The film "Ida" is "less concerned with recounting the Holocaust than in absorbing its echoes."

Coming from such a large and imposing figure the soft voice of the general is a surprise One has to lean in and listen closely to hear Mohamed-Moussa Dhaffane speak sharing the high drama of the moment in something close to a whisper Acting President of the Seleka in the Central African Republic

Diane Ravitch Louis C K and the Common Core State Standards thanks to Twitter and social media somehow this all connects This is what happened nbsp The comedian Louis C K recently criticized the Common Core State Standards based in part on his observations of how the new curriculum was af

If Maxime Makom has his way, all the remaining anti-balaka fighters in the Central African Republic capital of Bangui will gather in one long line before government officials and representatives from the international community and drop their weapons into a giant pile for all to see. Makom, who desc

Archbishop Silvano Tomasi says church’s internal culture has changed.

As a defense of teaching about business in Catholic universities ldquo Noble Vocations rdquo by Joseph J Dunn 3 24 is intelligent and clear The title of the article a quote from Pope Francis rsquo apostolic exhortation ldquo The Joy of the Gospel rdquo is a good one It underlines an o

A spring poetry anti-review from America's poetry editor Joseph Hoover, S.J.

Thomas Piketty's book prompts a new evaluation of human and social costs of capitalism.

Rev. John Makokha is working to end to what he calls “religious homophobia” in Kenya.

It is 8 a.m. Monday, time for morning prayer. The principal comes on the loud speaker, her voice especially shaky. Everyone knows. Still, I tense up when she says, “Students, come meet me in the gym.” My class gets up and we go. No one in the halls dares to speak one word.When we get to

The call to live simple, communal lives is not for clerics alone but all Catholics.

On April 29 the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault issued its first report, which outlines ways to more effectively identify, prevent and respond to sexual violence on campuses.“Colleges and universities can no longer turn a blind eye or pretend rape and sexual assa

Cmdr. Walter Ruiz of the U.S. Navy serves as legal counsel to Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi, 45, a defendant in the military commissions at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for his alleged role in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The charges against Mr. al-Hawsawi, a citizen of Saudi Arabia, include conspiracy to co

Voters express hope for a change in leadership and greater stability after elections.

Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’

The hunger strike that involved more than 100 detainees and captured international attention was still on when I landed on the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. It was July 16, 2013, and my arrival coincided with that of John F. Kelly, a four-star Marine general who is commander of U.S. mili

The United States won the Cold War, but some seem eager to restart it.

Writer RespondsI read “Writers Blocked?” by Kaya Oakes (4/28), about Catholic writing today, with some bewilderment. While I agree with much of what she says, Ms. Oakes makes a number of odd or erroneous statements about my literary and cultural views. The oddest of all: “Gioia cal

In April the sultanate of Brunei became the first East Asian country to introduce the criminal component of Shariah law at the national level, raising concerns among Buddhist and Christian minorities. • Palestinian Christians welcomed the agreement between rival political factions Fatah an