Editorial: On abuse, church has changed, but not enough
NCR Editorial StaffWe say: The institution is on the path of change, but recent events raise questions about its sustainability. Laws and policies have been updated, but hearts and minds not so much.
View ArticleThe clergy's task is unfinished in confronting sex abuse
Tom RobertsCommentary: There has been a psychic numbness at the heart of clerical culture that has enabled it to keep the most unsettling truths of the scandal at bay.
View ArticleOn abuse: Francis yet to make critical clerical changes
Kieran TapsellNCR's recent editorial rightly cites the all-male clerical culture as a key factor in sex abuse, but it fails to point out Pope Francis' inaction.
View ArticleEditorial: Francis should seize momentum of Chile resignations
In This SeriesInside Chilean abuse survivor's meeting with Pope Francis Jul 11, 2018 Francis accepts two more Chilean bishops' resignations in continuing abuse fallout Jun 28, 2018 Francis accepts...
View ArticleAmateur hour at the bishops' conference
In This SeriesEditorial: Bishops' pastoral letter on racism lacks sustained urgency Nov 19, 2018 Editorial: US bishops have yet to find their collective moral core Nov 16, 2018 Bishops continue to...
View ArticleInstitutional decline of US bishops' conference obvious on first day of meeting
In This SeriesLay groups cautious about bishops' actions to boost accountability Jun 14, 2019 Border bishops address different kind of crisis involving children Jun 14, 2019 Catholic bishops finally...
View ArticleAfter Bransfield disinvitation, will other bishops follow suit?
This article appears in the USCCB Fall Assembly 2019 feature series. View the full series. In This SeriesYour thoughts on the US bishops' conference fall assembly Nov 28, 2019 Editorial: The failed...
View ArticleNational Catholic Prayer Breakfast award for Barr divides Catholics
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