In a 9-8 decision, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of a Texas law that requires the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classroooms. …
Few historical myths are more pernicious and popular than that of the “Noble Savage.” Concocted by French philosophers like Jean-Jacques Rousseau in the late 18th century, the Noble Savage was …
Addressing an Asia-Pacific regional conference of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a Vatican diplomat said that “a paradigm shift based on the inalienable human dignity conferred by God …
The Pew Research Center published a study analyzing the prevalence of self-described former Catholics in 24 countries. Former Catholics are rare in Poland: 96% of Poles say they were raised …
The Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, announced a series of pilgrimage events leading up to the beatification of Venerable Fulton Sheen (1895-1979). The events will begin in Peoria, Archbishop Sheen’s home …
Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about President Donald Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV, the unlikeliness of a Catholic revival and the role of bishops in …
Stephanie Peddicord asks: If the pews are full, but the communicants themselves are espousing values antithetical to Catholic teaching, have we actually succeeded?
Dominican-run Providence College in Rhode Island joins a growing number of Catholic colleges and universities that have reorganized diversity, equity and inclusion offices under the umbrella of mission and ministry.
“Humans are really good at creating sacred places for themselves,” Vicki Garlock said. “And they do it in all sorts of different ways.”
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) praised the efforts of the EU, under the six-month presidency of Cyprus, to “sustain political, humanitarian and economic support …
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