CINXE.COM
Mission and Values | National Catholic Reporter
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-XLK7Q7D6VL"></script> <script>window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments)};gtag("js", new Date());gtag("set", "developer_id.dMDhkMT", true);gtag("config", "G-XLK7Q7D6VL", {"groups":"default","page_placeholder":"PLACEHOLDER_page_location"});</script> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.ncronline.org/mission-and-values" /> <meta name="dcterms.title" content="Mission and Values" /> <meta name="dcterms.publisher" content="National Catholic Reporter" /> <meta name="dcterms.type" content="Text" /> <meta name="dcterms.identifier" content="https://www.ncronline.org/mission-and-values" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <meta name="twitter:title" content="Mission and Values" /> <meta property="twitter:image" content="" /> <meta property="og:image" content="" /> <meta property="og:image:secure_url" content="" /> <meta property="og:image:width" content="600" /> <meta property="og:image:height" content="315" /> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="232317596111794" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Mission and Values" /> <meta property="og:image:alt" content="Mission and Values" /> <meta name="twitter:title" content="Mission and Values" /> <meta property="og:type" content="article" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.ncronline.org/mission-and-values" /> <meta property="og:description" content="" /> <meta property="twitter:description" content="" /> <meta name="description" content="" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@ncronline" /> <meta name="twitter:url" content="https://www.ncronline.org/mission-and-values?utm_source=Twitter" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="National Catholic Reporter" /> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.ncronline.org/mission-and-values" /> <meta name="Generator" content="Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org); Commerce 2" /> <meta name="MobileOptimized" content="width" /> <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="true" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> <script type="application/ld+json">{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "NewsArticle", "@id": "https://www.ncronline.org/mission-and-values", "name": "Mission and Values", "headline": "Mission and Values", "dateModified": "Wed, 04/12/2023 - 17:02", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://www.ncronline.org/mission-and-values" } ] }</script> <link rel="icon" href="/files/NCR%20Blue%20avatars%2016X16%20pixels.jpg" type="image/jpeg" /> <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.ncronline.org/mission-and-values" /> <title>Mission and Values | National Catholic Reporter</title> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/assets/congruent_assets/css/starterkit_theme/form.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/assets/congruent_assets/css/starterkit_theme/messages.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/assets/congruent_assets/css/starterkit_theme/tabs.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/themes/base/core.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/themes/base/controlgroup.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/themes/base/checkboxradio.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/themes/base/resizable.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/themes/base/button.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/themes/base/dialog.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/align.module.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/fieldgroup.module.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/container-inline.module.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/clearfix.module.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/details.module.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/hidden.module.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/item-list.module.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/js.module.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/nowrap.module.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/position-container.module.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/reset-appearance.module.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/resize.module.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/system-status-counter.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/system-status-report-counters.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/system-status-report-general-info.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/css/system/components/tablesort.module.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/assets/congruent_assets/css/member-functionality-structure.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/assets/congruent_assets/css/global-styling.