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Retired editor, National Catholic Reporter. Author “Joan Chittister: Her Journey from Certainty to Faith” (Orbis, 2015), “The Emerging Catholic Church: A Community’s Search for Itself” (Orbis, 2011).

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San Diego Diocese assembles volunteers to accompany immigrants in court Bishop Michael Pham launched the ministry to make sure refugees and asylum seekers are not alone at immigration hearings. The volunteers will wear buttons proclaiming "FAITH" — "Faithful Accompaniment...

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06.08.2025 13:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Editorial: Genocide or not, Israel's relentless attacks in Gaza cross moral line There is a growing perception among Israelis and Jews elsewhere that the IDF's attacks have gone beyond any reasonable justification and undermine any political argument for continuing the war.

NCR Editorial

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03.08.2025 17:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Gay blessings 'will remain' under Pope Leo, Vatican doctrine chief says An impromptu interview with Cardinal Fernández is the strongest indication to date that Pope Leo XIV will not alter course on blessings of people in gay unions. But the comments fall short of an expli...

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08.07.2025 00:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Justin McLellan named Vatican correspondent for National Catholic Reporter A seasoned journalist known for his multilingual fluency and multimedia storytelling, Justin McLellan steps into the role of Vatican correspondent at a pivotal time for both the Catholic Church and NC...

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02.07.2025 16:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Shared Message — NCR Wednesday: ICE agents detain migrants on church grounds at 2 California parishes, diocese says

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26.06.2025 15:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Editorial: Trump's bombing of Iran is dangerous and immoral Trump's entry into war with Iran is not merely a policy blunder; it represents a moral failure. We call on Catholics — especially those in leadership — to speak clearly and urgently for Gospel nonviol...

Editorial from NCR

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23.06.2025 21:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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ICE agents scatter as SD Bishop Pham, other clergy visit immigration court "Our presence made a difference," one priest said, quoting an immigration lawyer saying their client was given more time to prepare for another hearing.

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21.06.2025 11:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Standing up for migrants in LA without tempting fate Tensions between protesters and law enforcement in LA are ominous. Opposing indiscriminate raids on migrants is necessary and just, but people rightly fear President Trump is only looking for an excus...

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11.06.2025 11:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The terror of an ICE check-in: One Catholic family's fear of being torn apart Once a routine necessity, appointments with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement now are an emotional, anxious encounter for immigrant families.

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11.06.2025 11:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Pope Leo navigates the tensions of church, Judaism, and the war in Gaza Leo stepped into the fray almost immediately, highlighting that most difficult tangle for Catholics — our relationship with Judaism and the church's response to the Israeli military campaign in Gaza.

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03.06.2025 14:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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JD Vance visited Dachau. Then he met with German far-right political leader. Why is it that most American Christians seem suspiciously ignorant of what Jesus actually preached, including Vice President JD Vance? It's as if someone left out the Sermon on the Mount or the parabl...

Powerful piece, a meditation on our time.

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01.06.2025 11:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Editorial: One big shameful bill Jesus weeps over this cruelty. So do we.

Let’s not be fooled again.

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28.05.2025 13:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Editorial: The doors are sealed. We pray that God is in the conclave As 133 cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a new pope, the church's problems and perplexities remain bigger than the sum of the questions posed in the days since Francis died.

An NCR editorial. Some thoughts while the cardinals deliberate.

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07.05.2025 16:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Is Trump administration 'the most Christian' ever? No, it's not. Here's why. The decadeslong effort to make unrestricted capitalism compatible with Catholic teaching keeps running into obstacles in Vatican II documents, papal encyclicals, bishops' pastoral letters, and Christi...

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17.04.2025 00:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Pope Francis makes surprise appearance in St. Peter's Square The pontiff's surprise entrance came during a special Jubilee Mass for those who are sick and those who care for the sick.

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06.04.2025 13:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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As Trump silences Voice of America, an archbishop raises his voice and leads Prophets call a people back to their truest selves, to the roots of their tradition, to what is best in their past and what is needed now and in their future. Archbishop Borys Gudziak is prophetic in ...

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21.03.2025 13:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We call him Pope Francis, but she calls him 'cousin Giorgio' While the pope's health struggles have left Carla Rabezzana uneasy, the lack of direct contact has also heightened her anxiety for her beloved cousin, who can "cheer you up with just a few words."

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18.03.2025 14:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A vision worth fighting for: A Canadian response to JD Vance For me, God is more important than my country, but my country is still worth fighting for. It's my home, and it's where I continue to learn what love is.

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11.03.2025 13:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Measles vaccine provides the chance my sister didn't have in 1963 A school-age child died of measles. I am not speaking of the recent case in Lubbock, Texas. This was 62 years ago in Kansas City, Missouri, and she was my sister.

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07.03.2025 14:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Editorial: Bishop Barron goes to Washington. Will it be word on fire or a smokescreen? National Catholic Reporter has said that silence in the face of President Trump's cruelty is complicity. In this daunting national moment, will Bishop Robert Barron speak truth to the powerful, or con...

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04.03.2025 14:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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