The Vatican Gendarmerie has arrested a Spanish monsignor working in the Roman Curia and an Italian lay woman for their alleged roles in leaking confidential and reserved information.
Dispatches
Pope Francis baptizes son of his friend, Buenos Aires ‘waste-pickers’ leader
The simple and profoundly moving ceremony took place at five o’clock Saturday evening, Oct. 31, in the chapel of Santa Marta.
Headlines on one-child policy change are a little misleading
The government is not granting its Han Chinese citizens the chance to have a family of any size they wish. Families are still limited to two children and must still apply for permission to have them, as they did for their single child.
A Reflection on the Writings of Joan Chittister
The Rule of St. Benedict, like aged sherry, is an acquired taste. Wisdom Distilled from the Daily not only gave me a taste of The Rule’s timeless wisdom, but a hunger and thirst for it.
You know L.A. for its traffic. Are there greener pastures ahead?
Architect and Angeleno Frank Gehry has been consulting with the city on a proposal to turn the 52 miles that run alongside the Los Angeles River into a “linear Central Park.”
Students go to the barricades in South Africa over increased fees
While the chaos that accompanies the student protests in South Africa over fees hikes at a number of our major universities has caught the media rsquo s attention the underlying causes seem woefully under-examined In a nutshell the problem comes down to money most students can barely afford exis
Pope again shakes up Italian church with appointments to Bologna and Palermo
Pope Francis has again surprised the Italian church by appointing as archbishops of Bologna and Palermo two pastors that have “the smell of the sheep.”
Catholic theologians reject Ross Douthat’s depiction of a plotting pope
If you find yourself wondering, since when is the pope unable to call for a change in church doctrine, well, that’s a good question.
A nuclear power deal between China and the United Kingdom has caused anxiety for many.
As with a poem or a dance a symphony or a drama there are times when the deeper narrative of human experience comes to expression more clearly only through art Political events or their interpretation are no different The title of a French film released last year ldquo Cartoonists Foot-sold
A mandate for change, truthfulness—even perfection—as Mr. Trudeau goes to Ottawa.
Voters want Trudeau—this young husband and father, high school teacher and public servant—not just to dream their dreams with them, but to make those dreams real.
