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April 7, 2014

Vol. 210 / No. 12

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The EditorsMarch 26, 2014

The N.R.A. sends an “alert” calling for the defeat of Obama's nominee for surgeon general.

Of Other Things
Bill McGarveyMarch 26, 2014

A rabbi, a Jewish painter and a Catholic musician gather to talk about God.

Representatives of the Catholic, Anglican and Muslim worlds launch movement to end modern slavery. (AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO)
Signs Of the Times

Representatives of the Catholic, Anglican and Muslim worlds launch Global Freedom Network.

Members of Vienna's Ukrainian community protest outside St. Stephen's Cathedral. (CNS photo/Leonhard Foeger, Reuters)
Signs Of the Times

In a serious escalation of tension in Crimea, three Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests have been seized and interrogated by pro-Russian forces. The Rev. Mykola Kvych, a pastor and Ukrainian military chaplain, was taken on March 15 after celebrating the liturgy. He was released later that day after hou

LIFE SAVER. Father Bernard Kenvi helps a Muslim child fleeing violence climb down from a truck in Bossemptele, in Central African Republic, on March 8.
Signs Of the Times

Conditions remain dire in the Central African Republic, and a U.N. official urged the international community to step up humanitarian aid efforts dramatically. Despite the end of the large-scale violence that rocked the nation in December and January, people are still being killed every day. “

Man of Steelworkers
Signs Of the Times

Meeting on March 20 with steelworkers in Terni, Italy, Pope Francis said solidarity is too often treated as “a dirty word,” yet the only way out of the global financial crisis is to put people first. • The new Muslim mayor of Nazareth, Ali Sallam, said on March 17 that it was his &l

Blessed John Paul II, during the closing Mass of World Youth Day in 1993.
Signs Of the Times

The first anniversary of Pope Francis’ election provoked stories highlighting the unique style Francis has brought to the papacy. People appear to have forgotten how much of what passes today for papal “traditions” were actually innovations of Pope John Paul II. Frequent parish vis