In an address to a gathering of theologians at the Vatican on Monday, Pope Francis spoke about the importance of theology. Dan Horan shares his takeaways.
The Supreme Court favors religious liberty, but the argument advanced by the U.S. bishops' conference will prove a bridge too far, says NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
If the Democrats want to reach working-class voters, they need to rework how they invoke science; be mindful of how scientism distorts public discourse; and restrict the listing of academic credentials to academic circles.
After a brutal election that sometimes felt like a civil war, this Thanksgiving may be harder for some more than others. For us Catholics, however, there is one thing that may help us.
In this NCR news report originally published Nov. 24, 1989, readers learn about the shocking massacre of Jesuit priests at the Central American University in San Salvador, which had occurred eight days earlier.
Over the last few months, the National Catholic Reporter has added seven members to our Board of Directors, drawn from all aspects of Catholic life: education, advocacy, business and philanthropy.
What are Democratic Party leaders' deeper habits of thought that need to change? The first deadly habit the left has to forswear is its tendency to heresy-hunt, which ends up alienating people whose votes you need.
