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James Carroll's recent book is Practicing Catholic, a story of American belief. He is a columnist for the Boston Globe and Distinguished-Scholar-in-Residence at Suffolk University. His other books include An American Requiem, which won the National Book Award, House of War, winner of the PEN-Galbraith Award, and Constantine's Sword, now an acclaimed documentary.

The Churchs Abortion Mistake

The Church's Abortion Mistake

By focusing exclusively on the abortion issue in the health-care debate, James Carroll says the Catholic Church is s...

Posted 11:14 PM | Nov 10, 2009
Go to Hiroshima

Go to Hiroshima

Obama should accept the invitation to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki extended this week-not to apologize, but to bear w...

Posted 6:31 PM | Oct 31, 2009
The Catholic Churchs Next Scandal

The Catholic Church's Next Scandal

At their latest meeting in Rome, African bishops ignored Catholicism's greatest failing-the AIDS crisis ravaging thei...

Posted 6:22 PM | Oct 17, 2009
Your Move Mr Ahmadinejad

Your Move, Mr. Ahmadinejad

Obama was branded as naïve on Iran, but James Carroll says last week's soaring rhetoric put him back on track-an...

Posted 10:29 PM | Sep 29, 2009