n>In early April, Austen Ivereigh published an interview with Pope Francis in which he asked for some reflections on the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. The text appeared in the Spanish newspaper ABC, and in English translation in the British Catholic journal The Tablet and the American periodical Commonweal. During the interview, the pope made two fascinating references to Virgil’s great epic poem about the founding of Rome, the Aeneid. The pope’s comments provide an occasion for remembering the value of classic texts in times of crisis. Read Full Article »