‘Hamnet’: Orpheus, Eurydice, and the Love that Keeps Us Afloat
This story was originally published in Sapientia. Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Hamnet captures the beauty and grief of Agnes Hathaway (often known as Anne Hathaway), her husband William Shakespeare, and their family as they navigate the death of their son, Hamnet. The film, co-written by Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell and based on O’Farrell’s 2020 novel of the…
The Long Afterlife of ‘Dead Man Walking’
This story was originally published in Sapientia. Photo: Leo Sorel / Fordham Center on Religion and Culture Seated at the foot of the altar at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Manhattan, four women preached the gospel of Dead Man Walking, the 1993 memoir by Sister Helen Prejean, at the New York book launch for the…
It Is Famine
This story was originally published in the September 2025 edition of ONE magazine. Photo: Diaa Ostaz / ONE magazine Everything in Gaza has its price. For Hani Farah, $20,000 bought refuge for him and his family — $5,000 per adult and $2,500 for each of his four children — six months after the Israel-Hamas war…
Absolute Déjà Vu
This story was originally published in Sapientia. 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…
Avenues to Peace: Slaying Dragons and Halting Missiles
As I approached security to enter the United Nations headquarters on the opening day of the General Assembly’s high-level debate on 24 September, I noticed on the grounds for the first time a striking sculpture of St. George and the Dragon. I paused before continuing to the security tent, taking in the might of St.…
Drought Conditions in Ethiopia Prompt Food Program
Originally published on the CNEWA blog. In Adigrat, a city in Ethiopia’s northernmost region of Tigray, hunger rules and the scars of conflict remain indelibly marked. Even as its people continue to recover from the violence of the 2020-2022 civil war between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and Ethiopia’s government forces, Adigrat confronts a severe…
Seeking Justice, Balance and Peace at the U.N.
This story was originally published on the CNEWA blog. With the horrific news from Israel and Palestine, which erupted weeks after the horrific news of Azerbaijan’s occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh, it is difficult to see our world — and humanity — as anything but fractured and cruel. Division is truly an inescapable element of our reality.…
Nagorno-Karabakh Blockade Tightens, Crisis Intensifies
This story was originally published on the CNEWA blog. Deep in the Caucasus — at the crossroads of Asia and Europe — lies the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-populated enclave surrounded by Azerbaijan, which launched a military assault in September 2020 to regain control of the land. Once a lush, bucolic area, populated for…
Museums in Ukraine Feel War’s Impact
Originally published on the CNEWA blog. In Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, the Hryhoriy Skovoroda National Literary and Memorial Museum was decimated by a Russian missile strike on 6 May 2022. The 18th-century philosopher and writer spent the last years of his life on the property, living in the building that became a memorial to his legacy. …
From Cathedrals to Cross Stitch: All Culture at Risk in Times of War
Originally published on the CNEWA blog. Editors’ note: Olivia Poust, editorial assistant of ONE magazine, reported on the destruction of cultural heritage sites in Ukraine, Syria, Armenia and Iraq as a tactic used to erase or diminish a group’s identity during conflict. In her audio report below, hear from Lubow Wolynetz, a curator at Ukrainian…
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