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Seventeen centuries after bishops from East and West convened in Nicaea to craft the creed that defined Christianity, Pope Leo XIV returned to the ancient site with an appeal to "overcome the scandal of the divisions" that continue to fracture Christians today.
Where Christians forged a common creed, Pope Leo calls to end 'scandal of divisions'
Seventeen centuries after the Council of Nicaea crafted the creed that defined Christianity, Pope Leo XIV returned to the ancient site with an appeal to "overcome the scandal of the divisions" that fr...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Seventeen centuries after bishops from East and West convened in Nicaea to craft the creed that defined Christianity, Pope Leo XIV returned to the ancient site with an appeal to "overcome the scandal of the divisions" that continue to fracture Christians today.
Wishing you a blessed, healthy, and happy Thanksgiving on behalf of all of us at National Catholic Reporter. We are so thankful for all of you in our social media community!
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Wishing you a blessed, healthy, and happy Thanksgiving on behalf of all of us at National Catholic Reporter. We are so thankful for all of you in our social media community!
Shortly after landing in Ankara Nov. 27, Pope Leo XIV advocated for harmony and dialogue in a moment marked by deep global fracture. His remarks set the tone for his six-day visit through Turkey and Lebanon.
Pope Leo kicks off first trip preaching unity, condemning polarization in Turkey
Shortly after landing in Ankara Nov. 27, Pope Leo XIV advocated for harmony and dialogue in a moment marked by deep global fracture. His remarks set the tone for his six-day visit through Turkey and L...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Shortly after landing in Ankara Nov. 27, Pope Leo XIV advocated for harmony and dialogue in a moment marked by deep global fracture. His remarks set the tone for his six-day visit through Turkey and Lebanon.
"Give us this day our daily bread." With those words from the Lord's Prayer, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is framing a new national reflection on food insecurity.
Canadian bishops: Affordable housing, just wages, environmental safeguards reduce food insecurity
On the World Day of the Poor, Nov. 16,the bishops released "Our Daily Bread: Food Security and the Call to Solidarity," a 10-page pastoral letter issued through the conference's Episcopal Commission f...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"Give us this day our daily bread." With those words from the Lord's Prayer, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is framing a new national reflection on food insecurity.
Responding to recent questions raised by African bishops concerned about the practice of polygamy, the Vatican issued a sweeping defense of monogamy Tuesday, Nov. 25.
Vatican issues sweeping defense of traditional marriage, pushing back on polygamy
Responding to recent questions raised by African bishops concerned about the practice of polygamy, the Vatican issued a sweeping defense of monogamy Nov. 25, in a doctrinal note titled Una Caro.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Responding to recent questions raised by African bishops concerned about the practice of polygamy, the Vatican issued a sweeping defense of monogamy Tuesday, Nov. 25.
Anti-Catholicism was not a central force driving the colonists to revolt, but it played a role, shaping their political beliefs in profound ways, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
The role of anti-Catholicism in framing the American Revolution
Anti-Catholicism was not a central force driving the colonists to revolt, but it played a role, shaping their political beliefs in profound ways, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Anti-Catholicism was not a central force driving the colonists to revolt, but it played a role, shaping their political beliefs in profound ways, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
While Americans are recovering from their Thanksgiving dinners, Pope Leo will be flying to Turkey and then Lebanon. His first international trip, these five days abroad will show whether Leo is ready for primetime on a global stage.
Pope to be tested on first trip to Turkey and Lebanon
"This first international trip will be a very public test of Leo's papacy," writes Fr. Thomas Reese. "I don't expect a home run on his first time at bat, but neither will he strike out. A base hit wil...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
While Americans are recovering from their Thanksgiving dinners, Pope Leo will be flying to Turkey and then Lebanon. His first international trip, these five days abroad will show whether Leo is ready for primetime on a global stage.
A judge is set to rule on a proposal submitted by the Trump administration that would make the estimated 90,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in Texas ineligible for work permits under the program.
Texas bishops bemoan uncertainty of state's DACA program
A judge is set to rule on a proposal submitted by the Trump administration that would make the estimated 90,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in Texas ineligible for work permits u...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A judge is set to rule on a proposal submitted by the Trump administration that would make the estimated 90,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in Texas ineligible for work permits under the program.
A stakeholder — and next owner — of the Chicago White Sox baseball team said Pope Leo XIV told him that he'd "love to" throw a season opening first pitch in the future — "schedule permitting."
White Sox co-owner says pope told him he'd 'love to' throw a season opening pitch in future
A stakeholder — and next owner — of the Chicago White Sox baseball team said Pope Leo XIV told him that he'd "love to" throw a season opening first pitch in the future — "schedule permitting."
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November 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A stakeholder — and next owner — of the Chicago White Sox baseball team said Pope Leo XIV told him that he'd "love to" throw a season opening first pitch in the future — "schedule permitting."
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.