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Born into rural and humble circumstances in the west of Ireland, Edna O’Brien rose to literary fame in 1970s London. She’s still active today.

Newman’s problem was that the Catholics who admire his prose and the fineness of mind usually are not the sort of Catholics who pray for miracles in times of need.

The church’s deplorable record on sexual abuse has provoked condemnation on both the left and the right. Why wasn’t Justice Kavanaugh subjected to similar scrutiny?

I met Christ in a Philadelphia prison, where a twenty-five-year-old man had murdered a neighbor in a fit of rage.

Ultimately, prejudice is defeated not so much by institutions as by individuals.

Trump’s misdeeds speak for themselves, and the American people can see that. House Democrats should focus on facts, not theatrics, in their inquiry.

Recent nonfiction increasingly takes ego as starting point. Jia Tolentino and Leslie Jamison use self-aware essays to examine popular culture and female experience.

What matters at the Amazon synod is not the imperative of universal consistency across all regions of the church, but the pastoral welfare of the People of God.

Guadalupe began as a paradoxical figure, both symbol of indigenous faith and tool of colonialist oppression. Now, she demands we listen to the poor and marginalized.

Museums have recently tried to expand our picture of Native American life, coupling indigenous art with contemporary American works. This approach has limits.

Strongman Matteo Salvini may have been rebuffed, but how long will Italy's new governing coalition function?

Best known for his autobiographical and educational works, John Henry Newman now has the distinction of being the only saint with two published novels to his credit.