In a special issue marking the 40th anniversary of the unification of Jerusalem, America offers several perspectives on the city and its history.
The late John Paul II’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 came as the culmination of the pope’s two- and-a-half decades of religious peacemaking. The personal importance of the visit for John Paul himself was made clear when, following the closing banquet
The city of Jerusalem has been forever linked to a sense of Jewish identity. Jerusalem was, is and will forever be at the center of Jewish religious, national and political life. From the earliest days of Jewish living, Jerusalem has been the focus of the Jewish soul. Our father Abraham first
Editors Note: East Jerusalem, often called by journalists Arab East Jerusalem, has been for centuries the heart of Palestinian life. After the 1948 Israeli War of Independence, it continued to serve as the center of Palestinian commercial, religious and cultural activity. Even with the unification o
In the August 13-20 edition of America, Father Andrew Greeley writes about American Catholics Today, a recent
The vitality of the Catholic Church in China today is a wonder.
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