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FaithFeatures
James T. Keane
How a tiny U.S. Post Office in Ossining, N.Y., became the site of a caper for the ages.
About 70,000 people live in Rocinha, making it the most populous favela in Rio de Janeiro. iStockphoto
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Eduardo Campos Lima
The increasing number of fatal acts of police are among the emerging concerns addressed by the Pastoral of Favelas, an archdiocesan commission created 42 years ago to respond to the needs of Rio’s slum dwellers.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Jan-Albert Hootsen
Mr. LeBarón, the family's spokesperson, said he hopes he can channel the grief and anger over the killings into a broad social movement. “We want to unite the whole country. We want a social movement, not a political one,” he said.
Arts & CultureBooks
Jenny Shank
'Body Leaping Backward' is a melancholy, atmospheric memoir that reads as a sort of urgent confession.
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The Editors
Hate crimes, particularly directed at the Jewish community, are stubbornly persistent both worldwide and in the United States, the editors write.
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis urged greater efforts to reform prison systems, address the root causes of crime and ensure acceptance and reintegration once a person completes his or her sentence.