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God’s Most Masculine Plan of Salvation
The Son of God did not bring salvation and redemption to our fallen world through His signs, wonders, or words, but rather, by willingly experiencing an incomprehensibly violent death in …
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Cardinal McElroy, St. Louis archbishop weigh in on surge of conversions (New York Times)
Reporting on the surge in conversions to the Catholic faith in dioceses across the nation, The New York Times interviewed two bishops and several converts. Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski of St. …
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Portugal’s bishops, religious institutes conclude abuse compensation process (CWN)
Portugal’s bishops and religious institutes announced the conclusion of their abuse compensation process.
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Persian Gulf bishop says Iran responded ‘legitimately’ to attacks by Israel, US (AsiaNews)
The bishop who leads the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia said that the decision of Israel and the United States to begin the Iran war was “based on revenge” and …
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Your letters: Assisted suicide, MAGA and disobedience
Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to coverage of assisted suicide legislation, the split between MAGA supporters and traditionalist Catholics and ecclesiastical disobedience as modelled by St. Francis.
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On Iran, let’s shift discourse from just war to just peace
Pope Leo’s “unarmed and disarming peace” parallels efforts to center active nonviolence and peacebuilding.
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How Catholic universities helped forge 4 Black college basketball stars’ lives
The basketball journeys of four players at Catholic universities demonstrate not only accomplishments on the court but something bigger: societal progress against racism.
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In Monaco, Pope Leo finds a natural ally in advancing peace, faith
The microstate, which the pope will visit March 28, offers a rare example of religion exerting a visible influence in Western civic society today.
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‘We,’ not ‘I’: An Ohio archbishop called Catholics to talk their way to consensus
In January, Archbishop Robert Casey announced plans to hold an archdiocesan synod next year, ‘a time of prayer, a time of listening to the Holy Spirit and to one another.’
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Scotland’s bishops consider diocesan mergers (Bishops’ Conference of Scotland )
The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland announced that it is considering diocesan mergers at the Holy See’s request. “Following a request from the Holy See, the Bishops of Scotland have been …