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FaithShort Take
Rabbi Daniel F. Polish
After this letter, all of us must contend with the implications of the fact that he knew about the death camps—and he did nothing.
Pope Francis waves as people behind him raise a Chinese flag before the pope's Mass in Steppe Arena in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept. 3, 2023. At the end of the Mass, the pope sent greetings to China and to Chinese Catholics. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has constantly looked to the peripheries both in the choice of countries to visit and men to make cardinals.. And he has consistently looked to the East where he detects the first signs of a new springtime for the Catholic Church
People hold pictures of Pope Francis with the national flags of the People's Republic of China and of the Vatican as they wait for Mongolian President Ukhnaagin Khurelsukh, and Pope Francis to meet, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in front of a gigantic statue of former Khagan of the Mongol Empire Genghis Khan in Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Among the hundreds of onlookers from several countries at the back of the square were many Catholics from mainland China, present in defiance of an order from the authorities in Beijing prohibiting not only the bishops of mainland China but also the country’s Catholics from traveling to Mongolia.
A pedestrian passes before campaign billboards of Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and CHP party leader and Nation Alliance's presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Istanbul on May 5. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Miriane Demers-Lemay
Election results could indicate the populist Islamism promoted by President Erdogan may be losing its appeal.
pope francis stands next to coptic orthodox pope tawadros ii, they stand in front of a bunch of men in priestly clothing
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
Pope Francis greets Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the meeting of St. Paul VI and Pope Shenouda III.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
John Moffitt, the longtime poetry editor of 'America,' met Thomas Merton the week Merton died, and wrote of the account for 'America.'