Jeannine M. Pitas

"Polarization is a first-order crisis," Paulist Fr. Ricky Manalo told NCR. That was the topic of the inaugural Paulist Summit on Polarization, held in Las Vegas April 19-21. 

The New York Encounter, an annual Catholic-organized weekend event of lectures and performances, featured discussions this year pressing topics like AI, the U.S. Supreme Court and the Israel-Hamas war.

The fourth Catholic Imagination Conference, held Sept. 30-Oct. 1 at the University of Dallas, brought together a community of Catholics who share a love for the arts, particularly the written word.

Founded by a mother-daughter team, Becoming Mujeres is an organization that gives workshops, both in-person and virtual, dedicated to the empowerment of Latina teenage girls and the people who care for them.

What to do when a global pandemic turns the world upside down? "Open a Catholic Worker house" may not be the first answer for most of us. But for three groups in Iowa, Kansas and Wisconsin, it was the perfect time.

Amid the contentious arguments between pro-life and pro-choice advocates, there's an obvious point of common ground: Support mothers before, during and after the process of giving birth.

Anne Tropeano has chosen to be ordained as a Roman Catholic priest, thus breaking the Catholic Church's ban on the ordination of women and crossing the threshold of formal excommunication. "God is asking me to do this," she says.

The Sugar Creek Catholic Worker reunion draws members from the dozens of Catholic Worker communities in the Midwest. The event allows Workers to talk about their service and activism, inspired by Catholic Worker founders Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin.

As the delta variant continues to spread and COVID-19 infections rise in the U.S., there are still barriers between vaccines and the people who need them. Many Latino communities face particular challenges.

While many U.S. Catholic families have struggled with ideological and political division in our increasingly polarized democracy, few have received as much attention as the Gosars.

Family feelings are raw, and friendships across party lines are becoming rarer in the current political climate. Catholics share how they maintain their crossover connections.

Many Catholic Workers across the United States are reacting to the pandemic with curiosity, hope and a commitment to living according to principles of the founders, Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin.