Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about Pope Leo XIV’s apology for the church’s role in slavery, his new encyclical and the vocation of higher education.
Ultimately, faith is the only key to the universe. — Thomas Merton
Today is the Optional Memorial of Pope St. Paul VI (1897-1978). Paul VI was canonized and added to the General Roman Calendar on January 25, 2019, the Feast of the …
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson presents Pope Leo XIV with an invitation to visit the city, the Pope’s hometown, during a meeting on May 28, 2026, at the Vatican. The Pontiff …
Jan Matejko, “Hanging of the Sigismund bell at the Cathedral Tower in 1521 in Kraków,” 1874, National Museum in Warsaw, Poland COMMENTARY: In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV makes …
University of CollegeThe Basilica of the Sacred Heart and the Main Building are seen on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The report says …
The pontiff met with Johnson at the Vatican on May 28 and was formally invited to visit his native city next year. Pope Leo XIV on May 26, 2026, and …
Pope Leo met with the mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, at the Vatican on May 28. Johnson, who has served as mayor since 2023, met with the pontiff for the …
The Blessed Sacrament is carried beneath a canopy during a Eucharistic procession through Forsyth Park in Savannah, Georgia, May 27, 2026. The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage spent four days in Georgia …
The Trump administration authorized 10,000 more Afrikaners from South Africa to be admitted as refugees, and Bishop Brendan Cahill said U.S. protection should not be limited to a single group. …
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