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/assets/congruent_assets/css/forms.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/assets/congruent_assets/css/staff.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/claro/css/base/variables.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/claro/css/components/tables.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/claro/css/components/tablesort-indicator.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/modules/ckeditor5/css/ckeditor5.dialog.fix.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/custom/gsr_community_news/css/gsr_community_news.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/custom/ncr_classifieds/css/ncr_classifieds.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/custom/ncr_content/css/underdog-media.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/custom/ncr_events/css/ncr_events.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/custom/ncr_fundraising/css/fund_drive.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/custom/ncr_tributes/css/ncr_tributes.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/themes/base/theme.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/contrib/google_translator/css/element.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/contrib/google_translator/css/disclaimer.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/core/themes/stable9/layouts/layout_discovery/onecol/onecol.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/custom/ncr_content/css/theme-common/landing-pages.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/custom/ncr_content/css/theme-common/articles.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/custom/ncr_content/css/theme-common/header.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/custom/ncr_content/css/theme-common/footer.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/custom/ncr_content/css/theme-common/layout.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/custom/ncr_content/css/theme-common/navigation.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/custom/ncr_content/css/theme-common/reusable-components.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/custom/ncr_content/css/theme-common/search.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/custom/normalize.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/custom/reusable-components.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/custom/widths.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/custom/admin.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/custom/misc.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/custom/forms.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/custom/header.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/custom/navigation.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/custom/footer.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/custom/layout.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/custom/subpages.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/custom/search.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/custom/landing-pages.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/custom/articles.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/custom/views.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/custom/ecommerce.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/form.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/messages.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/search-results.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/components/tabs.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/bartik/css/classy/components/node.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="print" href="/themes/custom/ncr/css/print.css?ss1ev7" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Merriweather:ital,wght@0,300;0,400;0,700;1,300;1,400;1,700&family=Roboto:ital,wght@0,300;0,400;0,700;1,300;1,400&display=swap" /> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.slots["content_2"] = googletag.defineSlot("//18051608/spot2-content", [300, 250], "js-dfp-tag-content_2").addService(googletag.pubads()); }); </script> </head> <body class="domain-www-ncronline-org not-front no-sidebars section-mission-and-values page-mission-and-values not-earthbeat-domain page-node page-node-43 normal-width not-landing-page path-node page-node-type-page"> <a href="#main-content" class="visually-hidden focusable skip-link"> Skip to main content </a> <div class="dialog-off-canvas-main-canvas" data-off-canvas-main-canvas> <div id="udm-video-content"></div> <div id="page" > <header class="header" id="header" role="banner"> <div class="inner constrained clearfix"> <div class="ncr-blocks search-toggle block block-ncr-blocks block-ncr-blocks-search-toggle" id="block-searchtoggle"> <span class="search-icon"></span><span class="search-text">Search</span> </div> <div class="views-exposed-form header-search-form block block-views block-views-exposed-filter-blockacquia-search-page" data-drupal-selector="views-exposed-form-acquia-search-page" id="header-search-form"> <form action="/search" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-acquia-search-page" accept-charset="UTF-8"> <div class="form--inline clearfix"> <div class="js-form-item form-item js-form-type-textfield form-type-textfield js-form-item-search form-item-search"> <label for="edit-search">Search...