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Down in central Florida, developers have broken ground on a new township called Ave Maria, which they hope will be populated with conservative Catholics. The town will surround a colossal church, shaped like a pontiff's hat, with a 65-foot crucifix at the front door. They're also moving...
Our cover story on the fragile state of the Lascaux cave caused readers to wonder anew at the treasures in southwestern France, and to worry over the threats posed both by natural damage and by the French authorities, who at times have seemed most concerned with protecting themselves Thank you...
The sight of a German Pope crossing into the death camp beneath the infamously false Nazi sign, "Arbeit Macht Frei? (Work Will Set You Free), is arguably the most striking image of Benedict?s 14-month-old papacy. Walking alone with his hands clasped in front of him, an utterly...
As someone who spent years in Catholic schools, I have never felt so alienated from the idea of Christianity and all its sociopolitical implications as I do today. When the end comes for me, I'm banking on God's being an independent.
Your dad was Catholic, your mom Jewish. Did growing up in an interfaith home influence your attitude toward religion? I didn't even know my mom was Jewish until I was 13. I was so traumatized by the Catholic experience that I never thought to ask, "Why doesn't Mom...