The conversion of Anne Rice

Congolese Bishops Denounce International Silence on Genocide A group of Congolese bishops has denounced the international community’s tolerance of increasing violence in eastern Congo, which they called a “silent genocide” against the civilian population there. “We are callin

The U.S. doesn't always have to take the lead in brokering peace agreements

Will the new Human Rights Council take its mandate seriously?

Clever, You My Jesuit training from long ago leads me to love your magazine, although at times I do consider it, in matters financial, an addendum to Das Kapital. Imagine my surprise, nay, my amazement, then, to agree with your views on the current financial crisis (“Encourage Savings” a

The fifth general conference of the Latin American bishops Celam in 2007 was a significant event in the history of the church in the Western Hemisphere Its report Disciples and Missionaries of Jesus Christ That Our People May Have Life in Him may be among the most interesting missiological tex

No Common Ground? A Forgotten Battle

'I'm inspired by the astonishing optimism of other Americans.'

How the Catholic Church promotes human dignity

Toward a new framework for corporate responsibility

Parsing Kate Daniels' 'Inscrutable'

A slideshow courtesy of Trinity Icons

The deadly legacy of cluster bombs

Can the United States recommit itself to legal interrogation techniques?

Human rights came slowly to Latin America.

The first in a series for Advent

A special issue featuring articles by Maryann Cusimano Love, David Hollenbach and Barbara Crossette

Cambridge MA I have been teaching a seminar on the Bhagavad Gita reading it with two classical commentaries by Ramanuja 11th century and by Madhusudana Sarasvati 16th century and two modern commentaries by Mahatma Gandhi and by Bede Griffiths the Catholic monk who lived for many years in

Upon leaving the Temple platform and all its beauty one of the disciples expressed awe at the stones and buildings there For people from Galilee no doubt the immense pillars and valuable stone and wood and metals the artwork and design all around them was a stark contrast to their small diml