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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"

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

Soldiers stand guard following an attack in Nigeria. (CNS photo/Reuters)
Signs Of the Times

Cardinal Peter Turkson on March 3 highlighted the importance of religious freedom because it concerns “each person’s freedom to live according to their own deeper understanding of the truth.” Cardinal Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, was speaking

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