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October 15, 5:37 pm
Jesuit superior general: Synod must discern ‘signs of the times’ through eyes of young people
By Gerard O’Connell
October 15, 3:17 pm
The Polish Catholic Church is divided over migrants—how will that impact next week’s elections?
By Melissa Vida
October 15, 3:10 pm
Who is the better songwriter: Bob Dylan or Rodgers & Hammerstein?
By Rob Weinert-Kendt
October 15, 11:28 am
Should St. Óscar Romero have been canonized back in El Salvador?
By James T. Keane
October 15, 10:35 am
The Examen with Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Reading Luke, the gospel of prayer
By James Martin, S.J.
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News and Analysis
Questions surround future of German Jesuit rector over L.G.B.T comments
By Emma Winters
Iraq diary: Drinking sweet tea in West Mosul
By Kevin Clarke
Why can’t women vote at the Synod on Young People?
By Colleen Dulle
Father Matt Malone: Why America magazine called for the withdrawal of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination
By Matt Malone, S.J.
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Young Jesuit grad at the synod: justice for migrants is personal

The church must go out and encounter young people “in detention centers, at the borders.”
By Luke Hansen, S.J.

Synod working groups highlight sexual abuse, digital culture

Initial reports from the synod on young people focus on sexual abuse, digital culture and creating a listening church.
By Gerard O’Connell
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Reflections on Two L.G.B.T. Questions at the Synod
First, can the synod use the term “L.G.B.T.” in its documents? Second, can the synod acknowledge that gay couples can form a “family”?
James Martin, S.J.October 12, 2018

October 12, 2018
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In Review

Review: “The Wolf House” explores the traumas of childhood abuse

"The Wolf House" is a Chilean political horror film that explores the traumas of childhood abuse.
By Eve Tushnet

Review: “First Man” is an apolitical look into one of history’s biggest moments

Damien Chazelle’s "First Man" is a remarkably idiosyncratic movie, given the usual heroic/fantastic presentation on screen of space travel—or anything involving the heavens.
By John Anderson

Review: The famous Weegee, up close and personal

“People who have never heard of Weegee can describe him,” Bonanos writes, because he created Hollywood’s idea of the newspaper photographer.”
By Eve Tushnet