NCR exclusive: EPA chief headed to Vatican to talk climate change
Vatican City -- Pope Francis has met a Spanish transsexual and his fiancée at the Vatican, opening his doors to a man dubbed "the devil's daughter" by a local priest, media reports said Tuesday.
Las Cruces, N.M. -- Bishop defends CCHD-funded organization from attack. "I will not be bullied into compromising the legitimate work of social justice of the church or allowing someone to lead the flock astray."
Buffalo, N.Y. -- Two ask Pope Francis to investigate how Buffalo diocese handled sex abuse claims
Pope Francis Turning Into a Headache for Catholic Presidential Hopefuls -- Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and Rick Santorum must walk a fine line when dealing with the leader of their church.
Dawn Cherie Araujo takes on “give us a twirl”
Two ways to approach one story:
- Star of the Sea pastor trains only boys as altar servers
- San Francisco priest bars altar girls, sparks another controversy
The Catholic archbishop of Birmingham says he wishes the Church of England’s first female bishop well in her ministry and will be remembering her in his prayers. (Text and audio)
Betin, West Bank -- The fate of a 14-year-old Palestinian girl, tried before an Israeli military court for hurling rocks at passing cars in the West Bank and sentenced to two months in prison, has gripped Palestinians who say her treatment demonstrates Israel's excessive measures against stone-throwing youth.
Tampa, Fla. -- Victims group wants diocese to release all names of priests how served in area and church employees credibly accused of sexual abuse
On TV and in life, Fr. Richard McBrien made religion accessible
It appears that Michael Sean Winters is going for Distinctly Catholic v. Conservative (neo- or paleo-) trifecta this week. First, Professor Robbie George’s obvious attempt to diminish the significance of Pope Francis’ anticipated encyclical on the environment and celebration of climate change deniers. Then, yesterday, George Weigel’s manifesto about “evangelical Catholicism,” albeit while staying in a defensive crouch the entire time. Now, it is Tim Busch’s turn.
Winters writes: What really made my blood boil was Mr. Busch's attempt to claim the mantle of Pope Francis.
From a Memphis monastery to war-torn Guatemala: The monastery of Our Lady of Wisdom of the Virgin of Guadalupe and contemplative pastoral ministry
Writing workshop helps religious sisters put their stories on paper: Sharing new voices of sisters in Uganda
Putting it all in perspective: This is what the world looks like if you scale countries by population
Looking for a little inspiration to begin your day? NCR's sister publication, Celebration, gives you two options, both based on the Scripture readings of the day:
Pencil Preaching is a blog in which Celebration editor Pat Marrin combines Scripture and sketching to reflect on the Word.
Daily Bread is a series of short reflections written by four authors who meet regularly to share the readings. Daily Bread is intended to help daily preachers and others who pray from the assigned Scriptures each day to orient themselves to the Living Word addressed to the church in the world. It's a great way to begin the day.
