With the planet at 'a breaking point', pope urges decisive action at UN environment summits
As heatwaves blister the globe, Pope Francis has called for bolder actions from nations at two upcoming major international environment summits, and for all people to “repent and modify our lifestyles and destructive systems.”
German Synodal Path must not create new structures, doctrines, Vatican says
“It seems necessary to make it clear that the ‘Synodal Path’ in Germany does not have the power to compel bishops and the faithful to assume new modes of governance and new approaches to doctrine and morals,” said an unsigned “declaration of the Holy See.”
Documents detailing Portuguese Inquisition to become available online
Rare documentation of the Portuguese Inquisition with detailed information about the sentencing trials which took place 500 years ago have been digitized for the first time in the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People Jerusalem’s National Library of Israel.
Oregon's Catholic Sentinel and El Centinela newspapers to shut down Oct. 1
The Portland-based Catholic Sentinel and El Centinela newspapers will close Oct. 1, reflecting a national transition in Catholic communications, according to a news release issued jointly July 21 by the Archdiocese of Portland and Oregon Catholic Press.
Apostle to the Apostles
Pencil Preaching for Friday, July 22, 2022
Vatican says they're gifts; Indigenous groups want them back
Restitution of Indigenous and colonial-era artifacts, a pressing debate for museums and national collections across Europe, is one of the many agenda items awaiting Pope Francis on his trip to Canada.
World Meeting of Families highlights importance of life's messiness
A somewhat chaotic trip to Rome for the World Meeting of Families reminded this theologian that real life needs to inform our theology just as our theology informs the ways we interpret our experiences.
Pope Francis is not going to resign, yet
Thomas Reese: Better guidelines for retired popes are needed. Pope Francis seems to be proceeding gently in that direction so as not to appear critical of his predecessor.
Your thoughts on the moral considerations of abortion policy
Your thoughts: NCR readers respond to a recent commentary that reminds us the importance of moral considerations when debating legislation on abortion.
Pope modifies Opus Dei's relationship to Curia, highlighting its 'charism'
Saying he wanted to highlight the spiritual gifts of Opus Dei and its contributions to the Catholic Church’s evangelizing activities, Pope Francis said it will now work with and answer to the Dicastery for Clergy, rather than the Dicastery for Bishops.