From 2009, the editors on the reelection of Hugo Chavez

Stopping Cluster Bombs “Civilian” is the key word in the title of an important new bill before Congress, the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act. Introduced on Feb. 11 by Senators Patrick Leahy (Democrat of Vermont) and Diane Feinstein (Democrat of California), with companion leg

The state of the U.S. correctional system cries out for change

Lift High the Cross Students returning to class this semester at Boston College found a surprise: crucifixes adorning their classrooms. This traditional Catholic image has been a lightning rod in many Catholic colleges and universities over the last few decades, as schools struggled to make all stud

Can we build a culture of service?

The pope, the Curia and the Society of Pius X

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The duty to protect and the perils of Vitamin Water