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Letters to the editor on conservative cardinals and Pope Francis

Letters to the Editor: NCR readers respond to reports of five conservative cardinals challenging Pope Francis and how he responded to them.

Pope Francis and other Christian leaders give their blessing at the end of an ecumenical prayer vigil in St. Peter's Square Sept. 30, ahead of the Synod of Bishops assembly: from left, are the Rev. Ann Burghardt, general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation; Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury; Francis; Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II. (CNS/Lola Gomez)

The Vatican Briefing podcast: Francis opens a synod that could change the Catholic Church

Listen: "The Vatican Briefing" is a new podcast featuring Vatican experts Joshua J. McElwee and Christopher White. In the first episode, they discuss the issues before the synod, and interview one of the first-ever lay synod members.

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Letters to the editor on American values

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to Benedictine Sr. Joan Chittister's recent column about where our values come from.

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Letters to the editor about Jimmy Buffet

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to an essay about how Jimmy Buffet's music challenges us to set aside productivity in exchange for rest and renewal, and to see the beauty in the ordinary.

Letters to the editor on Ohio State University

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to a report by NCR staff reporter Brian Fraga on how the St. Thomas More Newman Center community is feeling one year after Columbus Bishop Earl Fernandes removed the Paulist Fathers from Ohio State University.

Christ and creation (Pixabay/Dimitris Vetsikas)

2023 Season of Creation: Creature Features

For the 2023 Season of Creation, EarthBeat will recirculate nine "Creature Features" through a twice-weekly newsletter. Each Tuesday and Thursday from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4 subscribers will receive an email with an original illustration of the day's creature by graphic designer and illustrator Ryan McQuade along with a preview of and link to an essay or report on EarthBeat that highlights that creature.

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Letters to the editor on the Eucharistic Revival

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to an essay where Fr. John Heagle says as we prepare for the National Eucharistic Congress in 2024, something is missing. He urges the U.S. bishops to reclaim the Gospel vision and early Christianity's practice of nonviolent love.

Letters to the editor on global warming

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to a column where Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese says that the good news is there are ways to reduce and eliminate the growth in global warming; the bad news is he's not sure we will implement them fast enough.

Letters to the editor on 'dumbed-down' Catholicism

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to a column where Michael Sean Winters says Bishop Robert Barron's criticism of "dumbed-down" Catholicism ignores the reality that a sincere Christian witness is what's really attractive about our faith.

Letters to the editor on culture warriors at the Eucharistic Congress

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to Michael Sean Winters' column about the speaker line-up for the Eucharistic Congress.

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Letters to the editor on women's ordination

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to a guest commentary from women's ordination advocate Kate McElwee.

Letters to the editor on cafeteria Catholics

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to a guest column about "cafeteria Catholics."

Letters to the editor on Taylor Swift

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to an essay about what the Catholic Church can learn from Taylor Swift.

Letters to the editor on Bishop Strickland and Pride Night at Dodger Stadium

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to our reporting on a procession led by Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, to Dodger's Stadium on Pride Night, June 16.

Letters to the editor on Catholic health care for LGBTQ people

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Letters to the editor on the U.S. bishops' agenda and synodality

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to reports that the bishops' June agenda doesn't include discussion of the pope's ongoing process for the 2021-24 Synod of Bishops.

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Letters to the editor on Taylor Marshall and Catholic Republicans

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to recent opinions on the upcoming 2024 presidential election.

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Letters to the editor on gun violence and gun control

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to recent coverage of mass shootings and a gun buyback event in Chicago. 

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Letters to the editor on EWTN and other Catholic media

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to a columns by NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters and Religion News Service columnist Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese about EWTN and the state of Catholic media in general.

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Letters to the editor on gender ideology and natural law

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to a commentary by NCR contributing writer Rebecca Bratten Weiss about the Catholic Church's gender ideology and natural law.

 

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