‘There is still time to change,” Pope Francis told the people of Mexico.
Signs Of the Times
A Prayer for Migrants
We cannot deny the humanitarian crisis which in recent years has meant the migration of thousands of people.”
Plane Talk on Bridge-Building
After making history in Mexico, Pope Francis was not done in the skies above on the way home to Rome
The death penalty is on trial in Florida
This is turning out to be more complicated than simply tweaking flawed legislation.
Listening To the Humble
It is hard to overestimate the impact of the spectacle of Pope Francis visiting a community like San Cristóbal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico.
Lecturing the Elite
Pope Francis sought to shake up Mexico’s bishops on his first morning there.
Lent Begins in Kenya
A prominent Kenyan bishop said Lent is a time to celebrate and experience God’s mercy, then donated clothing and food to more than 4,000 households in Ngong on behalf of the bishops’ conference. Bishop Cornelius Arap Korir of Eldoret called on Kenyans to forget their past experiences and
With Focus on ISIS, Boko Haram Rampage in Nigeria Continues
Recent attacks on civilians in Nigeria renew a grisly debate: Is Boko Haram the world’s deadliest terrorist group or should ISIS bear that odious distinction? Though it received relatively little press attention, in 2014 Boko Haram managed to kill far more people in its various rampages than I
25 Years Later, Signs of Trouble in Los Angeles
Twenty-five years after the videotaped beating of Rodney King on March 3, 1991, caused a national sensation, little is reported about similar specific acts of police brutality in Los Angeles, which may very well be a sign of the progress that has been made.And yet shootings by police in Los Angeles
Coptic Kidnappings
More than 150 Coptic Christians took part in a sit-in convened on Sunday, Feb. 7, in front of the provincial administration office in Minya, Egypt, to bring to the attention of the authorities the case of an 18-year-old Coptic girl missing for several days. The family of the young woman, resident in
