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After 33,000 migrant deaths in 24 years, will ‘Fortress Europe’ keep building walls?

by Colleen Dulle November 13, 2017

A German newspaper published the names of about 33,293 people who died seeking refuge in Europe.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, right, shakes hands with former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, left, looks on during the 72nd Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

News, Politics & Society

Paul Ryan makes jabs at Trump, Dolan and himself at Al Smith Dinner

by Colleen Dulle October 20, 2017

“Everyone will report what happened here tonight differently,” Mr. Ryan joked.

Arts & Culture, Poetry

Faith, feminism & formalism: Kim Bridgford reflects on a life in poetry

by Colleen Dulle October 18, 2017

Poet Kim Bridgford hopes to publish an essay on every woman poet who has ever lived through the Mezzo Cammin Women Poets Timeline, which she edits.

Faith, Ideas

“Here I Am, Lord”: The little-known story behind a Catholic hit

by Colleen Dulle October 12, 2017

Love it or hate it, most Catholics could probably sing “Here I Am, Lord” from memory. But do they know where the song came from?

Features, Politics & Society

If St. Louis is the “new Selma,” what role will Catholics play in racial reconciliation?

by Colleen Dulle October 3, 2017

Last month, Jason Stockley, the white police officer who killed Anthony Lamar Smith, a 24-year-old black man, was acquitted. How did the city of St. Louis respond?

Explainer, Faith

Who is St. Peter Claver, ‘apostle to the slaves’?

by Colleen Dulle September 8, 2017

Sept. 9 is the traditional feast day for St. Peter Claver, often recognized as the patron saint of Catholic ministry to African-Americans in the United States.