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Irish reformers skeptical about prospects for change

Paige BrettingenShweta SaraswatDublinPope FrancisWhile some corners have praised the pope for his simple gestures, reformers question whether he will address issues that have cost the church "a...

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Editorial: UN arms treaty a small step to global sanity

NCR Editorial StaffEditorialBut should the NRA and some elected officials succeed in blocking its ratification, they will put the U.S. in league with Iran, Syria and North Korea. 

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Franz Jägerstätter's widow, 'a warm, gentle soul,' dies at 100

Tom RobertsFranziska Jägerstätter gained a certain international renown when her husband, who was beheaded in 1943 for refusing to join the Nazi cause on religious grounds, was beatified.

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Expectations for Pope Francis must not be too great

Heidi SchlumpfColumnPope FrancisColumn: Much remains to be seen about what kind of pope Francis will be, but for progressives, cautious optimism is in order.

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Author: Look at church history from crowd's perspective

Eloisa Perez-LozanoKansas City, Mo.Diana Butler Bass says in the 21st century, the Catholic church has become less of an institution and more of a church of the people of God.

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Forgiveness is the only way to begin

Michael LeachSoul SeeingSoul Seeing: Forgiveness is the only way to begin anew, and Pope Francis has proven how much he appreciates its healing value.

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Pope Francis' election could mean it's time to return to the church

Colman McCarthyColumnPope FrancisColumn: Those who left the church because of child abuse, the scrutiny of American nuns or other reasons are watching this new pope carefully.

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St. Vincent de Paul head changes lives, stands up for poor

Tom GallagherMission ManagementMission Management: Outgoing CEO of the National Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society Roger Playwin talks his tenure, Pope Francis.

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The landscapes of Dark Ages

Arthur JonesHistorian Paul Collins didn’t intend it as such, but his The Birth of the West is partially an antidote to Thomas Cahill’s informative and entertaining, if overweening, How the Irish Saved...

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Blessed Seelos' healing ministry one-man show's spotlight

Retta BlaneyManhattan, N.Y."Seelos: Doctor of Souls" tells the story of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, the Redemptorist renowned for his power to heal body and spirit.

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Awaiting the surprises of a merciful God, like Francis asks

Thomas C. FoxPerspectiveMy first take on Pope Francis was that he is masterful in the use of symbols. More recently, I'm asking myself if his core strength is a simplicity and transparency so attuned...

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Responding to his voice

Roger KarbanSpiritual ReflectionsPractically none of our Scripture writers take pen to papyrus unless there are problems in the communities for whom they write. Surfacing these problems is one of the...

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All things new

Roger KarbanSpiritual ReflectionsI believe each human being has a vision of a new world, a world different from the one in which we’re actually living, a world free from the pain and frustrations we’re...

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Expectations for Pope Francis must not be too great

by Heidi Schlumpf Pope Francis Column Column: Much remains to be seen about what kind of pope Francis will be, but for progressives, cautious optimism is in order. This article appears in the Pope...

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Author: Look at church history from crowd's perspective

by Eloisa Perez-Lozano Kansas City, Mo. Diana Butler Bass says in the 21st century, the Catholic church has become less of an institution and more of a church of the people of God.

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Forgiveness is the only way to begin

by Michael Leach Soul Seeing Soul Seeing: Forgiveness is the only way to begin anew, and Pope Francis has proven how much he appreciates its healing value.

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The landscapes of Dark Ages

by Arthur JonesHistorian Paul Collins didn’t intend it as such, but his The Birth of the West is partially an antidote to Thomas Cahill’s informative and entertaining, if overweening, How the Irish...

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Pope Francis' election could mean it's time to return to the church

by Colman McCarthy Pope Francis Column Column: Those who left the church because of child abuse, the scrutiny of American nuns or other reasons are watching this new pope carefully. This article...

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St. Vincent de Paul head changes lives, stands up for poor

by Tom Gallagher Mission Management Mission Management: Outgoing CEO of the National Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society Roger Playwin talks his tenure, Pope Francis.

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Blessed Seelos' healing ministry one-man show's spotlight

by Retta Blaney Manhattan, N.Y. "Seelos: Doctor of Souls" tells the story of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, the Redemptorist renowned for his power to heal body and spirit.

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