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And the Oscar goes to…your binge list: Six Academy Award-nominated movies to watch

Ananya Swaroop February 26, 2025
The anticipation around Oscar Day is high, so here is just the thing for you to get over the jitters — an Oscars binge list. This guide has some of the best movies of 2024 — from visually stunning sci-fi epics to exciting dramas and musical masterpieces.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Moving Forward: COVID-19 reignites religious faith in United States

Divya Sood March 30, 2021
The pandemic saw an uptick in religious faith, but it’s unclear if it will be unifying or divisive.
Lincoln Son Currie

Minority Report: Democrats, reject the last acceptable prejudice

Lincoln Son Currie September 29, 2020
No person should have their faith used against them as proof that they are or are not loyal to America. I hope Democrats do not spout the dual loyalty lie and preserve the last acceptable prejudice.
EDITORIAL: Pope's words should be separate from politics

EDITORIAL: Pope’s words should be separate from politics

Editors February 22, 2016

The pope has spoken, and he may be speaking too much. Pope Francis spoke to the public and urged world leaders to improve conditions for inmates and abolish capital punishment at Sunday’s gathering in...

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 28:  Trevor Noah hosts Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" premiere on September 28, 2015 in New York City.  (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for Comedy Central)

REVIEW: Trevor Noah debuts as earnest, awkward on “The Daily Show”

Fred Schillinger October 2, 2015

“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” premiered Monday on Comedy Central, marking Noah’s first appearance as the replacement for the beloved Jon Stewart, and while Noah made an admirable first attempt...

BENNAIM: Death at the Hajj

BENNAIM: Death at the Hajj

Amid Bennaim September 29, 2015

September has been a very eventful month for the major religions of the West. For Jews, September brought the holy days of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. For Catholics, this month brought Pope Francis’...

MARASCO: A monopoly on morality

Daily Free Press Admin March 18, 2013

As another pope who calls for discrimination of the gay community comes to power, I can’t help but escape a question that has bothered me since adolescence — How on earth does Catholicism, Christianity...

GUEST PERSPECTIVE: Re-electing a pope

Daily Free Press Admin February 28, 2013

Today Catholics wonder, “Who will lead Christ’s Church?” Cardinals assemble in Rome to elect Benedict XVI’s successor. Pilgrims gather in St. Peter’s Square to await word of a new pope. The...

LETTER: Response to commentary on Pope’s resignation

Daily Free Press Admin February 19, 2013

 On Feb. 12, an opinion piece entitled, “Retired Pope, Brighter Future” addressed the resignation of His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI and the future of the Catholic Church. As a practicing Catholic...

Pope’s resignation could cause change, BU officials say

Daily Free Press Admin February 12, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation, which was announced Monday and  stems from a lack of mental and physical strength, might result in the Catholic Church choosing a pope to better represent the current...

COLUMN: SMITH: Retired Pope, Brighter Future

Daily Free Press Admin February 12, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI announced his retirement Monday, becoming the first Pope in nearly 600 years to take such a step. The announcement was met with widespread and wide-ranging emotions across the US, with...

EDIT: Pope resigns, raises questions

Daily Free Press Admin February 12, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation Monday. He is the first Pope in 598 years to do so — the last Pope did so in the midst of a papal leadership crisis known as the Great Western Schism, according...

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