Gail DeGeorge

Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to a guest opinion about gender equity in the church, and whether the synod can truly be successful without it.

Catholics in Greece have called for lessons to be learned after a wave of fires devastated parts of the country amid highest summer temperatures for half a century. “The pope has talked many times about how we all need to collaborate in reversing climate change,” said Archbishop Josif Printezis of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos, secretary-general of Greece’s Catholic bishops’ conference.

GSR Today - Amid the news and controversy about the Los Angeles Dodgers and the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” GSR editor Gail DeGeorge sees a teaching moment to inform many about real Catholic sisters.

Three species of sea turtles still return to South Florida’s beaches to lay their eggs, and groups like Ecological Associates are helping keep their nests safe. The biggest threats to turtles, of course, are humans.

In 1966, Thomas Wenski was an altar server at the funeral for the University of Texas tower shooter. Decades later, Wenski, now an archbishop, presided at the funeral mass of a Parkland shooting victim.

Book Review: Catholic Women Confront Their Church profiles nine Catholic women and their personal stories, faith journeys and often complicated relationships with the church.

Cardinal John Tong of Hong Kong sees progress in resolving the key issue of who has authority to appoint bishops, though other challenges remain.

Despite violence against them, representatives of Turkey’s small Catholic minority insist they’ll resist intimidation and are counting on the Islamist government to provide protection.

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