</label> <input data-drupal-selector="edit-search" type="text" id="edit-search" name="search" value="" size="30" maxlength="128" class="form-text" /> </div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-actions" class="form-actions js-form-wrapper form-wrapper" id="edit-actions"><input data-drupal-selector="edit-submit-acquia-search" type="submit" id="edit-submit-acquia-search" value="Search" class="button js-form-submit form-submit" /> </div> </div> </form> </div> <div id="block-freenewslettersinheader" class="free-newsletters-block block block-block-content block-block-contentdd07fb8d-5b89-4576-83b6-6cba55abed6d"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Free Newsletters</p> <p><a href="/free-newsletters">Sign up now</a></p> </div> </div> <div id="block-googletranslator-ncr" class="translate-button block block-google-translator"> <a href="#" class="notranslate google-translator-switch">Translate</a> </div> <div class="ncr-commerce cart block block-ncr-commerce block-ncr-commerce-cart-button" id="block-cartbutton"> </div> <div class="ncr-blocks ncr-logo ncr-branding site-branding block block-ncr-blocks block-ncr-blocks-ncr-mobile-header" id="block-ncrmobiledesktopheader"> <a title="Back to National Catholic Reporter homepage" href="/" class="logo" id="logo"><img class="tablet-display logo-img ncr-logo" src="/themes/custom/ncr/logos/logo-ncr-2025-desktop.svg" alt="National Catholic Reporter logo"><img class="mobile-display logo-img ncr-logo" src="/themes/custom/ncr/logos/logo-ncr-mobile.svg" alt="National Catholic Reporter logo"></a><div class="mobile-tablet-display"><a class="header-cta-button" href="/subscribe/new/ncr">Subscribe</a></div><div class="mobile-tablet-display"><a href="/renew">Renew</a></div><div class="mobile-tablet-display"><a href="https://secure.ncronline.org/page/73669/donate/1">Donate</a></div><ul class="menu mobile-tablet-display"> <li class="sections menu-item megamenu-toggle"> <span class="megamenu-toggle-trigger">Menu</span> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="navigation"> <div class="region region-navigation"> <nav role="navigation" aria-labelledby="block-ncrdefaultsectionmenu-menu" id="block-ncrdefaultsectionmenu" class="ncr-main-menu-block main-menu-block clearfix block block-menu navigation menu--ncr-default-section-menu"> <h2 class="visually-hidden" id="block-ncrdefaultsectionmenu-menu">NCR Default Section Menu</h2> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu menu-item megamenu-toggle first-link" > <span link="megamenu-toggle-trigger" item="megamenu-toggle first-link">Menu</span> </li> <li class="news menu-item first-link" > <a href="/sections/news" item="first-link" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/164446">News</a> </li> <li class="vatican menu-item" > <a href="/sections/vatican" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/164451">Vatican</a> </li> <li class="culture menu-item" > <a href="/sections/culture" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/164456">Culture</a> </li> <li class="opinion menu-item" > <a href="/sections/opinion" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/164461">Opinion</a> </li> <li class="spirituality menu-item" > <a href="/sections/spirituality" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/164466">Spirituality</a> </li> <li class="earthbeat menu-item" > <a href="/earthbeat" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/215516">EarthBeat</a> </li> <li class="global-sisters-report menu-item" > <a href="https://www.globalsistersreport.org/">Global Sisters Report</a> </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="ncr-blocks ncr-branding site-branding cta-menu-block clearfix block block-ncr-blocks block-ncr-blocks-mega-menu-navigation" id="block-megamenunavigation-2"> <ul class="menu"> <li class="subscribe menu-item" > <a href="/subscribe/new/ncr?clickSource=mainnav" link="button" data-drupal-link-query="{"clickSource":"mainnav"}" data-drupal-link-system-path="product/173248">Subscribe</a> </li> <li class="renew menu-item" > <a href="/renew?clickSource=mainnav" data-drupal-link-query="{"clickSource":"mainnav"}" data-drupal-link-system-path="renew">Renew</a> </li> <li class="donate menu-item" > <a href="https://secure.ncronline.org/page/73669/donate/1">Donate</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="megamenu"> <div class="region region-megamenu"> <div class="views-exposed-form header-search-form constrained block block-views block-views-exposed-filter-blockacquia-search-page" data-drupal-selector="views-exposed-form-acquia-search-page" id="megamenu-search-form"> <form action="/search" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-acquia-search-page" accept-charset="UTF-8"> <div class="form--inline clearfix"> <div class="js-form-item form-item js-form-type-textfield form-type-textfield js-form-item-search form-item-search"> <label for="edit-search--2">Search...