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April 28-May 5, 2014

Vol. 210 / No. 15

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Columns
Daniel P. HoranApril 15, 2014

Thomas Merton connected with people of different backgrounds, experiences and worldviews.

Supporters rally for presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah before Afghan election. (Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images)
Current Comment
The EditorsApril 15, 2014

The world should pause for a moment to acknowledge the fortitude of the Afghan people.

Philosopher's Notebook
John J. Conley, S.J.April 15, 2014

In the Aristotelian perspective, friendship does not confine itself to the private sphere.

Signs Of the Times
Kevin ClarkeApril 15, 2014

State visits are usually occasions of pomp and circumstance signifying little. That was not true, however, of the recent formal introduction of President Michael Higgins of Ireland to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. During the president’s historic four-day visit, from April 8 to 12,

Prayers in Pennsylvania
Signs Of the Times

An ecumenical prayer service called for healing on April 9 at Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church in Murrysville, Pa., after a 16-year-old student rampaged in the hallways of Franklin Regional High School near Pittsburgh, wounding 22. • Along with other leaders and organizations that defend the r

Father Hehir gestures during 'Faith, Culture and the Common Good' conference at Georgetown.
Signs Of the Times

Georgetown hosts dialogue between believers and nonbelievers on role of religion in society.

Traffick Cops: Pope francis arrives for the final session.
Signs Of the Times

When the pope was Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, he dragged the hidden problem of human slavery into broad daylight, annually celebrating open-air Masses in the city’s Constitution Square for and with victims of human trafficking. Now, as leader of the universal church, Pope F