A lay Catholic group in Baltimore is pushing the pope to canonize six Black candidates. They also seek to change the canonization process to recognize the hardships African Americans have endured.
2021 continued to show our need to connect with each other and focus on important issues and topics. The following 10 pieces were NCR's most read opinion articles and commentaries of the year.
COVID-19 continued to dominate 2021's headlines, despite available vaccinations and many mask mandates. Meanwhile, Pope Francis made some radical changes to the church's power structure, including plans for the 2023 Synod of Bishops. He also said there's a moral obligation to get vaccinated.
Pope Francis on Dec. 23 told members of the Vatican bureaucracy that their work should be guided by humility and service, not a "spiritual worldliness" masked by liturgy, doctrine and religious devotion.
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