NCR readers respond to stories about Pope Leo and Vatican II, liturgical variety in the church and Vice President JD Vance’s reaction to the killing of Renee Good. 

The Kisiyas come from a minority of Christians who have lived in the Al-Makhrour valley for thousands of years and make up about 1% of the West Bank’s population.

Without it, writes Tom Faletti, “The burden of proof falls on you to demonstrate that you have the ‘privilege’ of being a citizen according to criteria chosen by the president.”

St. Marcellus, Pope  Feast date: Jan 16 Nothing of Marcellus’ life before his papacy has survived the centuries. He became Pope at the end of the persecutions of Diocletian in aound 308-309. …

All the elders of Israel came in a body to Samuel at Ramahand said to him, “Now that you are old,and your sons do not follow your example,appoint a king …