Oct. 28, 2024, is National Catholic Reporter's 60th birthday. To celebrate six decades as the independent voice for and about Catholics, we are launching a new feature republishing articles from our past.
The following staff editorial was published four days before the general election of 1972, when Richard Nixon won his second term in a landslide. You'll notice continuity between the paper then and now.
Courage is deeply embedded in the DNA of National Catholic Reporter. So, you might be asking, if we are so fearless, why don't we endorse a candidate? This year, endorsements have become more than an academic question.
Today, Oct. 28, 2024, is National Catholic Reporter's 60th birthday. To celebrate six decades as the independent voice for and about Catholics, we are launching a new feature republishing articles from our past.