Love of country is a good thing. American exceptionalism more often resembles lust.

In Jordan’s capital city, Amman, prayers for peace were being offered by refugee Syrian Christians as talks between the warring sides in Syria’s civil war opened in the Swiss town of Montreux. Dubbed Geneva II, the talks aim for a transitional government, an end to the violence and the d

Enrique, an older campesino with a graying mustache, spoke calmly, but he conveyed a deep sense of urgency. “We have been threatened,” he told us through an interpreter, “because we have defended the poorest people, the land and the water.” On Feb. 13, 2013, members of his vi

Two different responses to racial inequality and isolation in South Africa.

A delegation representing Jesuit ministries in the United States and Canada met with Bishop Michael Lenihan, O.F.M., of La Ceiba, Honduras, on Sept. 10, 2013. Bishop Lenihan worked in Honduras from 2000 to 2009 and then returned in 2012, when he was made a bishop. Luke Hansen, S.J., participated in

A series of bomb attacks rocked Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 23, the day before the third anniversary of the street revolution in 2011 that toppled the Hosni Mubarak regime. Six people were killed, hundreds were injured, and the city’s police headquarters, strafed and scored in the aftermath of a mas

Leaders responding to the pope’s indictment of an “economy of exclusion and inequality.”

A.D.A. Writ LargeRe “Dignity of the Disabled” (Editorial, 1/20): I offer my sincere thanks to America for addressing the needs and rights of people with disabilities, and exhorting U.S. legislators to rectify the wrong and bring the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilit

The world awaits a Westphalia moment among the Sunni and Shiite branches of Islam.

Round tables have advantages. A round table has no head and confers a respectfully equal status on those who sit around it. The presence of a round table at the Paris Peace Talks helped end the Vietnam War in 1973. The legendary round table of King Arthur helped bring peace. And since it was easy to

Only a unified adherence to international humanitarian law can save Syria.

The cardinal who heads Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals said the Catholic Church is entering a “new era” and accused critics of the pope’s statements on economic injustice of failing to “understand reality.”“Francis wants to lead the church in the same dir

Sporadic violence between Christian and Muslim gangs continued throughout the Central African Republic as leaders of the Muslim Seleka militia appeared to flee Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic on Jan. 26. • The Vatican spokesperson Federico Lombardi, S.J., confirmed on Jan. 2

Despite single-digit temperatures, thousands descended on Washington on Jan. 22 to declare their opposition to abortion. Most of the red noses and chapped lips belonged to faces under 25. “We are the pro-life generation,” read signs carried by the marchers. The president of the March for

Pete Seeger Mayflower American World War II vet Harvard dropout folk archivist union agitator ldquo unreliable rdquo Communist Party member Weaver husband father and grandfather a banjo picker passed away last night Seeger of course will be remembered for his incomparable contribution

As most readers probably know this week is Catholic Schools Week The theme is quot Catholic Schools Communities of Faith Knowledge and Service quot In announcing the week the USCCB noted About 2 1 million students are currently educated in more than 6 600 Catholic schools in cities suburbs

(Un)Conventional Wisdom blogger Robert D. Sullivan on the real Romney, on and off screen.

Chennai India mdash As you may recall I am on sabbatical this year and from early January until the end of March I am traveling in India doing some writing visiting familiar places such as Chennai where I have lived many times and Kolkata Calcutta where I rsquo ve visited three times be

The number of older adults joining seminaries is on the rise. On The Ignatian Educator, Matt Emerson asks: Why wait?