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HOMETOWN HERO. A commemoration on April 2, 2005, the ninth anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II, in Wadowice, Poland, his birthplace.
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John Thavis
As Pope John Paul II celebrates 25 years in office, the world is taking stock of a pontificate that has helped shape political events, set new directions for the Catholic Church and offered spiritual inspiration to millions of people around the globe.By any measure, this is a papacy for the ages. Si
Aangelo Giuseppe Roncalli, the future Pope John XXIII
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Raymond Etteldorf
The greatness of a great man may have different aspects. An artist—Michelangelo, for example—is considered great only for his applied genius. […] Saintliness is certainly a criterion for greatness. Not all great men are saints, but all saints are great men. […]I have no int
Site of mass graves in Butare, Rwanda
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The Editors
By the second Sunday of Easter, April 10, as the African Synod opened in Rome—the official title for this meeting is “The Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops”—details had just reached the outside world of the slaughter in Rwanda. Among those killed in the wave
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James Martin, S.J.
Vantage Point 1994: Fr. James Martin, S.J., on the Western media's difficulty in confronting the tragedy in Rwanda.
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The Editors
From the archives, the editors on the assassination of John F. Kennedy
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Timothy E. O'Connell
From 1973, the aftermath of Roe v. Wade