A retrospective at the Jewish Museum draws attention to Ben Shahn, whose art tells the story of twentieth-century life from the perspective of immigrant workers, tenant farmers, and city-dwellers.
Fifty years ago, the Helsinki Accords reflected a bipolar world dominated by the U.S. Today, Pope Leo XIV faces a geopolitical environment that is far more unpredictable.
William F. Buckley's critique of Pope John XXIII was one of the most daring episodes in the conservative eminence's career. He later wished it never had happened.
Paula Fredriksen’s 'Ancient Christianities' looks to explore the tangled root system underlying Christianity—not a story of a series of individual men, but of broad social movements.
The 1950 Jubilee Year was a landmark moment for American Catholics, who were coming into their own power—and wealth—during an era of Cold War upheaval.
Kant’s work was considered such a threat to Church teachings that even scholars needed special permission from their bishop or religious superior to consult it.
