A report by Anthony Faiola in the March 16 edition of The Washington Post: “Pope brings a forecul new tone on sexual abuse cases” ‘An about-face by Francis on a troubling issue’. 

A book review by James Traub in the March 14-15 issue of The Wall Street Journal: “The Demonic Wellspring”. The books are “ISIS: The State of Terror” by Jessica Stern and J.M. Berger, Ecco, $27.99, 385 pages, “ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror” by Michale Weiss and Hassan Hassan, Regan Arts, $14, 270 pages, “The Rise of Islamic State” by Patrick Cockburn, $16.95, 172 pages.