</label> <input data-drupal-selector="edit-search" type="text" id="edit-search--2" name="search" value="" size="30" maxlength="128" class="form-text" /> </div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-actions" class="form-actions js-form-wrapper form-wrapper" id="edit-actions--2"><input data-drupal-selector="edit-submit-acquia-search-2" type="submit" id="edit-submit-acquia-search--2" value="Search" class="button js-form-submit form-submit" /> </div> </div> </form> </div> <nav role="navigation" aria-labelledby="block-ncrmegamenu-menu" id="block-ncrmegamenu" class="constrained block block-menu navigation menu--menu-mega-menu"> <h2 class="visually-hidden" id="block-ncrmegamenu-menu">NCR Mega-Menu</h2> <ul class="menu"> <li class="publications menu-item menu-item--expanded publications-list no-column-label" > <span item="publications-list no-column-label">Publications</span> <ul class="menu"> <li class="earthbeat menu-item menu-item--expanded" > <a href="http://www.ncronline.org/earthbeat">EarthBeat</a> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu-item" > <span>Stories of climate, crisis, faith and action</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="global-sisters-report menu-item menu-item--expanded" > <a href="https://www.globalsistersreport.org/">Global Sisters Report</a> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu-item" > <span>Mission and ministry of Catholic women religious around the world</span> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="gsr-en-español menu-item menu-item--expanded global-sisters-report" > <a href="https://www.globalsistersreport.org/es" item="global-sisters-report">GSR en español</a> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu-item" > <span>Comunicación al servicio de la vida religiosa</span> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="sections menu-item menu-item--expanded large-text with-lines small-column-label" > <span item="large-text with-lines small-column-label">Sections</span> <ul class="menu"> <li class="news menu-item" > <a href="/sections/news" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/164446">News</a> </li> <li class="vatican menu-item" > <a href="/sections/vatican" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/164451">Vatican</a> </li> <li class="culture menu-item" > <a href="/sections/culture" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/164456">Culture</a> </li> <li class="opinion menu-item" > <a href="/sections/opinion" title="Columns, blogs and editorials and commentaries" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/164461">Opinion</a> </li> <li class="spirituality menu-item menu-item--expanded" > <a href="/sections/spirituality" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/164466">Spirituality</a> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu-item" > <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/sections/spirituality/sunday-resources">Sunday Resources</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="advertising menu-item menu-item--expanded large-text with-lines small-column-label" > <span title="Advertising" item="large-text with-lines small-column-label">Advertising</span> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu-item" > <a href="/classifieds" data-drupal-link-system-path="classifieds">Classifieds</a> </li> <li class="menu-item" > <a href="/obituaries" data-drupal-link-system-path="obituaries">Obituaries</a> </li> <li class="menu-item" > <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/advertise" title="Advertise with NCR">Advertise</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="more menu-item menu-item--expanded menu-item--active-trail small-text small-column-label underlined-label" > <span item="small-text small-column-label underlined-label">More</span> <ul class="menu"> <li class="free-newsletters menu-item" > <a href="/free-newsletters" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/149996">Free Newsletters</a> </li> <li class="contact-us menu-item" > <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/contact-us">Contact Us</a> </li> <li class="mission-and-values menu-item menu-item--active-trail" > <a href="/mission-and-values" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/43" class="is-active" aria-current="page">Mission and Values</a> </li> <li class="staff-and-contributors menu-item" > <a href="/false/national-catholic-reporter-staff-contributors" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/150191">Staff and Contributors</a> </li> <li class="board-of-directors menu-item" > <a href="/contact/national-catholic-reporter-publishing-company-board-directors" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/55">Board of