NCR Staff

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about liturgical disputes in the Diocese of Charlotte, a new training for bishops at Villanova University and the demise of civility in American politics. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to articles about President Donald Trump, Diane Keaton and the new film "Moses the Black."

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about the film "The Testament of Anne Lee," the reignited controversy around SSPX and the late John L. Allen Jr. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about Cardinal Joseph Tobin's remarks about ICE and the sinfulness of willful ignorance.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about the recent joint statement from three U.S. cardinals, Vice President JD Vance and Venezuela. 

NCR readers respond to stories about Pope Leo and Vatican II, liturgical variety in the church and Vice President JD Vance's reaction to the killing of Renee Good. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to articles about the state of the sacrament of reconciliation, the appointment of Archbishop Hicks and Trump's impact on public life. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to articles about Fr. Gary Graf, a Pew study on religious disaffiliation and American impediments to Christian health care.  

Pope Leo XIV has named Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, as the new archbishop of New York. Here are five things to know about Hicks.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to our coverage of St. Susanna Parish's Nativity scene in Boston and the Archdiocese's reaction. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about the term 'Christian nationalism' and the ideological fault lines of the American episcopate. 

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to articles about the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' "special message" on immigration and conservative backlash to the confirmation of Gio Benitez.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about a priest who helps fearful migrants do their laundry, Loyola Marymount University's labor disputes and how Christians ought to love their neighbors. 

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 strengthening governance. 

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.

NCR readers respond to analyses of the 2025 National Study of Catholic Priests. 

Issued 60 years ago, the Vatican II document Nostra Aetate was a landmark shift in the Roman Catholic Church's approach to other religions, especially Judaism.

NCR readers respond to stories about the nominee slate for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' presidency and vice-presidency and Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic exhortation. 

O'Loughlin brings more than 15 years of experience in religion journalism, as a reporter, editor, podcast host and author. He will step into the position in January.

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to articles about cinematic portrayals of women religious, Pope Leo's commentary on the Sen. Durbin controversy and Hamas' role in peace negotiations.