Colleagues from Catholic reform group Call to Action are remembering Robert Heineman, a staff veteran who died Dec. 13. "He believed in the possibility of the people of God, the church, to make change," said his partner Eileen.
The Field Hospital: In the wake of #MeToo, activists hope to extend New York's time limit for child sex abuse victims to file charges or sue. The church is among those lobbying against that change.
The Field Hospital: Parishes under the Society of Jesus Christ the Priest are the diocese's traditionalist centerpieces, as some wonder if Francis' optimism will ever reach southwest Wisconsin.
Nearly 100 women, men and children gathered Jan. 21 in New York's Union Square for a prayer service, a march to a nearby parish and a Mass to celebrate "the power of feminist activism and sacrament."
Charlottesville, Virginia - Stung by the worldwide attention given their city by white supremacists last year, lay Catholics hold a daylong event on "Grappling With the Sin of Racism."
In Conversation: NCR staff writer Brian Roewe explains the background of this excommunication case and the dialogue sessions that have led to a new offer.
After 16-month dialogue, the proposal would return Call to Action members to full communion on an individual basis, while leaving in place the 1996 decree against the reform group.
Inspired by the Women's March and initiated at an NYC parish, organizers plan an interfaith blessing, march and Mass Jan. 21 — and are offering resources for others to join them.
