Few writers have ever captured in fiction the American religious sense that underlies so much of our history more than Willa Cather.
War and Peace
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Podcast: A Catholic Arab born in Israel still has hope for the synod—and peace in the Holy Land
Margaret Karram, a Catholic Arab born in Israel, was at the synod on Oct. 7, 2023 when she learned her homeland, Israel, was under attack. She joins “Jesuitical“ her work for peace as the president of Focolare.
Posted inFaith
Pope Francis calls on Israel to ‘respect’ U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon
Pope Francis appealed for “respect” for the United Nations peacekeeping forces in Lebanon that have been hit by Israeli forces this past week.
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Winter is coming in Gaza. How much worse will the misery get?
Most families have been forced to move many times and with each new displacement, families lose or abandon more belongings. Not many of them by now have clothing appropriate for worsening weather conditions.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
A nonviolent resistance movement is at work in Palestine. Activists say it’s the only way to peace.
A delegation organized by the American group Christians for Ceasefire visits Palestine and experiences a weeklong training session in nonviolent resistance.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic leaders in U.S. and Holy Land reflect on an anniversary of violence
The violence has claimed the lives of thousands of innocent victims, but it also “struck a profound blow to the common feeling of belonging to the Holy Land, to the consciousness of being part of a plan of Providence.”
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis to Catholics in the Middle East: Thank you for being able to pray and love despite everything
In a letter on the anniversary of the October 7 attacks in the Middle East, Pope Francis calls for an end to conflict and a dialogue of peace.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
A year of war in Israel and Gaza: Praying for a just and lasting peace
As we approach the anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel, ‘America’ takes a look back at our coverage of the conflict as it unfolded.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Exploding pagers violate international law—and the principles of just war
The church’s teachings on just war place limits on the permissible methods to bring someone to justice. So too does international law, and hiding explosives in everyday items like pagers and walkie-talkies is a violation of the 1899 Hague Convention, which prohibits “treacherous killing.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Sudan, Haiti and Myanmar suffering continues—but not on the front page
Focus on the fate of Israel, its hostages in Gaza and the people of Gaza and south Lebanon means that little attention is being paid to other continuing crises around the world—Sudan, Haiti, Myanmar among them.