NCR Voices

Synod reports from around the world raise clericalism, women as issues

Canada's euthanasia laws are frightening example of 'throwaway culture'

Links: GOP spin on IRS; Sinema's Wall Street loophole; suffering in Afghanistan

Conservative criticism of synodality suggests Pope Francis' process might be working

Mar-a-Lago search highlights Trump's Kafkaesque showdown with rule of law

Links: A pro-life Dem; St. Edith Stein; defunding the FBI

What Thomas Merton tells us about the Gospel's logic vs. our society's

Napa Institute warns of cultural decline, even when they win

Links: Biden and abortion; Phoenix's new bishop; the Notre Dame Cathedral

Pope Francis was not fully briefed prior to Canadian visit

What the church can learn from Kansas' vote to protect abortion rights

Links: Trump-backed candidates; solar panels and union labor; IRS definition of 'church'

Pope Francis is right. The Catholic Church can't go backwards.

Links: Symbolism in pope's trip; a liberal Greek Orthodox archbishop; an important election in Arizona

Democrats' new spending bill helps restore the good government brand

After listening to Indigenous peoples, pope gives comprehensive apology

Democrats play a dangerous game by interfering in GOP primary elections

Links: McConnell's mistake; conservatives undermining society; UK politics

Lessons from watching the Jan. 6 committee while traveling abroad

The pope's apology to Canada's Indigenous peoples was truly remarkable

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