Interfaith Affinity: The shared vision of Rabbi Heschel and Pope Francis
Soon after the death of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel in December 1972, America devoted an entire issue to his life and work. The idea for the special issue, published on March 10, 1973, came from John C. Haughey, S.J., an associate editor, who explained that anyone who knew Rabbi Heschel “sens
Friends in High Places: When the Churchills met the Kennedys
Winston Churchill’s childhood, at least the first “wavering lights and shadows of dawning consciousness,” as he put it, began in the most unlikely of places: Éire. “My earliest memories are Ireland,” he explained in his autobiography. “I can recall scenes and eve
Identity Politics: What happens when faith is put to a vote?
Fifty years ago this fall, the Democrats won their highest percentage ever in a presidential election, and Catholics formed the party’s bedrock constituency. Still reeling from the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Catholics voted for his successor, Lyndon Johnson, by a margin of three to one
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
It’s increasingly difficult to say anything of significance to someone under the age of 30.
Letters
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All Are WelcomeAs a mother of five children, four of whom have A.D.H.D. and two of whom also have an autism spectrum disorder, I am grateful for the welcoming attitude in Brian Doyle’s “Suffering Children” (10/6).I was a squirmy, talkative young child and more than once had to be s
Editorials
Listening to Ebola
With unprecedented outbreak, nations have little choice but to embrace global solidarity.
Books
Off To A Good Start
‘Teach Me to Be Generous,’ by Anthony Andreassi
Paper Trail
‘National Catholic Reporter at Fifty,’ by Arthur Jones
From Jefferson to Rorty
‘Beyond the University,’ by Michael S. Roth
Film
A Spark of Goodness: Holiness and humanity in ‘St. Vincent’
Holiness and humanity in ‘St. Vincent’
The Word
Bodies and Souls
What happens when we die This is a question most people ask at some point perhaps especially Christians who look forward to the resurrection at the end of time But in the interim prior to the general resurrection what happens to those who have died Where do they go This is a confusing issue
Current Comment
Current Comment
Obama approves plan allowing Central American children to apply for refugee status.
Generation Faith
Finding My Foundation: Faith, doubt and growing up
In school, thinking ‘I don’t know’ if God is real seemed like an admission of failure.
Of Other Things
The Soul’s Food
The promises made by the evangelizers of modern diets border on salvific.
Signs Of the Times
Local Bishop Says Government Abandoned Nineveh Christians
In a blunt assessment of the Iraqi government’s response to the suffering of Christians from the northern Nineveh province, a leading Chaldean Catholic bishop said, “Our people have been abandoned.”The Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil, Bashar Warda, blasted both the Iraqi government an
Rafter Redux
This year has seen a remarkable spike in the number of Cubans arriving in South Florida.
Synod Leader Suggests Steps To Streamline Annulment Process
One of the Vatican’s top canon lawyers at the Synod of Bishops on the Family says the current process for the annulment of marriages in the Catholic Church could be streamlined and expanded to the benefit of many people whose marriages have broken down.Cardinal Francis Coccopalmerio of Italy s
Mexico’s Disappeared
The disappearance of 43 students has sparked soul-searching among many Mexicans.
Priest Released in Syria
Captors released a Franciscan priest who was among about 20 Christians kidnapped from a Syrian village near the border with Turkey. Father Hanna Jallouf was being held under house arrest in a religious residence in Knayeh, a small Christian village in northwestern Syria, according to a statement on
Synod ‘Gradualism’
On sexual and medical ethics, participants at the Synod of Bishops on the Family are giving emphasis to the concept of “graduality,” a way of thinking about morality that allows for human imperfection without compromising ideals. On the Synod’s first working day, Oct. 6, Cardinal P
News Briefs
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Oct. 10 to Kailash Satyarthi of India and Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan, heroic advocates for children’s rights, especially the right to education. • In the Maiduguri Diocese in northeastern Nigeria, nearly 200 churches have been destroyed or razed by B
Vatican Dispatch
‘Rough Diamonds’
Pope Francis is concerned about the formation candidates for the priesthood are receiving.
Washington Front
Party Favors
72% of Americans think religion is losing influence—and most see this as a bad thing.
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