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Francis and Xi: More Similar Than You Think

By Jeffrey Wasserstrom

4-3-13

Watch for the publication in June of the new edition of Jeffrey Wasserstrom's China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know, a revised version of his 2010 Oxford University Press book, which he updated in collaboration with Maura Elizabeth Cunningham.

The Pope and the Nuns

By Margaret McGuinness

4-1-13

Margaret McGuinness is professor of religion and executive director of mission integration at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the author of "Called to Serve: A History of Nuns in America."

Papa Francesco: A New Era?

By Steven M. Avella

3-25-13

Steven M. Avella is a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and a professor of history at Marquette University. He is a past president of the American Catholic Historical Association.

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