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CEO/Publisher National Catholic Reporter, an independent progressive news outlet; previous: EVP of Programming CBS; media columnist at The Hill; producer NBC News/Dateline; ABC News; Rolling Stone
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Via NCR - He’s a Vietnam veteran and a priest. Now, he helps struggling fellow veterans: “Soldiers can become saints."
#Veterans #VeteransDay #Catholic
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Vietnam veteran priest helps struggling fellow veterans
Franciscan Fr. Ed McKenzie still struggles with PTSD from his service in Vietnam. In retreats, he helps other veterans of all wars and of any faith come to terms with what they experienced fighting Am...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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NCR Investigation - New Orleans Archdiocese’s bankruptcy allows it to delay … and pull abuse survivors into prolonged ordeal
#NewOrleans #Catholic #abuse
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New Orleans Archdiocese bankruptcy pulls abuse survivor into prolonged ordeal
In 2020, New Orleans banker James Adams was president of the Catholic Community Foundation when Archbishop Gregory Aymond ousted him. Overnight, Adams became a church enemy because of what a priest di...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Via NCR Opinion - US bishops are wrestling with their choice for conference president. “They recognize that the election of Pope Leo XIV requires the conference to recalibrate its position.”
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The bishops are wrestling with their choice for conference president
The resistance many bishops showed to Pope Francis and his reform agenda is no longer a viable option with Pope Leo XIV, who can cut through the media noise speaking in American English, writes Michae...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Via NCR Opinion - The pope who 'speaks American'… “For Catholics — and all Americans — that clarity is liberating.”
#PopeLeo #American #Chicago
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The pope who 'speaks American'
In a polarized age, Pope Leo's fluent American English with a Midwestern accent may be exactly what the church, our country and a weary world need.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Via NCR - Pope holds long meeting with Belgian abuse survivors. "The emotion in the room was palpable."
#PopeLeo #Vatican #abuse #Catholic
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Pope holds long meeting with Belgian abuse survivors
Pope Leo XIV spent close to three hours listening to and praying with 15 Belgians who had survived clerical sexual abuse as children.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Via NCR - COP 30 gets underway, and for 30 years, leaders have promised climate action. The Earth has waited in vain. “The legacy of the COP process is both progress and paralysis.”
#COP30 #climate #environment
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For 30 years, leaders have promised climate action. The Earth has waited in vain.
With COP30 underway Brazil, faith leaders say the time for polite appeals is over. From Turkana's dry fields to the Amazon's burning forests, the church is turning to action and demanding world leader...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Via NCR Opinion - Will the US bishops follow Pope Leo's lead? Or not? “This year, a large cloud hangs over the meeting.”
#Catholic #Trump #ICE #bishops
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Will the bishops follow Pope Leo's lead? Or not?
The U.S. bishops begin their plenary meeting today. This year, a large cloud hangs over the meeting, writes Michael Sean Winters. Yet there is also a rainbow, and the bishops face crucial decisions.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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NCR Editorial - What is American Catholicism in this moment of political crisis? “What we are witnessing is clearly contradictory not only to the heart of the Christian Gospel, but to the essence of other world religions as well.”
#Trump #Catholic #ICE
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What is American Catholicism in this moment of political crisis?
U.S. bishops have spent untold millions to influence national politics on abortion, but their response to real terror in our streets and government-driven deprivation of basic needs has been embarrass...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Via @bfragancr.bsky.social - US bishops to choose new president, discuss immigration enforcement, health care
#immigration #healthcare #Catholic
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US bishops to choose new president, discuss immigration enforcement, health care
The USCCB will meet this week in Baltimore to discuss evolving immigration issues, revised ethical directives for Catholic health care facilities and hold an election that "will have consequences beyo...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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In another era, ICE raids would be described as persecution of Catholics.
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Barricaded Florida man falls through ceiling into the arms of SWAT
SEBASTIAN, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man fell through a ceiling after fleeing law enforcement and barricading himself in a Sebastian residence on Nov. 3, Indian River County Sheriff’s Office sa…
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November 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Must-read via @jimmcd.bsky.social in NCR - Reaching for a 'Happy Day': Noah's ark goes off-Broadway. “A searing cautionary tale about the harm done by the perfectionism of contemporary Christianity.”
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Reaching for a 'Happy Day': Noah's ark goes off-Broadway
At the Public Theater in Manhattan, the biblical story of Noah and the flood is modernized and reimagined in "Oh Happy Day!"
