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For more than a century, anti-Catholicism was a powerful force in culture and politics — yet, time and again, religious pluralism triumphed.
Pope Leo XIV is his own man, comfortable in his own skin, and he draws easily from the models of his predecessors even while imprinting his own style, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
As a wave of xenophobic violence continues rippling across South Africa, the country's national church council is urging its members to open their doors for the resulting humanitarian emergencies and for dialogue.
A new report shows more countries saw spikes in religious hostility by individuals and groups in 2023, the last year for which data is available — with the rise attributable in part to harassment of religious minorities and the ongoing impact of the Israel-Hamas war.
Pope Leo XIV locked eyes with the 7-year-old boy, holding both his hands as the two smiled at one another. Captured by Associated Press chief photographer Emilio Morenatti, the moment resonated first with onlookers and then with many others around the world.
Vice President JD Vance, a convert to Catholicism whose faith has been central to his adult life, writes about his religious journey in a new book that could ultimately serve as a sort of origin story for a future presidential campaign.
Pope Leo XIV approved new statutes for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors that seek to balance its integration with the Roman Curia while preserving its independence.
Presidents of Catholic bishops' conferences of the G7 member states called on heads of state and government to root governance in human dignity, as national leaders prepare for the G7 Summit.
Pope Leo XIV, speaking after the Angelus prayer June 14 recalled the newly beatified, saying, "All were beatified as martyrs, as victims of the persecution by totalitarian regimes because of their fidelity to Christ."
Wilting in the summer sun, a line of tourists waits to climb Notre Dame cathedral and meet its gargoyles.
About 13 feet beneath them, a team of archaeologists is digging the other way — straight down and back in time, to Roman Paris 2,000 years ago.
Pope Leo XIV is his own man, comfortable in his own skin, and he draws easily from the models of his predecessors even while imprinting his own style, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
Pope Leo XIV approved new statutes for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors that seek to balance its integration with the Roman Curia while preserving its independence.
Presidents of Catholic bishops' conferences of the G7 member states called on heads of state and government to root governance in human dignity, as national leaders prepare for the G7 Summit.
Nine Polish Salesian priests killed in German Nazi concentration camps during World War II were beatified June 6 at the Sanctuary of St. John Paul II in Kraków during a Mass that highlighted not only ...
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At the cathedral's birth in 1163, the entire square was packed with medieval houses, split by a single street. The archaeological team has reached their cellars — and therefore also the time in histor...
For more than a century, anti-Catholicism was a powerful force in culture and politics — yet, time and again, religious pluralism triumphed.
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The violence has resulted in at least 12 deaths, widespread destruction of foreign-owned businesses and homes and thousands of migrants fleeing South Africa or seeking shelter in community centers, mo...
Vice President JD Vance, a convert to Catholicism whose faith has been central to his adult life, writes about his religious journey in a new book that could ultimately serve as a sort of origin story...
www.ncronline.org
A new report shows more countries saw spikes in religious hostility by individuals and groups in 2023, the last year for which data is available — with the rise attributable in part to harassment of r...
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Pope Leo XIV locked eyes with the 7-year-old boy, holding both his hands as the two smiled at one another. Captured by Associated Press chief photographer Emilio Morenatti, the moment resonated first ...
