While the numbers of adult converts are trending upward, the reality is that the Catholic Church in the United States is still bleeding members.
While the numbers of adult converts are trending upward, the reality is that the Catholic Church in the United States is still bleeding members.
When white smoke billowed out of the Sistine Chapel last May, NCR's former Vatican correspondent Christopher White was there White thought it would be Robert Prevost: "His election...
Read moreSince his election, Leo has been pursuing a unity that is founded on the person of Jesus Christ and the proclamation of the Gospel, writes NCR columnist Michael...
Read moreWhere Francis sounded the alarm, Leo has remained focused on what he calls ecological conversion: a transformation of heart and
Read moreThe notion of the leader of the Catholic Church playing a word game, lingering at a parishioner's kitchen table, or going to a ballgame does make him seem...
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The true story of the Jesus of history is not in celebrity or political endorsements or the caricatures from other religions
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