Directors</a> </li> <li class="privacy-policy menu-item" > <a href="/privacy-policy" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/45">Privacy Policy</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="help-us-deliver-independent,-lay-led-catholic-journalism menu-item menu-item--expanded help-us ctas small-text" > <span item="help-us ctas small-text">Help us deliver independent, lay-led Catholic journalism</span> <ul class="menu"> <li class="donate menu-item" > <a href="https://secure.ncronline.org/page/73669/donate/1">Donate</a> </li> <li class="become-a-member menu-item" > <a href="https://secure.ncronline.org/page/47160/donate/1">Become a Member</a> </li> <li class="subscribe menu-item" > <a href="/subscribe/new/ncr?clickSource=megamenu" data-drupal-link-query="{"clickSource":"megamenu"}" data-drupal-link-system-path="product/173248">Subscribe</a> </li> <li class="renew menu-item" > <a href="/renew?clickSource=megamenu" data-drupal-link-query="{"clickSource":"megamenu"}" data-drupal-link-system-path="renew">Renew</a> </li> <li class="more-ways-to-give menu-item" > <a href="/donate/ways-to-give" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/4">More Ways to Give</a> </li> <li class="read-our-2023-donor-survey menu-item" > <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/your-support-matters">Read our 2023 Donor Survey</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </header> <!-- /Header --> <main class="main" role="main" id="main"> <div class="inner"> <div id="content" class="column" role="main"> <div class="content-inner"> <a id="main-content"></a> <div id="content-top"> <div class="region region-content-top"> <div id="block-classifiedsnavigationlinkonnode" class="block block-ncr-classifieds block-classifieds-nav-node"> </div> </div> </div> <header class="page-title"> <h1 class="title page-title"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Mission and Values</span> </h1> </header> <div class="region region-content"> <div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div> <div id="block-ncr-ncr-zen-system-main" class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> <article data-history-node-id="43" class="node node--type-page node--view-mode-full clearfix"> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodepagebody"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Approximately 23 percent of the U.S. population identifies itself as Catholic, the largest religious body in this country. National Catholic Reporter is the only significant alternative Catholic voice that provides avenues for expression of diverse perspectives, promoting tolerance and respect for differing ideas.</p> <p>NCR is a religious news source with global interests. Through its reporting and analysis, it covers the Catholic Church and wider religious, political and social forces shaping public policies and institutions. NCR is dedicated to the welfare of every human being regardless of religious belief, gender, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Throughout its history, it has been a voice for the disadvantaged, the marginalized, our hurting planet, and for all those forced to live in shadows. NCR tells their stories while holding authority accountable. In doing so, it has been and continues to be a beacon of hope around the world. </p> <h2>Our Mission</h2> <p><em>NCR</em> connects Catholics to church, faith and the common good with independent news, analysis and spiritual reflection.</p> <h2>Our Core Values</h2> <p>Rooted in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council, we are called to creative fidelity to our Catholic tradition by means of:</p> <ul> <li>Social justice: Shining a light on stories of injustice and inequality, especially for the disadvantaged and marginalized</li> <li>Human dignity: Promoting respect and honor for all members of the human family</li> <li>Inclusiveness: Embracing the global family, its rich diversity and the sacredness of all creation</li> <li>Excellence: Striving to achieve the highest quality of journalism</li> </ul> <h2>Our Vision</h2> <p>We see a church alive with the Spirit, its members working around the world to embody and spread the message of the Gospels while relying on NCR as a trusted provider of information and a source of inspiration.</p> <p>Having developed through the inspiration of the Second Vatican Council, our spirit is independent, our management lay, our vision ecumenical. We attempt to contribute to the Catholic conversation by supporting freedom, honesty, openness and shared responsibility within the <em>NCR</em> reader community, the communities in which we live and the church, and by promoting the vision of a pilgrim church intimately linked with humanity and its history. We realize our unique responsibilities as North American Catholic publishers, both in our own society and in the worldwide faith community.