Remembering ‘Justice’: Retrieving a forgotten proclamation
Retrieving a forgotten proclamation
What Assisi Has Lost: A report from the meeting of religious leaders
Of all the challenges faced by the Vatican in organizing the 25th anniversary of the historic interreligious gathering in Assisi in 1986, the hardest was how to make it newsworthy. The 176 delegates—representing, said the Vatican, ”not only the world’s religions, but all people of good will, everyone seeking the truth”—whom Pope Benedict XVI led…
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Singing God’s praises on Arizona’s Mexican border
Letters
Letters
I Can No Longer Listen Re “Pope Promotes ‘Unworldly’ But Open Church” (Signs of the Times, 10/10): I would like to hear Pope Benedict’s message with a joyful, open heart. I would like to welcome the good news of Jesus into my life as it is proclaimed to me by my church
Editorials
For the 99 Percent
The church that opposed class conflict in Marxism cannot be charged with stirring up class warfare.
Books
States and Sin
From Matthew Shadle, a distinctively Catholic perspective on the origins of war.
Irish Gothic
Why is Irelands Edna OBrien never discussed as possible Nobel Prize winner?
Civic Conscience
Jason Brennan argues that if citizens vote, they have an obligation to do it well.
Film
Hollow Justice: Werner Herzog’s ‘Into the Abyss’
In Werner Herzog’s new documentary, the viewer is left staring into the abyss that is capital punishment.
Television
Why Sitcoms Matter: The importance of being funny
Like few other art forms, the sitcom insists on an intimacy between artist, medium and audience.
What Will Happen in Syria?: Frontline’s ‘Syria Undercover’
Frontline asks, what kind of man is Bashar el-Assad?
The Word
The Shepherd King
Christ the King (A), Nov. 20, 2011
Columns
Blessed Are the Rich
Jesus had major issues with the accumulation of riches.
Current Comment
Current Comment
Ending a Reign of Fear; A Life Raft; Qaddafi’s End, a New Start
Signs Of the Times
Religious Liberty Tops Concerns
The Obama administration and the U.S. bishops continue their rocky ride as the bishops increasingly focus on concerns related to religious liberty.
Going Non-Nuclear
Nuclear disarmament is a moral imperative that requires bold action from the world’s military powers, a U.S. cardinal and a former secretary of defense said.
Worlds Migrants Call U.S. and Europe Home
Recent statistics show Europe having the most international migrants.
Bumpy Start for New Liaison to Jews
Cardinal Kurt Koch told an audience at Seton Hall University that Jews can look upon the cross as “the definitive Yom Kippur.”
News Briefs
On Oct. 28 Catholic bishops in India’s Karnataka State called for the dismissal of “false cases” against Christians who had been arrested after protesting attacks on three dozen churches in 2008.
The Quest for Peace Continues At Assisi Gathering
The event marked the 25th anniversary of the first interreligious gathering in the hometown of St. Francis, called in 1986 by Pope John Paul II.
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Vatican
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