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Martyrs Square, Beirut, Lebanon 1982. (Photo via Wikipedia Commons)
Politics & SocietyNews
Brooke Anderson - Catholic News Service
Assaad Chaftari, who once fought in the name of his Christian faith, is now working for peace alongside those who would have once been his enemies in the Lebanese civil war.
Government troops take positions as fighting with Muslim militants in Marawi city enters its second week on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, in southern Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Politics & SocietyNews
Jim Gomez - Associated Press
A Catholic priest who was taken hostage by militants linked to the Islamic State group says he's being held alongside 200 other captives, including children.
Pope Francis talks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a private audience at the Vatican May 24 (CNS photo/Paul Haring).
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Zac Davis
I am praying that Pope Francis’ words have a lasting impact on the president.
In this photo taken May 19, 2017, a GPO worker stacks copies of "Analytical Perspectives Budget of the U.S. Government Fiscal Year 2018" onto a pallet at the U.S. Government Publishing Office's (GPO) plant in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & SocietyNews
Kevin Clarke
The budget’s moral measure will be assessed by “how well it promotes the common good of all,” the bishops write.
Arts & CultureBooks
Jerome Donnelly
Jerome Donnelly reviews "Debriefing the President: The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein" by John Nixon.
Politics & Society
Gerard O’Connell
“What is needed are peacemakers, not fomenters of conflict; firefighters not arsonists; preachers of reconciliation and not instigators of destruction.”