</p> <p>From these perspectives, our biweekly newspaper reports and comments on the church in the modern world. Both our print and Web publishing efforts foster an active, engaged spirituality in support of human dignity, social justice, environmental responsibility and world peace. As we dialogue within the Catholic community and with those beyond, we balance integrity and sensitivity, keeping an editorial vision that is both prophetic and reconciling — discerning the work of God’s Spirit and also aware of human limitations.</p> <p>We try, in all our management and publishing decisions, to evaluate carefully the needs of the faith community we serve and to respond effectively to those needs.</p> <p>NCR is a 501(C)3 organization.<br /> Our tax exempt number is: 43 - 0815211</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- /Content --> </div> <div id="content-bottom"> <div class="region region-content-bottom"> </div> </div> </main> <!-- /Main --> </div> <!-- /Page --> <footer id="footer"> <div class="inner constrained clearfix"> <div class="region region-footer-first"> <nav role="navigation" aria-labelledby="block-ncrfootersections-menu" id="block-ncrfootersections" class="block block-menu navigation menu--ncr-footer-sections"> <h2 class="visually-hidden" id="block-ncrfootersections-menu">NCR Footer Sections</h2> <ul class="menu"> <li class="ncr-sections menu-item menu-item--expanded footer-menu-section" > <span item="footer-menu-section">NCR Sections</span> <ul class="menu"> <li class="news menu-item" > <a href="/sections/news" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/164446">News</a> </li> <li class="vatican menu-item" > <a href="/sections/vatican" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/164451">Vatican</a> </li> <li class="culture menu-item" > <a href="/sections/culture" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/164456">Culture</a> </li> <li class="opinion menu-item" > <a href="/sections/opinion" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/164461">Opinion</a> </li> <li class="spirituality menu-item menu-item--expanded" > <a href="/sections/spirituality" data-drupal-link-system-path="taxonomy/term/164466">Spirituality</a> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu-item" > <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/sections/spirituality/sunday-resources">Sunday Resources</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="ncr-channels menu-item menu-item--expanded footer-menu-section" > <span item="footer-menu-section">NCR Channels</span> <ul class="menu"> <li class="earthbeat menu-item" > <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/earthbeat">EarthBeat</a> </li> <li class="global-sisters-report menu-item" > <a href="https://www.globalsistersreport.org/">Global Sisters Report</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="advertising menu-item menu-item--expanded footer-menu-section" > <span item="footer-menu-section">Advertising</span> <ul class="menu"> <li class="classifieds menu-item" > <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/classifieds">Classifieds</a> </li> <li class="obituaries menu-item" > <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/obituaries">Obituaries</a> </li> <li class="advertise menu-item" > <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/advertise" title="Advertise with NCR">Advertise</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> <div class="region region-footer-second"> <nav role="navigation" aria-labelledby="block-ncrfootermenu-menu" id="block-ncrfootermenu" class="four-column-menu block block-menu navigation menu--ncr-footer-sections"> <h2 class="visually-hidden" id="block-ncrfootermenu-menu">NCR Footer Menu</h2> <ul class="menu"> <li class="ways-to-give menu-item menu-item--expanded footer-menu-column" > <span item="footer-menu-column">Ways to Give</span> <ul class="menu"> <li class="give-now menu-item" > <a href="https://secure.ncronline.org/page/48745/donate/1">Give Now</a> </li> <li class="become-a-member menu-item" > <a href="https://secure.ncronline.org/page/47160/donate/1">Become a Member</a> </li> <li class="your-ncr-legacy menu-item" > <a href="/donate/legacyestate" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/7">Your NCR Legacy</a> </li> <li class="friends--tributes menu-item" > <a href="">Friends & Tributes</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="subscribe menu-item menu-item--expanded footer-menu-column" > <span item="footer-menu-column">Subscribe</span> <ul class="menu"> <li class="subscribe-to-ncr menu-item" > <a href="/subscribe/new/ncr?clickSource=footernav" data-drupal-link-query="{"clickSource":"footernav"}" data-drupal-link-system-path="product/173248">Subscribe to NCR</a> </li> <li class="renew-subscription menu-item" > <a href="/renew?clickSource=footernav" data-drupal-link-query="{"clickSource":"footernav"}" data-drupal-link-system-path="renew">Renew Subscription</a> </li> <li class="give-a-gift menu-item" > <a href="/subscribe/gift/ncr?clickSource=footernav" data-drupal-link-query="{"clickSource":"footernav"}" data-drupal-link-system-path="product/120071">Give a Gift</a> </li> <li