Throughout the summer, I visited the National Gallery in London at least once a week. This is not my usual practice, but I ...

It’s now 250 years since America declared her independence and embarked on the experiment of fashioning a nation dedicated to liberty. Do those long-ago events and the deliberations of men who wore ...

Pope Leo XIV marked World Day Against the Death Penalty, observed on October 10, with the following message on X: The death penalty is inadmissible because it is ...

According to the online Encyclopedia Britannica, Sir Moses Montefiore (1784–1885) was “an Italian-born businessman who was noted for his philanthropy and support of Jewish rights.” In the England to ...

The editors discuss the NatCon in Jerusalem, the scandal at Cornell University and its broader implications, and whether AI could ever be considered to be conscious. Further reading: ...

In mid-September, I joined a lunch with the leaders of a village in Syunik, southern Armenia. The president of neighboring Azerbaijan has been threatening for several years to “return” this region to ...

I appreciate J. H. H. Weiler’s desire for God’s mercy to be extended to Gentiles and his commitment to Torah (“The Scandal of Jewish Belief,” August/September 2026). However, it ...

The mother of a fallen Ukrainian soldier cries into the crucified Christ depicted on her son’s burial shroud. It echoes the icons here at St. Mikhail Church, a short walk from central Kyiv. As the ...

Dolly Parton and Fulton Sheen seem to have had little in common. She favored rhinestones; he wore a pectoral cross (though both understood the dramatic possibilities of a cape). She sang “Jolene.” He ...

Route 132 along the north shore of Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula offers one of the most scenic vistas in North America. To one’s left, the extraordinary St. Lawrence River can create the illusion of ...