Benedicta Cipolla, a former correspondent for Catholic News Service in Rome, is a freelance writer in New York. Also by this author How ecumenical? Get Commonweal’s latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Published in the 2005-01-28 issue: View Contents Recommended for you A Presidential Smash and Grab By The Editors May 21, 2026 ‘As an Emerald Is Green’ By Ellen Wayland-Smith May 25, 2026 ‘The Real Thing’ By Anthony Domestico May 19, 2026
