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October 20, 2014

Vol. 211 / No. 11

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Columns
Nathan SchneiderOctober 08, 2014

Commoning was an economic system built around meeting the needs of the poor.

Pope prays at tomb of Father Pedro Arrupe, superior general of the Jesuits from 1965 to 1983
Current Comment
The EditorsOctober 08, 2014

For years Pedro Arrupe’s legacy was an object of suspicion in some Vatican circles.

Philosopher's Notebook
John J. Conley, S.J.October 08, 2014

The eugenic dream was not eliminated by the Allied victors or Nuremberg tribunals.

Cardinals Gerhard Muller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Walter Kasper, retired president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
Signs Of the Times

Cardinal Walter Kasper of Germany, the author of a controversial proposal to make it easier for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics to receive Communion, said on Oct. 1 that he believes Pope Francis backs the measure but would not apply it without support from the bishops at the upcoming synods

Signs Of the Times
Anthony Egan, S.J.October 08, 2014

Philosophy of 'Ubuntu' is important to the founding myth of the new South African nation.

Does Democracy Have a Prayer? Catholic youth join demonstrators outside a government office in Hong Kong on Sept. 30.
Signs Of the Times
Gerard O’ConnellOctober 08, 2014

Tensions between student demonstrators and authorities in Beijing rose as protests continued for broader democratic rights in Hong Kong in October. On Oct. 3 protesters accused police of allowing pro-government “thugs” to assault them in the city’s Mong Kok district.“Nothing

Iraqi refugees pose with speakers from Jordanian Catholic and Muslim institutions coming to their aid in Jordan.
Signs Of the Times

Iraqi refugees who fled Islamic State violence after Mosul was overrun say it will be difficult ever to return home, despite concerns by the church that more Christians are fleeing their ancient homeland in the Middle East. “I thought I was living in a kind of dystopian end-of-times film,&rdqu