Men have long dominated the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church. But there is a whiff of change in the air as women eye positions of power. Marianne Pohl-Henzen, who was appointed to a senior Catholic administrative post previously held by a priest, in Fribourg,...
My students’ studies abroad were cut short when COVID-19 hit Paris. But they learned invaluable, life-long lessons. Ding Jiaqi’s meal on her flight from France to China, 18 March 2020 Ding Jiaqi had a luxury plane ticket home — a $5,000 business class seat from...
Ever wonder what journalists think when they cover a major event? Tom Heneghan was there when the Berlin Wall fell — a true turning point in history. East Berlin Mayor Erhard Krack (with microphone) and West Berlin Mayor Walter Momper speak to a crowd gathered...
A bloody attack in New Zealand brought the word “terrorist” back into the headlines. What is terrorism, and why is the term controversial? Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat, center, looks behind as Israeli Prime Yitzhak Rabin speaks during the...
Sex abuse by priests has turned into a scandal for the Catholic Church. Modern communication is putting pressure on the church to take action. There’s an old saying in Rome that the Vatican “thinks in centuries.” In the tiny city-state governing the world’s...