Amid war's devastation, from Ukraine to Gaza, this article explores the struggles of civilians, Pope Francis' peace appeals, ...

A century ago, the reform in educational matters desired and elaborated in 1923 by the then Minister of Education in the first Mussolini government, philosopher Giovanni Gentile (1885-1944), [1] came ...

The recent encyclical Dilexit Nos (DN) [1] from Pope Francis is unique of its kind, at least within his term of office. It deals with deeply spiritual issues, using spiritual terms. One can judge them ...

Frank Herbert, an American writer, was the author of a science fiction epic, on which he worked constantly throughout his life. His published titles include Dune (1965), Dune Messiah (1969), Children ...

The second chapter of Matthew tells of “magi from the east” arriving in Jerusalem, seeking “the newborn king of the Jews” because they “saw his star”. Herod had to consult the magi to learn when it ...

After Anatomy of a Disappearance and the more famous The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land ...

The meager indications above provide the outer framework of the man’s life. He was a priest known and loved by many, great in spirit and faith with a deep religious sense. He was filled with a living ...

Kant defined the Enlightenment as “the emergence of human beings from the age of minority” through “the public use of reason,” a definition in which “minority” means “the inability to avail oneself of ...

Two images encapsulate the experience of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, whose Second Session ended on October 27, 2024, but more importantly that of the entire Synod ...

On Falling (Great Britain, Portugal, 2024), a film by young Portuguese director Laura Carreira, produced by Ken Loach and presented at the Rome Film Fest, tells the story of Aurora, who spends her ...

After Anatomy of a Disappearance and the more famous The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land Between Them, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize in 2017 in the category of Best Biography (Autobiography), ...