Dan Gheno an artist whose paintings were featured in the 9 11 issue of America recently stopped by America house to offer a reflection about art as a meditation on grief and to discuss the imagery in his work

Talking with Vatican Radio on 9 11 and the spiritual legacy of Ground Zero

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As a threatened U N showdown over Palestinian statehood approaches are tensions on the rise between settlers and Palestinians on the West Bank Recent Israeli approval of hundreds of new housing units for settlers has needless to say irritated Palestinians who remain committed to the two-state opt

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