Archive for November 9, 2014

A West German man uses a hammer and chisel to chip off a piece of the Berlin Wall as a souvenir in November 1989 (Credi: U.S. Department of Defense).?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Ruins of the Berlin Wall: what they whisper 25 years later

What remains of the Berlin Wall discloses a subtle yet stark reminder for civilization to not “look to walls as... Read more

Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan speaks to CNA at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, Nov. 6, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Cardinal Scola: Universities can play crucial role in family synod

Cardinal Angelo Scola holds that pontifical universities are the ideal place where issues at stake in the Synod of Bishops... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Thanksgiving Mass for Canadian Saints François of Laval and Marie of the Incarnation on Oct. 12, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

'We need bridges, not walls!' Pope says on Berlin Wall anniversary

On the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Pope Francis said that it only happened through a... Read more