Re “Pope Francis, street priest turned tradition-defying pontiff, dies at 88 after stroke” (April 22): What a splendid tribute was The Globe’s front page, given over entirely to one joyful photo ...

For three years, I’d cast him as an egocentric tyrant and bully. True enough, but this two-dimensional view failed to see the engine of his behavior. His fellow traveler, Roger Stone, said, “The only ...

In today’s wars, about one quarter of fatalities happen to children under the age of 18. Therefore, all wars are wars against children. We will not win a war by bombing other people’s homes and ...