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When Pope Leo XIV departs on the first international journey of his pontificate on Nov. 27, he will bring with him the emphasis on unity that has shaped his first six months as pope.
Pope Leo's first trip to spotlight political, religious unity in time of fracture
The Nov. 27-Dec. 2 trip will show how the leader of the Catholic Church steps into the international stage and sets his tone as greets crowds and the press.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
When Pope Leo XIV departs on the first international journey of his pontificate on Nov. 27, he will bring with him the emphasis on unity that has shaped his first six months as pope.
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s, the first known time the new pontiff removed a bishop accused of abuse.
Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Spanish bishop accused of abuse in first known case for pontiff
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s, the first known time the...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s, the first known time the new pontiff removed a bishop accused of abuse.
In the history of North America, there were others who had also seen the dangers of certain types of government and had designed their own checks and balances to guard against tyranny: the Native Americans.
Before the American Revolution, Native nations guarded their societies against tyranny
In the history of North America, there were others who had also seen the dangers of certain types of government and had designed their own checks and balances to guard against tyranny: the Native Amer...
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November 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
In the history of North America, there were others who had also seen the dangers of certain types of government and had designed their own checks and balances to guard against tyranny: the Native Americans.
If humans know what needs to be done to address climate change and already possess many of the tools and technologies to do so, why are they not doing it?
COP30's global ethics initiative aims to break chronic malaise on climate action
A cultural change is badly needed to shake climate negotiations from its too-prevalent low ambition, say people of faith involved in the Global Ethical Stocktake.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If humans know what needs to be done to address climate change and already possess many of the tools and technologies to do so, why are they not doing it?
"Stay calm," he told them in Spanish, but "take care of yourselves. Don't go out if you don't need to go out."
Viral warnings of planned ICE raids on churches have pastors worried
Rumors and viral reports about potential ICE raids have immigrant church leaders worried about their congregations. DHS says it doesn’t have plans to raid churches — but won't rule it out.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"Stay calm," he told them in Spanish, but "take care of yourselves. Don't go out if you don't need to go out."
A new study shows that a majority of Catholic college and university students say they are informed about the news, which they get primarily through social media, TV or online videos. Only a small percentage read the news daily.
Survey: Catholic college students say they keep up with news, and here's how
A new study shows that a majority of Catholic college and university students say they are informed about the news, which they get primarily through social media, TV or online videos. Only a small per...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A new study shows that a majority of Catholic college and university students say they are informed about the news, which they get primarily through social media, TV or online videos. Only a small percentage read the news daily.
The phrase "Christian Nationalism" is way too polymorphous to be useful and all it does is exacerbate the disposition of believers to view liberals as their enemy, and to vote accordingly, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
Time to retire the phrase 'Christian nationalism'
The phrase is way too polymorphous to be useful and all it does is exacerbate the disposition of believers to view liberals as their enemy, and to vote accordingly, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean W...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The phrase "Christian Nationalism" is way too polymorphous to be useful and all it does is exacerbate the disposition of believers to view liberals as their enemy, and to vote accordingly, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
The Palestinian community of Umm al-Khair was once a peaceful place, where Bedouin families eked out a living as goat and sheep herders roaming the rugged windswept highlands that offer panoramic views of the South Hebron Hills.
Amid an uncertain peace in Gaza, Palestinians in the West Bank still suffer
For Palestinians living in the West Bank the occupation is a source of continued anger that has not stopped them from hoping and working for a better future.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Palestinian community of Umm al-Khair was once a peaceful place, where Bedouin families eked out a living as goat and sheep herders roaming the rugged windswept highlands that offer panoramic views of the South Hebron Hills.
Centuries of church schisms show that if there's a doctrine to be fought over, there's a good chance Christians will fight about it.
1,700 years ago, bishops and an emperor wrote a creed. Millions still recite it in church
Centuries of church schisms show that if there's a doctrine to be fought over, there's a good chance Christians will fight about it. That repeated splintering is what makes the Council of Nicaea — a m...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Centuries of church schisms show that if there's a doctrine to be fought over, there's a good chance Christians will fight about it.
