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A December 2011 photo of Panama ex-dictator Manuel Noriega at El Renacer Prison outside Panama City. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Tim Padgett
As a former tyrant languishes in a hospital bed, the U.S. should ponder its routine of coddling military monsters.
Pope Francis greets children outside Our Lady Queen of Angels School in the East Harlem area of New York Sept. 25, 2015 (CNS photo/Eric Thayer).
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Francis is popular because he speaks in a simple, straightforward way, and people say, “I understand this pope.”
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is greeted by Archbishop Georg Ganswein, prefect of the papal household, prior to an Oct. 24 private meeting between Maduro and Pope Francis at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Miraflores Palace handout via EPA)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Drew Christiansen
Drew Christiansen, S.J., discusses the significance of religious peacebuilding in struggling countries.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Carolyn Woo
The four “S’s” call us to be worthy of the privilege of serving the brothers and sisters God entrusts to our care.
Arts & CultureBooks
Bart Jones
Mark K. Shriver, a member of America’s most famous Catholic family, sets out to search for the “real” Pope Francis.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Jan-Albert Hootsen

“It is sad to see how every sector of society has now become a target of violence, and [clergy] are no exception.”