Following are NCR reader responses to recent news articles, opinion columns and theological essays with letters that have been edited for length and clarity. Synodality's challenge to Latin Catholics ...

Following are NCR reader responses to recent news articles, opinion columns and theological essays with letters that have been edited for length and clarity. Bishop William Byrne of Springfield, MA ...

The letter "Catholic bishops' stance on gender identity will deepen stigma of transgender people" (Feb. 18, 2025) refers to the fact that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops upholds — as it should ...

Editor: According to an NBC news report on Oct. 2, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin was overwhelmed that Pope Leo defended him from abortion-related accusations after being unexpectedly cornered by a hungry ...

The Issue: The election of American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the next pope of the Catholic Church. We now have an American pope in Robert Francis Prevost (“Chicago pope,” May 9). Prevost ...

The letter writer who asserted that former President Joe Biden can’t be a “devout Catholic” because he is “pro-abortion” seems to be confused about what those descriptions entail. A devout Catholic is ...

The Catholic Church’s impact in Minnesota extends far beyond the walls of its parishes. A new report, "Fruits of the Vine: The Economic Impact of the Catholic Church in Minnesota," highlights the ...

What ethical rules must a Catholic hospital follow? I am seeking wisdom from other readers. What constitutes a Catholic hospital, clinic, or doctor’s office? Is it simply calling it Catholic, or does ...

In a recent column published in the Detroit News ("In new role, Bishop Weisenburger must tackle inequality," March 16), Bankole Thompson highlighted the opportunity the Catholic Church in Detroit has, ...

Like many south Louisianans, I’m Catholic. Like my father, I attended Catholic schools. My youth was marked by holy days of obligation and fish fries. Completing the holy sacraments remains a temporal ...

In the Jan. 18 op-ed “Will influence of Catholic “natural law” make America medieval,” author Peter H. Schwartz attempts to correlate Catholic dogmatic beliefs to the rise in what he discerns to be ...

This is in response to the Oct. 6 Sunday LNP | LancasterOnline letter “Catholics shouldn’t vote for Democrats.” I am a lifelong Catholic Democrat. Our platform is not centered on abortion. Abortion is ...