Ukrainian Catholic leader invites pope, says visit could bring peace
Carol GlatzCatholic News ServiceThe head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church invited Pope Francis to visit the war-torn nation, saying it would help bring peace."It would be a prophetic gesture that would...
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Maureen FiedlerThis season of the year, when Jews celebrate their movement from slavery to freedom at Passover and Christians celebrate Jesus' journey from death to new life on Easter Sunday, I often...
View ArticleNuclear nations meet at UN amid growing support for disarmament
Thomas C. FoxThe mood at the monthlong talks being held in New York is somber. Few expect breakthroughs, and without a breakthrough, serious disarmament is in doubt.
View ArticleRussia's Putin to visit Pope Francis at the Vatican amid global tensions
Rosie ScammellReligion News ServiceRussian President Vladimir Putin will meet Pope Francis on June 10, with pressure on the pope to speak up about the Kremlin's role in the Ukraine conflict.The visit,...
View ArticleFrancis meets a tardy Putin, as U.S. official calls for tougher talk
Joshua J. McElweeRussian President Vladimir Putin met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday, in a visit being scrutinized for meaning and significance as Russia continues taking unilateral...
View ArticleCatholic leaders applaud nuclear agreement with Iran
Tony MaglianoMaking a Difference: While this agreement is not perfect -- very few agreements are -- it is a solid, good agreement for the world.
View ArticleUkrainian bishop warns of mass starvation, flight of millions
Jonathan LuxmooreCatholic News ServiceA Ukrainian bishop said a Russian-backed separatist rebellion has plunged his country into its worst humanitarian crisis since World War II and warned that...
View Article340 rabbis urge Congress to approve Iran nuclear deal
Lauren MarkoeReligion News Service340 rabbis sent a letter to Congress Aug. 17 supporting the agreement and rejecting the notion that most American Jews oppose it.
View ArticleHoly See to UN on nuclear disarmament: let's get moving
Vinnie RotondaroNCR Today: A statement from The Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations urges the UN to quicken its disarmament efforts.
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Stephanie YeagleNCR Today: Year of Mercy; COP21 climate talks; Russians joining ISIS; the importance of investigative journalism; Donald Trump and American Muslims; nun's trophy deer
View ArticleWhat can we expect and hope for in 2016?
Pat PerrielloNCR Today: Presidential election consumes the U.S., the world seeks solutions to Syrian crisis, and the church moves forward with Francis.
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Stephanie YeagleNCR Today: Francis to meet Russian Orthodox patriarch; Election 2016; Decision to be made on Katy Perry buying convent; Bogus priest sold fake trips to see Francis
View ArticleInternational community must defy Syrian regime amid human catastrophe
Drew ChristiansenRa'fat AldajaniNCR Today: Time and again the international community has lost the opportunity to address the enormous burden of human suffering the war in Syria has wrought.
View ArticleOn the Middle East, Trump sounds like a statesman
Drew ChristiansenRa'fat AldajaniNCR Today: When it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the un-statesmanlike Donald Trump displays the sensitivities of a true statesman.
View ArticleTolerating blasphemy, denouncing hate
Thomas ReeseFaith and Justice: Believers must join in condemning contemptuous and hateful speech directed at any religious group.
View ArticleMisconceptions about the meeting of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill
Thomas ReeseFaith and Justice: The meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill was supposed to be an ecumenical milestone, but it caused anxiety among some observers.
View ArticlePope's quotes: Wars of the world
NCR StaffPope's quotes: Some of our favorite quotes from Pope Francis.
View ArticleReligious freedom in crisis around the world
Thomas ReeseFaith and Justice: Around the world, matters of religious freedom have been getting worse, not better.
View ArticleUkrainian bishop warns of mass starvation, flight of millions
Jonathan LuxmooreCatholic News ServiceA Ukrainian bishop said a Russian-backed separatist rebellion has plunged his country into its worst humanitarian crisis since World War II and warned that...
View Article340 rabbis urge Congress to approve Iran nuclear deal
Lauren MarkoeReligion News Service340 rabbis sent a letter to Congress Aug. 17 supporting the agreement and rejecting the notion that most American Jews oppose it.
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