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Solidarity in Seoul; The Pope's New Book; On Being 'Had'

The Obama administration must urge Israel to halt settler expansion and guide it back to the negotiating table.

Digging Deeper; Don't Call Me A Saint?; Occupy in Action

According to the Syrian novelist Dima Wannous, the seed of Syria’s Arab Spring revolt was planted in Damascus in February 2011. A policeman insulted a shop owner, and a crowd of young workers and traders formed chanting, “The Syrian people cannot be humiliated.” The interior minist

The sad fact is that Catholics can be just as divisive as the rest of our fellow citizens.

Who Cares? Tracking Bigotry; Demographic Detonation

Inhuman Warfare; No PowerPoint, Please; From Roma, With Love

It is time to turn our attention to how human actions influence these death-dealing events.

How can Lance Armstrong close the door on this part of his life and regain his dignity?