"O Mary my Mother, be my refuge and my shelter. Give me peace in the storm. I am tired on the journey. Let me rest in you. Shelter and protect me." St. Bernadette Soubirous

Let us ask for the gift of peace for all people. We must say ‘no’ to rearmament and the exploitation of our common home! Instead, let us give our ‘yes’ to the encounter of peoples and cultures, and to humanity’s harmony with all creatures! #ApostolicJourney

In the remote Papua New Guinean coastal region of Vanimo, Catholics often wait weeks or months for a priest to visit. But on Sunday, Pope Francis landed on the edge of the jungle to go where no pope has ever visited before… My NCR report: ncronline.org/vatican/vatica…

Instead of a thousand words. What is left of Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, 5 kilometers from the Ukraine-Russia state border. 17,000 people used to live here. 📷: Presidential Brigade

I entrust Timor-Leste and all its people to the protection of Our Lady of Aitara. May she accompany and aid you always in your mission to build a free, democratic and united country, where no one feels excluded and everyone can live in peace and dignity.

Washington Post coverage of NCR's new executive editor, James Grimaldi, a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist who will be leaving the Wall Street Journal after 12 years wapo.st/4egnaM1

Once again this year, the Holy Father calls upon political decision-makers, educators and the general public to appreciate more deeply the vital role played by literacy in the building of a more educated, fraternal, supportive and peaceful society. #LiteracyDay2024

On September 9, 1957, as 19 Black SIX-YEAR-OLDS integrated all-white elementary schools in Nashville, Tennessee, white church members—including one local minister—organized a persistent and violent campaign to oppose the integration of Nashville public schools.

Are these endless wars in the room with us now?

Chiseling holy cement unto a paper (to throw it outside because it is *extra* blessed), to wrench the lead container holding mystery relics from an altar stone that got broken in transit, in order to file a claim for USPS is… the most catholic moment of my life. What’s yours?

Pope Francis sends a message for the 57th International Literacy Day, and invites everyone to learn to read in another language so as to enhance mutual understanding and acceptance of diversity. loom.ly/ks0PPPw

#RIP dad 💔

Ret. U.S. Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson blasted Donald Trump and endorsed Vice President Harris: “I saw firsthand the disaster of Donald Trump’s leadership in Afghanistan… This is a guy who doesn't understand NATO. He thinks it's like joining a country club”

#RIP James Earl Jones, who, among his great many achievements, narrated what remains the best documentary about the fight to end segregation in New Orleans, "A House Divided." Watch online courtesy of Xavier Univ. of LA: xula.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec…

This week: 1) Big right-wing social-media platform exposed as a paid Russian influence operation. 2) Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk promote crackpot who wants to exonerate and justify Nazis. 3) VP candidate JD Vance endorses false story that Haitian asylum-seekers are eating pets.

The world has lost a tremendous talent and advocate with the passing of James Earl Jones at 93. Known for his legendary voice and performances in The Great White Hope and Star Wars, he was also a supporter of the civil rights movement. His voice was one of the leading voices in