Thomas C. Fox

Thomas C. Fox is NCR's editor/publisher emeritus. Fox was NCR editor and/or publisher most years between 1980 and 2015, then again in 2018-19. His reports from Vietnam appeared in the earliest issues of National Catholic Reporter. He has also reported for The Washington Star, the Detroit Free Press, TIME magazine and The New York Times. He can be found on Twitter @NCRTomFox.

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May 28, 2019

Avoid simplistic solutions to church problems, Sr. Carol Keehan tells graduates

"The incredible message of God's love for each of us, the wonders of his plan for each of us individually and as a people risks being completely drowned out," Daughter of Charity Sr. Carol Keehan said.

Jesuit Fr. Kevin O'Brien is to become president of Santa Clara University in California on July 1. (Santa Clara University/Joanne H. Lee)

May 28, 2019

'Slow awakening' led Kevin O'Brien, new Santa Clara president, to Jesuits

Neither academics nor the Society of Jesus appeared in Fr. O'Brien's early career plans, but providence had other notions. "I like to say God is patient and I am stubborn."

Tom Fox steps over a purple line painted on a road leading to the Kansas City National Security Campus on Memorial Day, May 28, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Jeff Davis)

Dec 03, 2018

NCR's Fox crosses the line, goes to trial to protest nuclear weapons

Perspective: My protest was public, yet quite personal. I have seven grandchildren, ages 3 to 13, and want them to grow up in a world without nuclear weapons.

Oct 25, 2018

NCR has remained faithful through these many years

NCR Today: Mirroring life itself, and a wider world facing serious challenges, NCR faces some uncertainty. However, beneath this is a consistent NCR commitment, extending back 54 years, to provide top-rate journalism and a much-needed moral voice in a world seemingly short on such voices.

Marines marching in Danang, Vietnam, March 15, 1965 (PBS/Courtesy of Associated Press)

Sep 16, 2017

'The Vietnam War' weaves a narrative of human calamity

Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's new documentary is an important contribution to the examination of both the Vietnam War and the unconscionably deadly impact of war in general.

Aug 18, 2017

Charity Sisters celebrate life of Helen Garvey

With a little help from her friends, under a cloudy sky and light warm drizzle, the body of Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Helen Maher Garvey departed her motherhouse for the last time Aug. 17.