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Poetry in the Digital Age

November 16, 2015

Vol. 213 / No. 5108

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Current Comment
The EditorsNovember 04, 2015

Voters may be contributing to the gridlock and dysfunction they routinely complain about.

Philosopher's Notebook
John J. Conley, S.J.November 04, 2015

With dramatic flair, the church in November urges us to pray for the dead as nature undergoes its annual decline.

Signs Of the Times

Sarah Torre, an analyst for the Heritage Foundation, reported at a discussion in Washington on Oct. 30 that the number of cancer screenings conducted at Planned Parenthood affiliates had declined by half over the last 10 years, while the number of abortions climbed from 250,000 to 327,000. • On

Signs Of the Times

China’s government, after enforcing a one-child policy since 1980 to combat a population that appeared to be growing out of control, announced on Oct. 29 that it will now allow families to have a total of two children. The policy has caused significant demographic issues—there are 116 to

AFTERMATH. Survivors sift through the rubble of a destroyed field hospital in the rebel-held area of Douma on the outskirts of Damascus, on Oct. 29.
Signs Of the Times

Syriac Catholic bishops, meeting in Lebanon during their annual synod, called for a diplomatic solution to achieve peace in Syria and Iraq. In a statement released at the conclusion of the assembly, the bishops pleaded for an end to the civil war in Syria, now in its fifth year, and urged countries

FIRE HAZARD. Authorities evacuate a 19-year-old female orangutan from a burning forest near Sampit, Central Kalimantan, on Oct. 28.
Signs Of the Times

Rainfall in late October helped disperse the choking haze overhanging several regions of Indonesia severely affected by forest and peat fires. But much more rain is needed to help put out the massive fires, Luhut Panjaitan, coordinating minister of Politics, Law and Security, told reporters. “

Signs Of the Times

Pope Francis had strong words on Oct. 30 for Catholic priests and bishops who “defamed” the assassinated archbishop of San Salvador, Oscar Romero. Going off script during a meeting with 500 pilgrims from El Salvador, Pope Francis said, “The martyrdom of Archbishop Romero was not fu