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Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.
The war, the horror, the death and devastation have not disrupted my life in any meaningful way.
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
A delegation led by Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson and including the organization's board of directors was in Rome to celebrate the 100th anniversary of their active presence in Rome.
Mission impossible? U.S. soldiers assigned load onto a Chinook helicopter to head out and execute missions across Afghanistan in January 2019. Photo courtesy Department of Defense/1st Lt. Verniccia Ford
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
If there is a lasting lesson to emerge from the experience of the United States in Afghanistan, it could be one shared by Ms. Cusimano Love: “It’s much easier to start a war than it is to finish it,” she said. “It’s much easier to get in than it is to achieve objectives by force.”
A Shiite Muslim girl points at a portrait of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. attack, during a protest against the United States in Mumbai, India, on Jan. 9. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Margot Patterson
The long-term objective of the Trump administration’s campaign against Iran is unclear, writes Margot Patterson, raising comparisons to U.S. failures in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Politics & SocietyNews
Joseph Krauss - Associated Press
The peace plan would leave most of annexed east Jerusalem, including its Old City and holy sites, under Israeli control while allowing the Palestinians to establish a capital on the outskirts of the city outside Israel's separation barrier.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Francis has shown a great interest in Iraq and its people that have suffered so much since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.