"Eric LaRue" follows the emotional journeys of a school shooter's parents, who seek spiritual direction in two very different ways. Director Michael Shannon and stars Judy Greer and Paul Sparks spoke with NCR about the film.
"Women and children are suffering the most from the war," says a nun based in Goma, Congo. "They are subjected to rape, and their dignity is being eroded, with little they can do because the perpetrators are armed."
Co-hosts discuss the Trump administration's tariffs, and how pastors can emphasize climate change. Heidi interviews Stephanie Clary, NCR's environment editor, about the 10th anniversary of the pope's environmental encyclical.
In this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear talks to the founder and executive director of Equal Justice Initiative about his work to serve people on death row.
Pope Francis' surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work is a clear sign that his condition is improving, the Vatican press office said.
View from the Vatican: From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, there are six major liturgies, all of which normally involve the pope. This year, can Pope Francis take part without jeopardizing his recovery?
With fear "the driving force" in the current global climate, nations must recommit to nuclear disarmament and the regulation of artificial intelligence, said Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations.
In an effort to blunt criticism of the poor air quality in Beijing prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Chinese government implemented ambitious measures to curb air pollution. The result was not exactly shocking to Kimberly Terrell, a research scientist and director of community engagement at the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic: Community and maternal health improved.
For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a seaside cliff that's little changed since its founding more than a millennium ago.
While the overwhelming majority of Christian religious leaders accept the human-driven reality of climate change, nearly half have never mentioned climate change or humans' role in it to their congregations. Further, only a quarter have spoken about it more than once or twice.
This compelling narrative invites readers to reflect deeply on the authentic meaning of ecclesial community: a church not constrained by bureaucratic structures and rigid norms but one that truly incarnates God's presence in the lived experiences of its people.
"Eric LaRue" follows the emotional journeys of a school shooter's parents, who seek spiritual direction in two very different ways. Director Michael Shannon and stars Judy Greer and Paul Sparks spoke with NCR about the film.
By publication day for Katherine Stewart's new book, Donald Trump had returned to power with early moves toward authoritarianism. Stewart's analysis and call to action might have arrived too late, writes Pulitzer winner Marilyn W. Thompson.
Jay Sefton co-wrote and performed "Unreconciled," the story of how he played Jesus in an eighth-grade Catholic school passion play in a Philadelphia suburb under the direction of the priest that abused him.
"Women and children are suffering the most from the war," says a nun based in Goma, Congo. "They are subjected to rape, and their dignity is being eroded, with little they can do because the perpetrators are armed."
