NCR Staff

Listen: Jesuit Fr. Joseph Brown offers a critique of the pastoral letter and outlines his vision for how the Catholic Church ought to challenge itself.

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis.

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis.

Your thoughts: In this edition of NCR's online letters to the editor column, NCR collected the dozens upon dozens of responses to our open letter to bishops' editorial. 

Listen: Julia Lieblich and Rabbi James Rudin explain what they appreciate about Catholicism. Sociologist Maureen Day offers solutions to polarity within the Catholic Church.

Listen: NCR columnist Colman McCarthy explains his thoughts on Thanksgiving and how eating animals contributes to climate change, while NCR staff writer Brian Roewe talks about the upcoming COP24 Summit.

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis.

Listen: Heidi Schlumpf and Michael Sean Winters talk about the bishops' conference fall meeting and what it means for a church in crisis. Dan Stockman explains what's next for Sr. Thea Bowman's cause for sainthood.

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis.

Listen: Contributor Elizabeth Eisenstadt-Evans talks about her recent reporting on the opioid epidemic and the efforts of faith-based groups and Catholic sisters to stem the tide of opioid abuse in the US.

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis.

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis

Listen: Michael Sean Winters explains what he'll be watching for during returns on Election Day. NCR's Heidi Schlumpf, Brian Roewe and Maria Benevento talk about their recent reporting from key midterms election states. 

Listen: Clara Dina Hinojosa, associate editor of Celebration, and Brenda Nettles Riojas of the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, talk about the plight of migrant families coming to the U.S. and what Catholics can do to help them.

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis.

Listen: Joshua J. McElwee and Heidi Schlumpf talk about their recent reporting from Rome on the Synod of Bishops.

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis.

Listen: Pat Marrin talks about Óscar Romero's legacy and his connection to Pope Paul VI. GSR national correspondent Dan Stockman shares the story of Catherine Kasper, founder of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, and others to be canonized Oct. 14.

Pope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis.

NCR Board Chair Tom Bertelsen announced the appointment Oct. 4 of former NCR editor and publisher, Tom Fox, as Interim company CEO and president.