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Jerusalem, 1967-2007
In a special issue marking the 40th anniversary of the unification of Jerusalem, America offers several perspectives on the city and its history.
A Voice From East Jerusalem
Editors Note: East Jerusalem, often called by journalists Arab East Jerusalem, has been for centuries the heart of Palestinian life.
Place of Divine Encounter
The late John Paul II’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 came as the culmination of the pope’s two- and-a-half decades of religious peacemaking.
Jerusalem in Jewish Consciousness
The city of Jerusalem has been forever linked to a sense of Jewish identity.
Five Questions for Andrew Greeley
In the August 13-20 edition of America, Father Andrew Greeley writes about American Catholics Today, a recent sociological study that seeks to gauge what elements of Catholicism are most important to people in the pews. For more than three quarters of respondents, helping the poor, the Resurrection, the sacraments and Mary were very important. At the bottom of the list were abortion, teaching authority, death penalty and celibate male clergy, Father Greeley writes. He agreed to discuss his article with America by email.
What does this study say about what you have called the "Catholic imagination?
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Five Questions for Andrew Greeley
In the August 13-20 edition of America, Father Andrew Greeley writes about American Catholics Today, a recent sociological study that seeks to gauge what elements of Catholicism are most important to people in the pews. For more than three quarters of respondents, helping the poor, the Resurrection, the sacraments and Mary were very important. At the bottom of the list were abortion, teaching authority, death penalty and celibate male clergy, Father Greeley writes. He agreed to discuss his article with America by email. What does this study say about what you have called the "Catholic imagination?
