There are good reasons from a moral perspective to defend capitalism.

P. J. Hill, the George F. Bennett Professor of Economics at Wheaton College, will discuss the theology of human nature, humanity's relationship to God, and the role of Christian beliefs in the understanding of economic systems.

Benedict XVI's pontificate will probably bea steady shoulder to the plough, the work of an unassuming servant, a servant of the servants of God.

È più dispendioso osteggiarsi anziché collaborare. Radek Sikorski, direttore della New Atlantic Initiative di Washington, misura lo status delle relazioni transatlantiche a poche ore del viaggio del presidente Bush in Europa. «Il rapporto è migliorato - dice ad Avvenire Sikorski rispondendo dal suo ufficio a Washington - ma molto lavoro resta da fare».

John Paul saw his earthly tasks as ministerial, and we do well to remember that this seemingly ordinary vocation was the basis out of which came his extraordinary achievements.

Capitalism, it's usually assumed, flowered around the same time as the Enlightenment -- the 18th century -- and, like the Enlightenment, entailed a diminution of organized religion. In fact, the Catholic Church of the Middle Ages was the main locus for the first flowerings of capitalism. Max Weber (1864-1920) located...

From Russia to taxes, from spin to substance, from the domestic agenda to the Lewinsky affair, the Clinton Administration is heating up and shutting down.

A review of the last millennium.