Hidden Prayer in Yemen: Islam and the problem of religious intolerance
Islam and the problem of religious intolerance
The Great North-South Embrace: How collaboration among the churches of the Americas began
How collaboration among the churches of the Americas began
Take Them Home for Christmas
Our literary editor’s gift picks for the holidays
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
Glimpsing the world's needs and sorrows on a New York City subway train
Letters
Letters
More Than Disagreeing Thank you for the excellent commentary (“Slandering the President,” by John Kavanaugh,S.J., 11/23). I’ve been waiting for the Catholic hierarchy to make similar statements about these sins of slander, calumny and libel. No matter what the side and what the rea
Editorials
Up or Out
Expansion of U.S. forces in Afghanistan is likely to stress the military beyond the breaking point.
Ideas
What’s Next?: Contemporary thinkers tackle life’s big question
What one believes about God bears directly on what one believes about the future of the human person.
Books
A Top Ten List
John Allen's 'The Future Church,' reviewed
Mixed Up in Maine
Richard Russo's new novel has an almost Aristotelian unity and focus.
Music
Proving It All Night: Bruce Springsteen plays the Motor City
On his latest tour Bruce Springsteen was on a mission: to give the audience permission to forget the depressing news headlines.
The Word
God’s Joy
Third Sunday of Advent (C), Dec. 13, 2009
Columns
Moving Goals
The landscapes of Iraq and Afghanistan are dotted with moral dilemmas.
Current Comment
Current Comment
The Death of the NPLC; The Geography of Justice
Signs Of the Times
Pope Benedict Addresses Food Security at U.N. Conference
The U.N.-sponsored World Summit on Food Security in Rome ended with many participants frustrated with the lack of progress on food security goals.
Anglican Leader, Vatican Official Assess Ecumenism
Archbishop Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, said the ecumenical situation really is a “glass half full.”
Catholic Charities Work Continues in D.C
The organization has pledged “to continue its services even if a same-sex marriage bill passes” said Bishop Barry C. Knestout.
AIDS Work Aims to Promote Dignity
The work of the Catholic Church in Africa to care for people living with AIDS is designed to show solidarity with everyone in need.
Report From U.S. Bishops’ General Assembly
The bishops heard a report from an ongoing study of sexual abuse by priests conducted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
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