class="free-newsletters menu-item" > <a href="/free-newsletters" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/149996">Free Newsletters</a> </li> <li class="encr-and-kindle-edition menu-item" > <a href="/e-reader" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/38">eNCR and Kindle Edition</a> </li> <li class="request-a-sample-issue menu-item" > <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/request-sample-issue?clickSource=footernav" title="Request a sample issue of NCR">Request a sample issue</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="contact menu-item menu-item--expanded footer-menu-column" > <span item="footer-menu-column">Contact</span> <ul class="menu"> <li class="contact-us menu-item" > <a href="/contact-us" data-drupal-link-system-path="webform/contact">Contact Us</a> </li> <li class="how-to-write-for-ncr menu-item" > <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/how-write-ncr" title="How to write for NCR">How to write for NCR</a> </li> <li class="letters-to-editor menu-item" > <a href="/join-conversation" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/171107">Letters to Editor</a> </li> <li class="job-opportunities menu-item" > <a href="/jobs" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/42846">Job Opportunities</a> </li> <li class="change-your-address menu-item" > <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/ncr-change-address" title="Change your address">Change your address</a> </li> <li class="reprints menu-item" > <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/request-reprint-ncr-content" title="Request a reprint of NCR content">Reprints</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="about-ncr menu-item menu-item--expanded menu-item--active-trail footer-menu-column" > <span item="footer-menu-column">About NCR</span> <ul class="menu"> <li class="mission--values menu-item menu-item--active-trail" > <a href="/mission-and-values" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/43" class="is-active" aria-current="page">Mission & Values</a> </li> <li class="privacy-policy menu-item" > <a href="/privacy-policy" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/45">Privacy Policy</a> </li> <li class="staff-and-contributors menu-item" > <a href="/false/national-catholic-reporter-staff-contributors" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/150191">Staff and Contributors</a> </li> <li class="board-of-directors menu-item" > <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/contact/national-catholic-reporter-publishing-company-board-directors">Board of Directors</a> </li> <li class="donors menu-item" > <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/donors-national-catholic-reporter" title="Donors">Donors</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav> <div id="block-ncrfooterfollowblock" class="footer-follow-block block block-block-content block-block-contentef579ef1-f99a-498b-8682-c47ef0605f01"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.ncronline.org/" class="ncr-footer-home-link">National Catholic Reporter</a> <h4>Follow</h4> <ul class="footer-socials"> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/NCRonline/" target="_blank" class="twitter">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NCRonline/" target="_blank" class="facebook">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/NCRonline" target="_blank" class="youtube">YouTube</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ncronline/" target="_blank" class="instagram">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ncronline" target="_blank" class="tiktok">TikTok</a></li> </ul> <div class="footer-misc"> <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/advertise">Advertising Guidelines</a> / <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/terms-of-use">Terms of Use</a> / <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a> / <a href="#">Site Map</a> / Mailing Address: 115 E Armour Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64111 / Phone Number: +1-800-444-8910 </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <!-- This site is converting visitors into subscribers and customers with OptinMonster - https://optinmonster.com --> <script>(function(d,u,ac){var s=d.createElement('script');s.type='text/javascript';s.src='https://a.omappapi.com/app/js/api.min.js';s.async=true;s.dataset.user=u;s.dataset.account=ac;d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(s);})(document,35304,26358);</script> <!-- / https://optinmonster.com --> </div> <script type="application/json" data-drupal-selector="drupal-settings-json">{"path":{"baseUrl":"\/","pathPrefix":"","currentPath":"node\/43","currentPathIsAdmin":false,"isFront":false,"currentLanguage":"en"},"pluralDelimiter":"\u0003","suppressDeprecationErrors":true,"google_analytics":{"account":"G-XLK7Q7D6VL","trackOutbound":1,"trackMailto":1,"trackTel":1,"trackDownload":1,"trackDownloadExtensions":"7z|aac|arc|arj|asf|asx|avi|bin|csv|doc(x|m)?|dot(x|m)?