The Legacy of Faith
One didn’t have to be a Catholic to be impressed by the demeanor and grace shown by Pope Francis after his election yesterday at the Vatican. The media is full of pundits and so-called experts giving...
View ArticleThe Remarkable Pope Francis
In his 12,000 word interview with Antonio Spadaro, editor in chief of La Civilta Cattolica, the Italian Jesuit journal, Pope Francis revealed the heart of an extraordinary man. The former archbishop of...
View ArticleThe Palestinians, the Pope and Peace
Pope Francis’s upcoming trip to the Middle East is fraught with political and religious symbolism and events on his itinerary are raising the temperatures on both sides of the Middle East divide. In...
View ArticleWelcoming the Pope with Lies About Israel’s Christians
I’m a longtime fan of the Wall Street Journal. But I confess to mystification over why a paper with a staunchly pro-Israel editorial line consistently allows its news pages to be used for anti-Israel...
View ArticleEven Popes Can’t Transcend Conflicts
Pope Francis may have intended his visit to the Middle East to promote the causes of ecumenism and peace. But he has learned that it is not possible to step into the political maelstrom of the conflict...
View ArticleFrancis’s Misleading Middle East Symbolism
On Sunday, Pope Francis made good on his pledge to convene a summit of Israeli and Palestinian leaders for a prayer service in Rome. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was there along with...
View ArticleWho Will Listen to Pope’s Call on Middle East Christians?
During his three day visit to Turkey, Pope Francis joined with the Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I to offer some words of solidarity with the Middle East’s fast vanishing Christian communities. The...
View ArticleHillary Clinton’s Campaign and the Coming Culture Wars
According to media reports, on Sunday Hillary Clinton will announce she is running for president. That hardly comes as a surprise, and for Republicans, it’s not anything to fear. Mrs. Clinton is...
View ArticleVatican Recognition of Palestine Won’t Bring Peace Closer
Israel’s critics will celebrate the news today that the Vatican will recognize Palestinian statehood as a rebuke of the Jewish state’s government and policies. The move is line with the international...
View ArticleSorry, Your Holiness, But Abbas is No Angel
Those who forget that the Vatican is a city-state and not just the home office of the Catholic Church got a reminder this past week of just how its sovereignty works. Its decision to formally recognize...
View ArticleThe Pope’s Better Angels of Peace
It turns out Pope Francis may not have called Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas “an angel of peace.” That was the quote reported by the Associated Press, Agence France Presse and the New York...
View ArticleThe Pope is Right: Anti-Israel Does Equal Anti-Semite
Last week, a controversy erupted after a meeting between Pope Francis and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. The encounter came during a celebration of the canonization of two new Palestinian...
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