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August 18-25, 2014

Vol. 211 / No. 4

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Of Other Things

The monks of St. John’s Abbey Church welcome the stranger, as do those morning bells.

THE ANGUISH CONTINUES: Viewing the aftermath of Israeli shelling and airstrikes in Khan Younis, on the Gaza Strip on Aug. 1.
Signs Of the Times
Kevin ClarkeAugust 06, 2014

Israeli forces began withdrawing from parts of the Gaza Strip on Aug. 3, after a quick collapse of a humanitarian ceasefire on Aug. 1 and a ferocious bombardment of the border community of Rafah in its aftermath. As what he described as a redeployment of Israeli forces began, Prime Minister Benjamin

Signs Of the Times

On July 26, nine men were ordained at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville, Tenn., the largest group ordained together in the diocese’s 177-year history. • Pope Francis celebrated the feast of St. Ignatius Loyola in Rome on July 31 by meeting the family of Paolo Dall’Oglio,

Signs Of the Times

In a letter read during an Environmental Protection Agency hearing in Washington on July 30, the chairmen of two committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops offered their support for national standards to reduce carbon pollution from existing power plants in an effort to limit climate chan

Signs Of the Times

Across the country a number of U.S. bishops have urged a merciful response to the crisis of unaccompanied minors at the U.S. border, and their parishioners have stepped up in response to the call. Dozens of parishioners in the small community of Oracle, Ariz., 30 miles north of Tucson, are one examp

LESSONS LEARNED? Schools were closed in Monrovia, Liberia. Schools were closed in an attempt to halt the spread of the Ebola virus.
Signs Of the Times

As people in Sierra Leone lose hope and worldwide fear grows over the worst Ebola outbreak on record, “Our situation is desperate,” says the Rev. Peter Konteh, executive director of Caritas in the Archdiocese of Freetown.On July 30 Father Konteh described the mood of the West African cou

Washington Front
John CarrAugust 06, 2014

Democrats are decrying a war on women and conservatives are predicting a war on Christians.