NCR Staff

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis.

Your thoughts: Letters to the editor from all over the globe were received at NCR in response to an opinion piece published Dec. 18 titled "Is sipping from the Communion cup a hazard to your health?"

Your thoughts: Reader responses were in support of making a clear distinction between the word "church" and the word "hierarchy." 

Listen: Billy and Robin Worley explain how Global Sisters Report led them to connect with the Catholic sisters who cared for their adopted daughter in her infancy.

Your thoughts: In this edition of NCR's online letters to the editor column, NCR collected responses to Phyllis Zagano's column calling for women to run dioceses; plus reactions to many more online stories. 

Listen: Global Sisters Report's Soli Salgado and Srs. Judy Carle and Gloria Marie Jones discuss Nuns and Nones, a spiritual movement uniting Catholic sisters and religiously unaffiliated young adults.

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis.

Listen: Jesuit Fr. Joseph Brown offers a critique of the pastoral letter and outlines his vision for how the Catholic Church ought to challenge itself.

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis.

Your thoughts: In this edition of NCR's online letters to the editor column, NCR collected the dozens upon dozens of responses to our open letter to bishops' editorial. 

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis.

Listen: Julia Lieblich and Rabbi James Rudin explain what they appreciate about Catholicism. Sociologist Maureen Day offers solutions to polarity within the Catholic Church.

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis.

Listen: NCR columnist Colman McCarthy explains his thoughts on Thanksgiving and how eating animals contributes to climate change, while NCR staff writer Brian Roewe talks about the upcoming COP24 Summit.

Listen: Heidi Schlumpf and Michael Sean Winters talk about the bishops' conference fall meeting and what it means for a church in crisis. Dan Stockman explains what's next for Sr. Thea Bowman's cause for sainthood.

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis.

Listen: Contributor Elizabeth Eisenstadt-Evans talks about her recent reporting on the opioid epidemic and the efforts of faith-based groups and Catholic sisters to stem the tide of opioid abuse in the US.

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis.

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis

Listen: Michael Sean Winters explains what he'll be watching for during returns on Election Day. NCR's Heidi Schlumpf, Brian Roewe and Maria Benevento talk about their recent reporting from key midterms election states.