Back to Wonder: The search for mystery in a scientific world
Mystery requires not understanding so much as engagement.
An Astounding Mercy: The conversion of the man who killed St. Maria Goretti
A dream broke his heart wide open. Only then did he stop behaving like a caged criminal.
Of Many Things
Refugees and the joy of hospitality
I could not help but think: What if these were the images that came to mind when Americans heard Muslim refugees?
Letters
Reply All: America’s readers respond
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Editorials
The lesson of Merrick Garland’s nomination? Make the Supreme Court less important.
Let’s figure out how to stop playing Supreme Court roulette.
Faith in Focus
Still Searching: The quest for justice in Nigeria
It’s been over two years since abduction of close to 300 schoolgirls by Boko Haram.
Books
17th-Century Terrorism
‘The Witches,’ by Stacy Schiff
The Most Wonderful Thing
‘The Givenness of Things,’ by Marilynne Robinson
Who Bears the Cost of Mercy?
‘Thirteen Ways of Looking,’ by Colum McCann
Art
A Big Bet for the Met: A new museum of contemporary art opens in New York.
A new museum of contemporary art opens in New York.
The Word
What the ascension has to say about the value of life
“So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time.”
Columns
Beyond Divorce in ‘Amoris Laetitia’
Children need a mammoth advocate. Pope Francis suggests that it’s us.
Current Comment
Catholics are already using their conscience, according to new Pew report
According to the report, 73 percent of Catholics “look to their own conscience ‘a great deal’ for guidance on difficult moral questions.”
Why Obama should keep pardoning prisoners
President Obama has extended more pardons than his six predecessors combined.
Vladimir Putin’s hidden war
A new book reveals activities by the Russian president to train small military units in Western Europe.
Faith
What the ascension has to say about the value of life
“So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time.”
Philosopher's Notebook
Understanding the ‘gaze’ of Pope Francis
Francis appeals to the visual sense for understanding authentic love.
Signs Of the Times
News Briefs
It was announced on April 12 that Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to Mexico since 2007, to be the new apostolic nuncio to the United States. • Urging more action on the second anniversary of the abduction of 219 school girls from Chibok in northeastern
Blocking Extremism
Church officials in Pakistan have backed a government plea to the international community not to demonize all Muslims because of acts of terrorism committed by a few extremists. Negative news and publicity against Muslims by the Western media are helping extremists fuel hatred against Muslims worldw
Ceasefire on Contraception?
Religious nonprofits challenging their participation in the contraceptive mandate under the Affordable Care Act filed a legal brief on April 12 that could end the standoff with the Obama administration. In the brief, objectors to the mandate agreed with a U.S. Supreme Court proposal that such covera
High Pressure at Indian Point
Millions of New Yorkers presumably would have to be evacuated in the event of a major accident at the nuclear facility.
Francis in Greece: Words and Actions on Refugee Crisis
Pope Francis brought a message of love and inclusion during his five-hour visit to the Greek island of Lesbos on April 16 in a way that resonated across the world. And in what has become typical for this papacy, he did so by both words and gestures.While the decision to take three Syrian refugee fam
Finishing the Fight Against H.I.V./Aids
The fight against H.I.V./AIDS is being hampered by a continued stigma on those who are infected, a lack of access to appropriate medical care and fake antiretroviral drugs pedaled on the black market, said activists taking part in a Caritas Internationalis conference. Caritas brought together repres
Sanders Takes a Roman Holiday
Heading back to Rome following his moving visit with refugees in Greece on April 16, Pope Francis confirmed to reporters that he had met with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders that morning as he was leaving his residence. Sanders and other participants at a Vatican conference were staying in the Domus San
Vatican Dispatch
‘The Joy of Love’ is a Milestone in the Road
‘The Joy of Love’ is a step in the historical process, not the end.
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