Fifteen years ago, when the Democrats took over the White House, the editors thought health care reform was imminent.

From 1986, a defense of a controversial theologian

In These Pages: From May 21, 1983

In These Pages: From Dec. 23, 1978

In only 34 days as pope, Albino Luciani captured the imaginations of Catholics and non-Catholics alike.

In These Pages: From August 2, 1975

An analysis of the 1971 Bishops' Synod

In These Pages: From Nov. 28, 1970

From 1968, a case for the ministerial importance of the diaconate

Vantage Point April 20, 1968: The editors on the death and dream of Martin Luther King, Jr.