In the midst of an incredibly divisive and tense political season, this year I find myself in need of Holy Week more than ever. Perhaps perversely, I’ve always looked… read more

(RNS) A senior Roman Catholic bishop in the Central African Republic is warning that the Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebel force that killed more than 100,000 people in… read more

I hope to accomplish three things in this essay.  First, I intend to put the renowned Riverside Church sermon, “A Time to Break Silence,” or, as it is… read more

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis has called on European leaders not to turn their back on refugees and migrants despite the cultural and security challenges associated with the… read more

Shortly after the terrorist attacks in Paris last month, it was reported that one of the attackers had used a Syrian passport to gain access to Europe through Greece. While… read more

We live in a new (ab)normal with mass shootings almost every day of the week. As of this writing, there was shooting in London today, a few days ago San Bernardino, before that… read more