One effort that transcends party lines is criminal justice reform.

The Catholic Church acknowledges and supports the right of nations to control their borders and to enforce their laws.

A spiritual conversion to solidarity is not alien to the American political tradition.

New scandals call in to question the state of South Africa's democracy 20 years after Mandela.

Boats arrive on Europe's shores daily, or sink on the way—like the one that capsized off Turkey's coast on Saturday, killing at least 37 people including babies and other young children. Images from the latest tragedy, including the bodies of children, failed to generate the same level of shock.

There must be someone pulling the strings, right?