|exe|flv|gif|gz|gzip|hqx|jar|jpe?g|js|mp(2|3|4|e?g)|mov(ie)?|msi|msp|pdf|phps|png|ppt(x|m)?|pot(x|m)?|pps(x|m)?|ppam|sld(x|m)?|thmx|qtm?|ra(m|r)?|sea|sit|tar|tgz|torrent|txt|wav|wma|wmv|wpd|xls(x|m|b)?|xlt(x|m)|xlam|xml|z|zip","trackColorbox":true},"ajaxTrustedUrl":{"\/search":true},"googleTranslatorDisclaimer":{"selector":".google-translator-switch","displayMode":"SIMPLE","disclaimerTitle":"Automatic translation disclaimer","disclaimer":"Translation of this page is provided by the third-party Google Translate service. In case of dispute, the original language content should prevail.","acceptText":"Accept","dontAcceptText":"Do Not Accept","element":"\u003Cspan id=\u0022google_translator_element\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\u0022\/\/translate.google.com\/translate_a\/element.js?cb=Drupal.behaviors.googleTranslatorElement.init\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n"},"googleTranslatorElement":{"id":"google_translator_element","langcode":"en","languages":"ar,bn,zh-CN,zh-TW,hr,cs,en,fr,de,hi,it,pl,pt,ro,ru,sr,es,sw,uk,vi","displayMode":"SIMPLE"},"user":{"uid":0,"permissionsHash":"cf5f89ebd34dbee2d11ab4fe3c88230f06940ed6ebaf6fdd1e094fd1d94a7c92"}}</script> <script src="https://udmserve.net/udm/img.fetch?sid=15291;tid=1;dt=6;"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/once/once.min.js?v=1.0.1"></script> <script src="/core/misc/drupalSettingsLoader.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/misc/drupal.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/misc/drupal.init.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/version-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/data-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/disable-selection-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/jquery-patch-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/scroll-parent-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/unique-id-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/focusable-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/keycode-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/plugin-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/widget-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/labels-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/widgets/controlgroup-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/form-reset-mixin-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/widgets/mouse-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/widgets/checkboxradio-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/widgets/draggable-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/widgets/resizable-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/widgets/button-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery.ui/ui/widgets/dialog-min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/themes/custom/ncr/js/ncr.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/tabbable/index.umd.min.js?v=6.2.0"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/tua-body-scroll-lock/tua-bsl.umd.min.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/modules/contrib/google_analytics/js/google_analytics.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/misc/debounce.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/misc/displace.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/misc/jquery.tabbable.shim.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/misc/position.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/misc/dialog/dialog-deprecation.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/misc/dialog/dialog.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/misc/dialog/dialog.position.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/misc/dialog/dialog.jquery-ui.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/modules/ckeditor5/js/ckeditor5.dialog.fix.js?v=10.4.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/js-cookie/js.cookie.min.js?v=3.0.5"></script> <script src="/modules/contrib/google_translator/js/init.js?v=2.x"></script> <script src="/modules/contrib/google_translator/js/disclaimer.js?v=2.x"></script> <script src="/modules/custom/gsr_community_news/js/gsr_community_news.js?v=1.x"></script> <script src="/modules/custom/ncr_classifieds/js/script.js?v=1.x"></script> <script src="/modules/custom/ncr_classifieds/js/classified_ads.js?v=1.x"></script> <script src="/modules/custom/ncr_classifieds/js/convert_url.js?v=1.x"></script> <script src="/modules/custom/ncr_content/js/menu_toggle.js?ss1ev7"></script> <script src="/modules/custom/ncr_content/js/placeholder_form.js?ss1ev7"></script> <script src="/modules/custom/ncr_content/js/underdog_media.js?ss1ev7"></script> <script src="/modules/custom/ncr_events/js/ncr_events.js?v=1.x"></script> <script src="/modules/custom/ncr_tributes/js/tributes.js?v=1.x"></script> <script src="/modules/custom/ncr_tributes/js/convert_url.js?v=1.x"></script> <script src="/modules/custom/ncr_tributes/js/script.js?v=1.x"></script> </body> </html>