NCR Staff

Your thoughts: NCR readers respond to Heidi Schlumpf's column that says U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez represents the demographic future of the Catholic Church, but also represents the church in her passion for justice and human dignity.

The National Catholic Reporter has named Bill Mitchell as its publisher and Barbara Fraser as its climate editor for NCR's project, EarthBeat.

Your thoughts: NCR reported that New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan sent copies of a book about qualities desirable for a future pope to all 222 cardinals around the world. This public lobbying for possible candidates of the papacy goes against longstanding practices.

This summer, NCR Forward members get access to special limited-access Zoom events featuring NCR writers and editors.

Your thoughts: Readers respond to an NCR editorial published this week on the scandal of Catholic voters for President Donald Trump.

Your thoughts: NCR recently published a report about Catholic composer David Haas who has been accused of sexual misconduct.

The Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada has honored National Catholic Reporter with 17 citations of excellence in its 2020 awards contest.

Your thoughts: Each month, NCR gathers up a sampling of letters to the editor from our readers in response to articles and columns that appear on NCRonline. This week, we will focus on letters received in May 2020.

Your thoughts: NCR recently published a column from Fr. Peter Daly, in which he announced that after 33 years of membership, he is quitting the Knights of Columbus.

Your thoughts: On June 6, Archbishop Carlo Mario Viganò, the former papal nuncio to the U.S., published a letter to President Donald Trump in which he praised the president and used veiled language about "the children of light and the children of darkness."

Your thoughts: The powerful essay written by Fr. Bryan Massingale on racism and white privilege is full of wisdom and weighty statements such as this: "The only reason for racism's persistence is that white people continue to benefit from it."

Your thoughts: With the U.S. bishops' conference outlining guidelines for parishes to begin opening their doors for Mass again, there are those who believe it is too soon to open up and those who can't wait to get inside their church again.

Watch the webinar, then catch up on coverage of how the U.S. Catholic Church is responding to climate change.

The National Catholic Reporter has named Christopher White as its new national correspondent. He succeeds Heidi Schlumpf, who was named executive editor of the publication in March.

Your thoughts: Each month, NCR gathers up a sampling of letters to the editor from our readers in response to articles and columns that appear on NCRonline. This week, we will focus on letters received in April 2020.

Watch: Executive editor Heidi Schlumpf and columnist Michael Sean Winters discuss the 2020 presidential election on Facebook Live.

Your thoughts: Our readers are still talking about the involvement of Catholic clergy in political causes in regards to that phone call President Donald Trump held with several Catholic bishops, and other leaders. 

Your thoughts: The involvement of Catholic clergy in political causes continues to be the topic of conversation on NCR's site in regards to that now perhaps famous phone call President Donald Trump held with several Catholic bishops, and other leaders. As promised, here are responses to our editorial. 

Your thoughts: In the past two weeks, the involvement of Catholic clergy in political causes has been a hot topic at NCR. It stems from a phone call President Donald Trump held with several Catholic bishops, and other leaders, supposedly about Catholic education.

Your thoughts: Each month, NCR gathers up a sampling of letters to the editor received to our inbox relating to our articles and columns. This week, we will focus on letters received in March 2020.