr. Jain Augustine Adackkanattu, the center's president, told GSR.
Indian nuns help over 1,000 orphaned children find families through adoption
Nuns manage an adoption center that has placed more than 1,000 orphans with families since its inception in 1974. "Our mission is to promote and protect life," Sr. Jain Augustine Adackkanattu, the cen...
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Four months before the midterm elections, Minnesota faith leaders who previously have protested against federal immigration agents have unveiled a multistate initiative to ensure fair elections.
Between July 4 and Nov. 3, faith leaders seek fair access to the voting booth
"Our churches, our mosques, our synagogues, our places of worship will become democracy hubs," said Minister JaNaé Bates Imari, co-executive director of the interfaith group ISAIAH Minnesota.
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More than a rupture, the scene surrounding the most significant schism in the Catholic Church's recent memory felt like a reunion.
Reporter's Notebook: Witnessing the SSPX schism in the Swiss Alps
A day after Pope Leo begged the group not to proceed with its illicit bishop consecration, the atmosphere was "a festive scene tinged with relief and charged with righteousness," writes NCR's Justin M...
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"We can't allow the words of the Declaration of Independence to devolve into impotent platitudes. Following the example of Leo, we must incarnate its commitment to dignity, equality and flourishing in our actions and in our laws."
With Liberty Medal remarks, Pope Leo teaches us how to read the Constitution
"We can't allow the words of the Declaration of Independence to devolve into impotent platitudes. Following the example of Leo, we must incarnate its commitment to dignity, equality and flourishing in...
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Vice President JD Vance's new book offers a window into why he decided to become Catholic but stops short of exploring how his newfound faith affects his worldview.
Vance's 'Communion' explores his Catholic conversion — but dodges hard questions
NCR Book Club: Vice President JD Vance's new book offers a window into why he decided to become Catholic but stops short of exploring how his newfound faith affects his worldview.
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St. Benedict, father of Western monasticism, lived in a time of turmoil, probably much like our present time. Ten hallmarks help mold the Benedictine life he established, and they continue to be relevant today.
Though he lived 1,500 years ago, St. Benedict is still a man of our times
St. Benedict, father of Western monasticism, lived in a time of turmoil, probably much like our present time. Ten hallmarks help mold the Benedictine life he established, and they continue to be relev...
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French Catholics attached to the traditional Latin Mass but loyal to Rome are expressing deep sadness after the Society of St. Pius X consecrated four bishops without papal approval, prompting the Vatican to declare the group in schism and excommunicate six SSPX bishops.
France's traditionalist Catholics rally behind Pope Leo XIV after SSPX schism
French Catholics attached to the traditional Latin Mass but loyal to Rome are expressing deep sadness after the Society of St. Pius X consecrated four bishops without papal approval, prompting the Vat...
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Another Nicaraguan bishop remains missing after being apprehended by police, drawing a rebuke from the United States for the ongoing "attacks on religious freedom" in the increasingly authoritarian country.
US condemns detention of Nicaraguan bishop as Church awaits proof of his safety
Another Nicaraguan bishop remains missing after being apprehended by police, drawing a rebuke from the United States for the ongoing "attacks on religious freedom" in the increasingly authoritarian co...
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Budgets reveal our values. They tell us what we fear, what we protect and what kind of future we are willing to build.
Renewable energy investments are a moral and economic imperative
Ordinary families are being asked to carry the costs of an energy system that enriches a few while leaving communities everywhere vulnerable to conflict, instability and rising prices.
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The El Paso Diocese-run nonprofit is one of the largest providers of legal services for unaccompanied children. It says the U.S. is defying a court order.
Catholic legal aid group for immigrants nears collapse as US withholds funds
The El Paso Diocese-run nonprofit is one of the largest providers of legal services for unaccompanied children. It says the U.S. is defying a court order.
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In the face of decades of papal teachings about the reality and urgency of climate change, U.S. sisters have been leaders on environmental action. In contrast, U.S. bishops have largely not been creation care leaders.
Why are sisters more engaged in environmental activism than other church leaders?
In the face of decades of papal teachings about the reality and urgency of climate change, U.S. sisters have been leaders on environmental action. In contrast, U.S. bishops have largely not been creat...
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"Decisions we make about culture — even the very structures we build — may well determine the shape of the next quarter millennium," Scott Hurd writes.
America the beautiful? That depends on what we build
"Decisions we make about culture — even the very structures we build — may well determine the shape of the next quarter millennium," Scott Hurd writes.
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In a time when patriotism feels complicated, the World Cup has given us a chance to root for something overtly, unapologetically American. Until doing so — yet again — felt tainted.
The complicated embrace of US patriotism at the World Cup
In a time when patriotism feels complicated, the World Cup has given us a chance to root for something overtly, unapologetically American. Until doing so — yet again — felt tainted.
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"We are going to put their names on this paper and leave them here for Jesus," Fr. Raymond Riding said of family members and friends killed, hurt or missing in the recent disaster.
Mission priest supports US families impacted by Venezuela's earthquakes
"We are going to put their names on this paper and leave them here for Jesus," Fr. Raymond Riding said of family members and friends killed, hurt or missing in the recent disaster.
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Sr. Joanna Okereke, a member of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus, fulfilled a dream her mother was never allowed to pursue: to become a nun.
Q&A with Sr. Joanna Okereke, educating US bishops on hidden communities
In her work for the pastoral care of migrants at the U.S. bishops' conference, Sr. Joanna Okereke leads workshops that "create awareness for the bishops to know these ministries exist, that these peop...
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Even though New York's St. Vincent's Medical Center has shuttered, Seton Hall University historian Thomas Rzeznik says the hospital continues to provide important insights for other Catholic institutions today.
How a long-closed NYC Catholic hospital still provides lessons for the church
Even though New York's St. Vincent's Medical Center has shuttered, Seton Hall University historian Thomas Rzeznik says the hospital continues to provide important insights for other Catholic instituti...
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Unable to receive a Catholic education in the British colonies in North America, three young men from wealthy Maryland families were sent to Saint-Omer, France, to study at the College of the English Jesuits.
Who were the Carrolls of America: Young men, educated in France, who influenced a new nation
Their enduring legacy is felt not only in the U.S. as the country marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Despite the fact that many Venezuelan faith leaders have been themselves impacted by the ongoing disaster, they’ve sprung into action to provide food, psychological support and other basic needs to the large population of victims.
Reeling from Venezuela's earthquakes, churches rush to inspect buildings, distribute supplies
Despite the fact that many Venezuelan faith leaders have been themselves impacted by the ongoing disaster, they’ve sprung into action to provide food, psychological support and other basic needs to th...
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On the anniversary of a Supreme Court ruling reinstating the U.S. death penalty, faith leaders join calls for an end to the death penalty. But religion has also been present in support for capital punishment.
'God commands us not to kill': Faith leaders protest 50 years of executions
On the anniversary of a Supreme Court ruling reinstating the U.S. death penalty, faith leaders join calls for an end to the death penalty. But religion has also been present in support for capital pun...
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