The Black Catholic Congress issued a statement Jan. 12 condemning a remark made by President Donald Trump the day before disparaging migrants from Haiti and Africa. Sisters of Mercy also condemn remarks.
In Conversation: NCR Vatican correspondent Joshua McElwee on the upcoming papal trip to Chile and Peru; sociologist Michele Dillon explains the data in a 2017 survey of American Catholics.
Listen: Sr. Linda Romey, Sr. Rose Pacatte, and Jamie Manson discuss the #MeToo movement and how Catholics can share what they've learned to move forward.
Cardinal Bernard Law died in Rome Dec. 20, 15 years after resigning as archbishop of Boston because of clergy sex abuse and its cover up. Catholics can learn at least three things from his legacy, about power, secrecy and accountability.
In Conversation: Soul Seeing writer Tom Carney and editor Mike Leach share their complex feelings about Christmas and their favorite sources of Christmas hope and joy.
Listen: GSR staff writer Dawn Araujo-Hawkins on how women religious are working to overcome a history of racism; NCR Bertelsen interns Maria Benevento and James Dearie on faith-based efforts to reduce gun violence.
Listen: GSR international correspondent Chris Herlinger talks about reporting from South Sudan; Young Voices columnist Mike Jordan Laskey on how to deepen your Advent this year.
Listen: NCR editor Dennis Coday talks about Pope Francis' trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh and national news, including tax reform stories, sexual assault commentary, and Advent columns.