Foreign Affairs

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Embassy Vatican: Some Demystifications

George Weigel

A change of presidential administrations typically leads to changes in U.S. diplomatic personnel abroad, especially at the…

Israel’s Total Victory

Mark Bauerlein

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Daniel Pipes joins in to…

Pope Francis and Catholic Sensitivity to Jews

Raymond J. de Souza

How should Catholics speak about Jews in general, and Israel in particular? That question was raised anew…

Modernity’s Self-Destruct Button

Louise Perry

All politics is local, as they say. And so, before we proceed to the big question of…

The Undoing of Justin Trudeau

Howard Anglin

For a brief moment, the re-election of Donald Trump must have given the unpopular Canadian prime minister,…

A Great Christian Witness, Too Little Known in the West

George Weigel

The Venerable Andrey Sheptytsky, who died eighty years ago on November 1, 1944, was one of twentieth-century…

The Continuing Scandal of the Vatican’s China Policy

George Weigel

In the annals of historical boorishness, it would be hard to find something more egregious than the…

The New Divide in Global Anglicanism

Gerald McDermott

For the last fifty years the Anglican Communion has been divided over the doctrine of marriage. That…

Taking the Risk of Freedom

George Weigel

Thirty-five years ago, the son of a great historian helped make history when he asked the question…

Losing and Finding Amir Sekori

Marla Braverman

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Indifference Is Irresponsible

George Weigel

I can understand why many Americans seem dispirited about world affairs. Things are indeed a mess.  What…

Israel, Hamas, and the War of Absolute Enmity

Stiven Peter

Located about a mile from Gaza, Kibbutz Kfar Aza is a lush communal farm reminiscent of a…

October 7 and the World’s Narrative

Joshua T. Katz

For decades, people spoke of knowing exactly where they were when they learned that President Kennedy had…

On the Ground in Ukraine

Peter J. Leithart

Sunday morning, June 16, 2024. Two dogs, Molly and Linda, lounge on the covered patio of Nazaret…

Canceled in China

George Weigel

Hallow, the prayer app that debuted in 2018, is one of the most popular spiritual tools on…