Editorials
Mother and Sister Earth
It will take years to take the full measure of “Laudato Si’,” Pope Francis’ new encyclical on the environment, and assess its impact.
Current Comment
In a rare display of bipartisanship, the U.S. Senate approves federal torture ban.
Articles
‘Pastors, Not Princes’
The role of the bishop under Pope Francis
The Migrant Pope
How Pope Francis focuses world attention on modern sojourners
False Beauty?
The tension between ethics and aesthetics in Wagner
‘Far Away From God’
Flannery O’Connor’s struggles with a demanding faith
Books and Culture
Books
"Lost Classroom, Lost Community," by Margaret F. Brinig and Nicole Stelle Garnett
Books
"No Man's Land," by Elizabeth D. Samet and "Loving our Enemies," by Jim Forest
Columns and Departments
The Word
The Word
Of Many Things
Letters
Washington Front
Generation Faith
Of Other Things
Vatican Dispatch
