There is nothing like a visit to Paris to feel the power of protest. The revolution’s memory is in the stones and soil, its legacy in the spirit of the people. It manifests itself in myriad ways in everyday life. On my recent visit, for example, I narrowly made it to the Louvre before a…
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In the weeks since American Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV, he’s returned more than once to a few key concepts. “I would like our first great desire to be for a united church,” he said in the homily at his installation Mass, “a sign of unity and communion which becomes a leaven…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Spring 2025 exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” examines fashion through the lens of Black dandyism. Drawing from Monica L. Miller’s book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, the exhibition — guest curated by Miller — formed the basis for this year’s dazzling Met Gala,…
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If there is one thing that papal prognosticators seem to agree on — and nothing about this week’s conclave seems at all certain — it’s that the conclave will be short, likely two days, three at most. There will be an initial vote on Wednesday evening when the cardinal-electors first enter the Sistine Chapel and…
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