Ukraine has asked the Vatican to formalize its role facilitating negotiations over the return of Ukrainian children and other civilians taken by Russia during the nearly four-year war, a Kyiv government official said Wednesday.
Ukraine asks Vatican to formalize mediation role for return of citizens taken by Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's letter asked that Pope Leo formalize Pope Francis' informal arrangement in which Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi had served as a personal papal envoy for humani...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Ukraine has asked the Vatican to formalize its role facilitating negotiations over the return of Ukrainian children and other civilians taken by Russia during the nearly four-year war, a Kyiv government official said Wednesday.
"This is the consequence of preaching the gospel to a government that is not unlike the Empire of Rome."
The Rev. David Black's ICE protest arises from his Chicago church's long tradition
"I'm seeing almost a revival of Christianity through what's happening at Broadview in Chicago," the Rev. David Black said.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"This is the consequence of preaching the gospel to a government that is not unlike the Empire of Rome."
Westley S. is a 22-year-old fan of the show from Arizona who was baptized into the Catholic Church in April and is a part of a Groyper Reddit group. Westley said his immigration views align more closely with Fuentes' than with the Vatican's.
Nick Fuentes and the Groyper challenge to Catholicism
Westley S. is a 22-year-old fan of the show from Arizona who was baptized into the Catholic Church in April and is a part of a Groyper Reddit group. Westley said his immigration views align more close...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Westley S. is a 22-year-old fan of the show from Arizona who was baptized into the Catholic Church in April and is a part of a Groyper Reddit group. Westley said his immigration views align more closely with Fuentes' than with the Vatican's.
"COP30 is a signal of hope, but we cannot fool ourselves. The Amazon, like Pope Francis said in Puerto Maldonado [in 2018], is facing its most serious threat," Archbishop Roque Paloschi of Porto Velho said.
At UN climate talks at gateway to Amazon, Catholics stress forest protections
"COP30 is a signal of hope, but we cannot fool ourselves. The Amazon, like Pope Francis said in Puerto Maldonado [in 2018], is facing its most serious threat," Archbishop Roque Paloschi of Porto Velho...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"COP30 is a signal of hope, but we cannot fool ourselves. The Amazon, like Pope Francis said in Puerto Maldonado [in 2018], is facing its most serious threat," Archbishop Roque Paloschi of Porto Velho said.
Following the example of St. Francis of Assisi, bishops are called to be close to the people in their dioceses and peacemakers in a world marked by division and tension, Pope Leo XIV told the bishops of Italy.
Pope to bishops: Be prophets of peace, harmony in your dioceses
Following the example of St. Francis of Assisi, bishops are called to be close to the people in their dioceses and peacemakers in a world marked by division and tension, Pope Leo XIV told the bishops ...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Following the example of St. Francis of Assisi, bishops are called to be close to the people in their dioceses and peacemakers in a world marked by division and tension, Pope Leo XIV told the bishops of Italy.
A coalition of Catholic clergy and sisters filed suit Nov. 19 after federal officials blocked them from entering the Broadview detention center to offer pastoral care and Communion.
Catholic coalition sues federal government after being barred from Chicago ICE facility
A coalition of Catholic clergy and sisters filed suit Nov. 19 after federal officials blocked them from entering the Broadview detention center to offer pastoral care and Communion.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A coalition of Catholic clergy and sisters filed suit Nov. 19 after federal officials blocked them from entering the Broadview detention center to offer pastoral care and Communion.
Prominent Catholic philosophical and legal scholar Robert George has resigned from the board of the conservative Heritage Foundation.
Catholic scholar quits Heritage over its president's defense of Tucker Carlson interview
Prominent Catholic philosophical and legal scholar Robert George has resigned from the board of the conservative Heritage Foundation, saying he "could not remain" without its president fully retractin...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Prominent Catholic philosophical and legal scholar Robert George has resigned from the board of the conservative Heritage Foundation.
America has become less religious because white Americans are less religious. Most recent immigrants are religious, and many are Christians.
Why Trump's immigration crackdown may make America less Christian
America has become less religious because white Americans are less religious. Most recent immigrants are religious, and many are Christians.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
America has become less religious because white Americans are less religious. Most recent immigrants are religious, and many are Christians.
