For students of the American Civil War, it’s hard to imagine a better classroom this summer than the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Two sterling exhibitions there, one entirely devoted to photography, the other chiefly to painting, illumine the years from the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, So

More violence troubles Egypt as at least 6 are killed in clashes between security forces and Morsi supporters with accounts from eyewitness Meanwhile Washington comes closer to a decision on arming Syrian resistance as Free Syrian Army scores a victory in the struggle with Asaad and a UN officia

nbsp How many times have you heard the rebuttal ldquo that just isn rsquo t the way things work rdquo Solutions whether truly good or not are often tossed aside at the first hint of systemic friction It seems as though the supposedly streamlined infrastructure we have created for ourselves c

Francis has brought together spiritual questions with a structural analysis of the global economy.

Watch the five-part interview with Adolfo Nicolás, S.J.

Hundreds of thousands of cheering people welcomed Pope Francis to Brazil July 22 as he made the first international trip of his pontificate to his native region of Latin America.The papal plane touched down at Rio's international airport at 3:43 p.m. local time, and the pope emerged 18 minutes l

Folks interested in the academic world or in the ongoing culture wars around the country may have seen media coverage of the recent brouhaha over the emails Purdue University President Mitch Daniels sent in 2010 when he was governor of Indiana nbsp In those emails Daniels complained about the

nbsp National Labor Relations Board NLRB vacancies were not the only appointments addressed in the recent Senate compromise on the filibuster but they were closely watched by business and labor alike The NLRB is the federal agency responsible for protecting the rights of workers who want to for

Camp X-Ray is no longer used by the United States to hold prisoners in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, but it cannot be torn down. It is preserved as a site for gathering evidence. Gnarly, overgrown Bermuda grass covers the pathways, green vines crawl up a maze of chain-linked fencing and barbed wire, and ba

nbsp Given the great conversations that resulted--and are still going on--from my last column quot The Sexual Devolution quot about the epidemic of bad sex on college campuses I thought people would be interested in this recent article in the NY Times quot Sex on Campus She Can Play That Gam

Recently Ethan Bonner the longtime Israel correspondent for the New York Times who also had a son in the Israeli army returned to his old turf for a wedding celebration in Tel Aviv and was struck by how the old discussion about ldquo Israel in crisis rdquo had disappeared Everyone sang and dan

nbsp In the shadow of attention given to the pope rsquo s travel to Brazil for World Youth Day and the anticipated arrival of a royal baby few seem to have noticed the news reports about Friday rsquo s announcement of a new Vatican commission that has been established by Pope Francis This commiss

nbsp The study of 1 Thessalonians offered here is in the form of a traditional commentary although secondary scholarship is engaged more intermittently than would be the case in a commentary published in a regular print series This is the eighth entry in the online commentary on 1 Thessalonians

'The Lone Ranger' touches on major themes in the mythology of the Wild West.

New law prohibits abortions after 20 weeks, increases regulation of doctors and clinics.

Superman is not Jesus. This, it seems, should be obvious. And yet this summer’s latest iteration of the beloved superhero takes pains to draw comparisons: In “Man of Steel” Superman, while embracing his mission as the aarth’s savior, mentions that he is 33 years old, which ju

In the midst of a sweltering 90-degree afternoon in New York yesterday I ducked into a theater to beat the heat Considering the weather this normally would 39 ve been a perfect opportunity to sample some light escapist summertime fare instead I decided to take a chance on a film that was highly

As young Catholics from around the world await the arrival of Pope Francis in celebration of World Youth Day the Pew Research Center issued a timely report on religion in Brazil today It locates some unterrific if not unexpected news on Catholicism in Brazil where the church is challenged by the

Here 39 s a quick survey of items you may find of interest today Another round of violence in eastern Congo has driven people from their homes and tensions are again on the rise between Sudan and South Sudan over oil and a continuing resistance against Khartoum rule along the border Cardinal Kaspa

Not unlike what happens at Mass, though in reverse sequence, we ate and told our stories.