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November 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Today marks six months since the day Bishop Prevost from Chicago became Pope Leo. NCR looks at the 6 major themes from Leo's first 6 months…
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6 themes from Pope Leo's 6 months as pope
As Pope Leo XIV marks his six-month milestone Nov. 8, a gradual sketch of his style and vision of church is beginning to emerge.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Via NCR - Tuesday's election results pose a fresh set of challenges for each party. But Democrats have the upper hand as Trump looks like the lame duck he is.
#Trump #elections #Democrats
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Tuesday's election results pose a fresh set of challenges for each party
Trump's coattails did not protect GOP candidates. So long as the Democrats stay united in their pursuit of economic policies that address the issues of working people, the party can tolerate some ideo...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Via NCR - In a trying moment, a guide to books and films about fascism and authoritarianism…
#Trump #authoritarianism #politics
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In a trying moment, a guide to books and films about fascism and authoritarianism
We are living in an authoritarian epoch; not only in the United States, but globally. What books and films can offer context, instruction and even hope during this trying moment?
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November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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As a dual citizen of Peru, #PopeLeo is influenced by two very different cultures: American and South American. In his latest piece looking at what has formed the life and outlook of Leo, NCR focuses on Latin America….
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From Peru to Peter's chair: How Latin America formed a US pope
: Fr. Robert Prevost had no formal ties to the development of liberation theology, yet his worldview is rooted in the concrete realities of suffering communities.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Via NCR - Pope Leo meets Palestinian President Abbas, discuss urgent need for Gaza aid, two-state solution
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Pope Leo meets Palestinian President Abbas, discuss urgent need for Gaza aid, two-state solution
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November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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EXCLUSIVE - 5 takeaways from NCR's look inside the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV
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5 takeaways from NCR's look inside the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV
What cardinals inside the conclave found in Robert Francis Prevost was not a striking personality to remake the church, but a steady pastor who could carry forward Pope Francis' spirit while strengthe...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Via @camillobarone.bsky.social - Inside the conclave, Part 2: The surprising final moves toward an American pope… NCR’s detailed look at how #PopeLeo was elected… and his reaction to the vote that changed his life
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Inside the conclave, Part 2: The surprising final moves toward an American pope
Twenty cardinal electors and influential cardinal non-electors spoke to NCR after Pope Leo XIV's election. In Part 2 of this series, the conclave opens and the cardinals make their crucial choice.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Tomorrow, we’ll once again be together as we shoot our year-ender videos. This photo is from last November and he will look exactly this happy. #Dateline
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Via @carolmaczim.bsky.social in NCR - DC Cardinal McElroy diagnosed with 'non-aggressive' form of cancer, plans to resume 'full duties' 2 weeks after surgery
#Catholic #WashingtonDC #cancer #socialjustice
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DC Cardinal McElroy diagnosed with cancer, plans to resume 'full duties' 2 weeks after surgery
He said he hopes and believes "that in God's grace I will be Archbishop of Washington for many years to come."
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November 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Pope Leo on what ICE is doing in Chicago: "I think there's a deep reflection that needs to be made.”
#ICE #Trump #PopeLeo #Chicago
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Pope Leo calls on US authorities to respect migrants' spiritual needs
Pope Leo XIV appealed for greater consideration for the "spiritual rights" of migrants in the United States, saying church ministers should be allowed to provide pastoral care to detained people.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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EXCLUSIVE - Inside the conclave, Part 1: How an American missionary became Pope Leo XIV. NCR spoke to 20 cardinals, digging deep into the details and turning points that led to the first American pope.
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Inside the conclave, Part 1: How an American missionary became Pope Leo XIV
After Pope Leo XIV's election, NCR spoke with cardinal electors and influential cardinal non-electors who witnessed the inner dynamics of the conclave and the pre-conclave days. They shared what ultim...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Via NCR Opinion- Voting in Trump's shadow: Democrats got a boost in key city, state elections. In all three contests, Trump lost.
#Trump #Mamdani #newjersey #Virginia
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Voting in Trump's shadow: Democrats got a boost in key city, state elections
Off-year elections can sometimes be over-interpreted, but this year's three major contests were conducted in the shadow of Trump. The results can be properly interpreted as a referendum on the preside...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Pope Leo calls on US authorities to respect migrants' spiritual needs. He points to Jesus' admonition that, at the final judgment, people will be asked how they treated "the foreigner"
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Pope Leo calls on US authorities to respect migrants' spiritual needs
Pope Leo XIV appealed for greater consideration for the "spiritual rights" of migrants in the United States, saying church ministers should be allowed to provide pastoral care to detained people.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM