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To understand the Vatican’s crackdown, look beyond the politics of abortion and same-sex marriage to the theological conflict raging in the Catholic Church.

An estimated 500 lives have been saved since March in a peace process launched by imprisoned Salvadoran gang members.

The founder of Providence was the first to see that religious freedom, and separation of church and state, was intimately connected with political freedom.
 

Our readers sound off on the Koch Brothers, racism in America and the Catholic Church. Let us know what you think—in the comments!

On its fiftieth anniversary, the founding declaration of SDS echoes today in democracy movements around the world.

Five centuries of political pans by a lot of old masters and a few new ones, on exhibit at the Met.

There is a message here about masculine privilege.

Each week we post a weekly run-down of the best of our reader comments with the hopes of highlighting some of your most valuable insights and encouraging more people to join the fray.

Can Egyptians turn the fervor of Tahrir into lasting political engagement?

If the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has its way, patients across the country will suffer a broad-spectrum loss of rights.