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March 24, 2014

Vol. 210 / No. 10

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Columns
Margot PattersonMarch 12, 2014

Relying on drones and special forces, we operate against nameless foes in a nameless war.

Orthodox clergymen pray near armed servicemen outside Ukrainian border guard post. (CNS photo/Baz Ratner, Reuters)
Current Comment
The EditorsMarch 13, 2014

Orthodox and Catholic leaders in Russia and Ukraine must work for peace in Crimea.

Of Other Things
Kerry WeberMarch 12, 2014

Lessons from Inge and Jørn's winter getaway to the Arctic beach in "North of the Sun"

Signs Of the Times

Several U.S. bishops wrote short reports giving a general sense of the responses to a survey for the Vatican in preparation for the upcoming synod on the family. Common among the comments was that Catholics admit to a poor understanding of the church’s teachings on the family. The Rev. Dennis

Call to Arms? Orthodox clergymen pray outside a border guard post in Ukraine’s Crimean region on March 1.
Signs Of the Times
Kevin ClarkeMarch 12, 2014

U.S. warships steamed toward the Black Sea on a “routine deployment” as the Russian military solidified its hold on the Crimean peninsula on March 7. With Russian soldiers encircling Ukraine military outposts, a hastily reconstituted Crimean parliament, in a further provocation, voted to

POPE-ULARITY CONTEST. Pope Francis is greeted with applause during a meeting in Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican on March 6.
Signs Of the Times

Pope Francis has done it again, generating a global media frenzy with just a few words that referred to the church and its relationship with gay and lesbian people. In a recorded interview with Italian media published on March 5, Pope Francis said that while the church believes “matrimony is b

Woman with children pack what is left of their belongings following attack in Nigeria. (CNS photo/Reuters)
Signs Of the Times

Hunger, not religion, is the root cause of conflict in sub-Saharan Africa, said Charles Steinmetz of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. “A hungry man is an angry man. If there is no job and you cannot feed your family or kids, it leads to extremism,” said Steinmetz, a visiting assistant