Year: 2025

Dr. Greg Shay, a retired Catholic doctor, spent a month in Gaza in the fall. Back in the U.S., he wishes Catholics would be more vocal about ending the war.

As NCR commits to cover the response of the church to the onslaught of cruelty coming from the Trump administration, this 1970 article — recounting the story of Catholic prelates …

Reading 1 Isaiah 42:1-7 Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased, Upon whom I have put my Spirit; he shall bring forth …

Acclaimed journalist Philip Shenon’s new book Jesus Wept: Seven Popes and the Battle for the Soul of the Catholic Church seemed like a must-read tome when a review copy arrived …

“Have a good Palm Sunday, have a good Holy Week,” said the pope, speaking over applause and the cheers of the crowd. 

“Have a good Palm Sunday, have a good Holy Week,” said the pope, speaking over applause and the cheers of the crowd. 

“Have a good Palm Sunday, have a good Holy Week,” said the pope, speaking over applause and the cheers of the crowd. 

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering — it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside them, Pope Francis wrote at …

Holy Week immerses us into the sacred pattern of reality itself. It mirrors our life: a journey marked by love, loss, waiting, surrender and — by grace — resurrection. And …

Holy Week immerses us into the sacred pattern of reality itself. It mirrors our life: a journey marked by love, loss, waiting, surrender and — by grace — resurrection. And …