Editorials
Sexual Abuse by Priests
Sexual abuse of minors by priests is once again making national headlines. No news story about the church is more shocking and scandalous than a report of children being sexually abused by priests.
Articles
The Search for the Historical Pius
The four-decades-old controversy over Pius XII and the Holocaust has always been more political than historical, but never more so than now.
The Ten Worst Anti-Catholic Atrocities of 2001
Every year thousands of cases of anti-Catholicism come to the attention of the Catholic League. Our first job is to determine whether the alleged offense merits our attention.
The Wrong Targets
Many of the Italian political extremists who spread death and terror in the 1970’s and 80’s have been reintegrated into society.
Human Cloning A Success Story or a Tempest in a Petri Dish?
Worcester, Mass., my hometown, has once again become the center of bioethical debate.
Books and Culture
Books
Jim Cullen has rowed shorter pieces across the pages of Rolling Stone and Newsday as well as skippered three books through the riptides of c
Books
Perhaps the least helpful statement in Susan Sontag’s otherwise indispensable introduction to Summer in Baden-Baden is her peremptory
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