One of the signs of a functioning democracy is confidence in data from the government.
No civilized society can remain indifferent to the clear suffering of so many at this time.
Like any technology, it depends on how we use it.
Courage can erupt in the most unexpected corners.
New Yorkers can be forgiven if they believed homelessness were a problem consigned to the past.
Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami was one of the first Catholic Church officials to respond on Nov. 26 after the death of Fidel Castro. “The death of this figure should lead us to invoke the patroness of Cuba, the Virgin of Charity, calling for peace for Cuba and its people,” he said
Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., who served from 1983 to 2008 as the 29th Superior General of the Society of Jesus, died in Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 26, just four days shy of his 88th birthday. • In a report released on Nov. 30, Caritas Europa charged that austerity policies have left 120 million p