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In This Series

A bishop looks over paperwork during a Nov. 17 session of the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. (CNS/Bob Roller)
News

After year of divisive debate, US bishops approve tepid document on Communion

ByBrian Fraga, Joshua J. McElwee
Attendees take part in morning prayer Nov. 13, 2018, before a session of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' fall general assembly in Baltimore. (CNS/Reuters/Theresa Keil)
Opinion, Vatican, NCR Voices

Sadly, the US bishops' conference is a ghost of its former self

ByMichael Sean Winters
David Gibson of Fordham's Center on Religion and Culture; Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky; Heidi Schlumpf, NCR executive editor; Massimo Faggioli of Villanova University; and Michael Lee of Fordham University participate in a panel event.
News

NCR Live: President Biden, U.S. bishops, culture wars and Communion

ByStephanie Yeagle
A monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament for eucharistic adoration is seen at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception March 11 in Washington. (CNS/Tyler Orsburn)
Opinion, News, Guest Voices

What makes our bishops think they own the Eucharist?

ByMarianne Duddy-Burke

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