The Editors

Most of us took the first news of the President’s death for some grisly joke. It was, of course, unbelievable, and we are only now absorbing and digesting the horror

Of all the vexing international problems in recent months, none has compared with Vietnam for sheer murkiness and confusion.

The question is not so much "If not Diem, who?" but rather, "Instead of Diem, who?"

Pope Paul comes to his exalted office with superb qualifications. The range and depth of intellect are notable in his voluminous writings; his warm personal concern for human well-being is clearly manifest.

Within a few short hours the new Pontiff had already impressed the world with a lengthy and vigorous papal address, an address that considered all the problems he saw before him

Late developments in the Quemoy crisis leave the situation as dangerous and confused as ever. But there's a good chance that the Administration will win its gamble in the Far East.