Tag: Pope John Paul II

  • Nation

    Taking second look at Sinead O’Connor

    The singer’s destruction of a photo of the pope on live TV in protest over suspicions of clergy abuse damaged her career but eventually proved prophetic.

    4–5 minutes
    Sinead O’Connor looks down as she is booed onstage.
  • Nation & World

    Letting religion in

    Two political philosophers explored the role of religion in public life during a discussion sponsored by the nonprofit organization The Veritas Forum.

    3–5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Vatican in flux

    The Gazette asked Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, a professor of Roman Catholic theological studies at the Divinity School, to weigh in on the decision by Pope Benedict XVI to step down.

    5–7 minutes