In his first speech from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV took the opportunity to endorse synodality, signaling that this cornerstone theological idea of Pope Francis' papacy would continue to guide the Catholic Church.
US Catholic leaders push forward on Pope Francis' signature theme of synodality
In his first speech from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV took the opportunity to endorse synodality, signaling that this cornerstone theological idea of Pope Francis...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In his first speech from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV took the opportunity to endorse synodality, signaling that this cornerstone theological idea of Pope Francis' papacy would continue to guide the Catholic Church.
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, as he urged the American people to listen to them and treat migrants humanely.
Pope strongly backs US bishops in blasting Trump immigration crackdown, urges humane treatment
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, as he urged the American people to listen to them and treat migrants humanely.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, as he urged the American people to listen to them and treat migrants humanely.
In late July, Mercy Sr. Pat Murphy died at age 96. Mercy Sr. JoAnn Persch — Murphy's partner in "crime" — died Nov. 14. She was 91. The impact these two Catholic sisters had on the world cannot be measured.
We lost 2 veterans of ministry to people seeking refuge. Their work is our work now.
In late July, Mercy Sr. Pat Murphy died at age 96. Mercy Sr. JoAnn Persch — Murphy's partner in "crime" — died Nov. 14. She was 91. The impact these two Catholic sisters had on the world cannot be mea...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In late July, Mercy Sr. Pat Murphy died at age 96. Mercy Sr. JoAnn Persch — Murphy's partner in "crime" — died Nov. 14. She was 91. The impact these two Catholic sisters had on the world cannot be measured.
A majority of U.S. Catholic college students regularly participate in Mass and consider their Catholic beliefs and identity to be important, according to a survey conducted for the National Catholic Reporter and the Wittcoff Foundation.
NCR survey: Catholic college students regularly attend Mass, value church's social teachings
A majority of U.S. Catholic college students regularly participate in Mass and consider their Catholic beliefs and identity important, according to a survey conducted for NCR and the Wittcoff Foundati...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A majority of U.S. Catholic college students regularly participate in Mass and consider their Catholic beliefs and identity to be important, according to a survey conducted for the National Catholic Reporter and the Wittcoff Foundation.
"The Scripture teaches us that person is revealing to me the face of Christ. And so, how am I treating Jesus? How am I not abandoning this person in their time of loss?"
New Catholic migration chair talks about supporting immigrants, respecting critics
"The Scripture teaches us that person is revealing to me the face of Christ. And so, how am I treating Jesus? How am I not abandoning this person in their time of loss?"
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November 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
"The Scripture teaches us that person is revealing to me the face of Christ. And so, how am I treating Jesus? How am I not abandoning this person in their time of loss?"
When bishops from Poland and Germany gather to commemorate one of Europe's most famous acts of reconciliation, discussion will focus on its historic significance and continued meaning for the present.
Polish, German bishops remember 'great act of forgiveness' that happened 20 years after WWII
When bishops from Poland and Germany gather to commemorate one of Europe's most famous acts of reconciliation, discussion will focus on its historic significance and continued meaning for the present.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
When bishops from Poland and Germany gather to commemorate one of Europe's most famous acts of reconciliation, discussion will focus on its historic significance and continued meaning for the present.
Caritas projects offer a sign of hope that solutions to climate change, whether mitigating heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions or adapting to impacts like more severe heatwaves and storms, can in fact work.
Q&A with Caritas leader on finding hope in face of devastating climate crisis
Caritas projects offer a sign of hope that solutions to climate change, whether mitigating heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions or adapting to impacts like more severe heatwaves and storms, can in f...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Caritas projects offer a sign of hope that solutions to climate change, whether mitigating heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions or adapting to impacts like more severe heatwaves and storms, can in fact work.
The Catholic bishops of New York state are calling on the state's faithful to stand in solidarity with immigrants and refugees.
New York state's bishops call on faithful to stand with immigrants and refugees
In a joint statement released Nov. 13, the bishops pointed to church teachings related to immigrants and encouraged the state's Catholics to sign a pledge demonstrating their commitment to prayer and ...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Catholic bishops of New York state are calling on the state's faithful to stand in solidarity with immigrants and refugees.