Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were shot by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb, while riding in a limousine through Sarajevo on June 28, 1914.
Edward W. Schmidt, S.J.
Edward W. Schmidt, S.J., is a senior editor at America.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
How Teilhard de Chardin’s hidden response to Vatican censure finally came to light
Teilhard’s Six Propositions were locked away until 2007 when they were discovered in the Jesuit archives in Rome.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
Pentecost, 1948: One woman’s ministry in a Siberian prison camp
Juzefa Maciokiene recalls her ministry to her fellow prisoners 50 years ago, when she served them—to use her word and theirs—as their priest.
Posted inPolitics & Society
Let the big game begin: Jesuit schools and local bishops gear up for Super Bowl fun
Super Bowl week is the holiest of sports weeks, and the Sunday game the holiest of Sabbaths.
Posted inFaith, Politics & Society
For this Jesuit, Hurricane Irma brings back memories of a childhood in Florida
As coverage of Hurricane Irma grew, I was transported back to family trips down to Florida.
Posted inArts & Culture, Last Take
Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini: an archbishop of the people
Five years after his death, remembering the Jesuit cardinal and his close connection with the youth of Milan
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
When we encounter great art, we learn more about ourselves.
At the Museo dell’ Opera in Florence, museumgoers are able to encounter not just the art, but also the artist and the religious mystery behind the work.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
A new museum in Chicago honors writers with scents, mementos and manuscripts
Rather than simply showing artifacts and manuscripts, the American Writers Museum presents a number of screens and displays, many of them interactive, to engage visitors with the rich heritage of American writers.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
Why Pope Francis’ appointment of the new archbishop of Milan is a big deal.
The archbishop of Milan leads a very large church with ancient traditions and heroes.
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
A ministry in art: The Jesuits who bring a religious lens to the arts
“Jesuit Spirit in the Arts” is a recent exhibition at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.