It will take time and care, but I know Notre-Dame will have its Alleluia moment. I pray there will also be one for the church that inspired its creation.
At this point, no one should expect Netanyahu to deviate from the hard line that has helped him make history. Peace in the region now seems even more remote.
There’s the natural urge to pronounce on the fire’s deeper meaning. But for now, it might be more fitting to look upon Notre-Dame once again in gratitude and awe.
Poet, editor, translator, and human-rights activist Carolyn Forché speaks about Óscar Romero, Liberation Theology, and the Catholic Church in El Salvador.
As the EU parliamentary elections approach, it’s worth examining the confederation’s real structural flaws: its arcane rules work for some, but not for all.
