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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the Easter vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to a report of an interfaith prayer rally at an ICE office, a review of 'Stress Test: The Israel-Hamas War and Christian-Jewish Relations' and some of NCR's recent culture coverage. 

The U.S. bishops' conference said it would not renew its cooperative agreements with the federal government related to children's services and refugee support, after its government partnerships in those areas became "untenable."

Man accused of killing Father Arul Carasala wrote: "If we just follow Donald Trump's example we’ll 'make the Church great again.'"

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about Trump's relationship with the free press, family planning for chronically ill Catholic women and Catholic writers. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to John Grosso's coverage of Bishop Robert Barron's reflection on President Trump's address to Congress.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to John Grosso's coverage of Bishop Robert Barron's reflection on his time at Trump's joint address.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about 2025 Oscar-nominated films, "prophetic contempt" and Bishop Barron's digital silence. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about Bishop Robert Barron, the Church's role in American racism and Pope Francis' letter to the American episcopate. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to articles about JD Vance, Trump's USAID spending freeze and the hierarchy's complicity. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to articles about Vice President JD Vance, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Bishop Mariann Budde's inauguration sermon. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to articles about Catholic responses to Trump's inauguration, executive orders and talk of deportation. 

In the latest "The Nonviolent Jesus" podcast, John Dear and Bernard Lafayette, founder of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, discuss Martin Luther King Jr., "Kingian" nonviolence and hopes for us today.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to articles about plastic production, Bishop John Stowe's blessing of women acolytes and Cardinal Robert W. McElroy's appointment as Archbishop of Washington. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about pastoral care in Gaza and the West Bank, the Catholic voter and Nancy Pelosi's comments about Vatican-China relations in her recent interview with NCR. 

Listen: Peace activist John Dear has launched a new podcast that intends to answer the question, "What if the key to a more peaceful world is following the path of the nonviolent Jesus?"

Pope Francis taps Cardinal Robert McElroy as the new archbishop of Washington, D.C. McElroy of San Diego is expected to succeed retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 77, who has led the Washington Archdiocese since 2019.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to articles about the family history of Luigi Mangione, the USCCB's involvement in a Supreme Court case and themes of divine wrath during Advent. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers to "After Trump win, many Catholic women are rethinking their relationship to the church" by Heidi Schlumpf. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to articles about the fall of the Assad regime, a supposed dearth of "compassion", and Nancy Pelosi's criticisms of Pope Francis.