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From Sydney to Strasbourg, the Left has forgotten how to persuade
the australian centre-right coalition defied the odds recently to win re-election. as the results came in, former conservative pm tony abbot...
Tim Stanley
How to read a book in five minutes
some 50 years ago my son came to me for help. he was preparing for his a-level history examination. but his mind was so cluttered with facts...
Quentin de la Bedoyere
Father Hesburgh's flawed legacy
a picture is worth a lifetime of words. so it is with the famous photograph from 1964 taken at a civil rights rally at soldier field in chic...
Fr Raymond de Souza
What The Atlantic doesn't understand about the priesthood
it should not surprise anyone to discover wickedness among the ranks of the catholic priesthood. everyone with a modicum of self-awareness a...
JD Flynn
Why can't English footballers celebrate their Christianity?
it was a week of minor miracles, though not as st augustine might have conceived them. even for those who have no interest in champions leag...
Andreas Campomar
A 'mortal threat' to religious freedom in California
as it stands, all clergymen in california are “mandated reporters”, meaning the state requires them to report suspected instances of the sex...
Michael Warren Davis
Does Ireland's new pro-life party stand a chance?
when citizens of the irish republic go to the polls today, they will have the privilege of being able to vote for a pro-life party. aontú, w...
Simon Caldwell
Who is in line to succeed the Vatican doctrinal chief?
last week was all about consistories. when will the next one be? who would turn 80 when, and what will it all mean for the church heading ou...
Christopher R. Altieri
World News: from Cipoletti to China
erie, pennsylvania priest reconciled with website he called ‘from the devil’ a priest has apologised to the media organisation church milita...
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Meanwhile: crazy designs for Notre-Dame
the competition has begun. architects are pitching their proposals for the redesign of notre dame – and some of the ideas fall rather short ...
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The best of the web: surviving communism, Marilynne Robinson, and a parish miracle
slovak catholics who survived communism at the american conservative , the eastern orthodox writer rod dreher introduced readers to the rema...
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The week ahead: Memorial Day, Marian pilgrimage, and saint on stage
monday may 27 is memorial day in the united states, a federal holiday which always falls on the last monday of may. it is a day of remembran...
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Overlooked: SSPX: It's a 'waste of time' to call Pope a heretic
what happened? the traditionalist society of st pius x (sspx) has said it is a “waste of time” to accuse pope francis of heresy. last month,...
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The big story: Alabama passes near-total abortion ban
what happened? alabama has passed a near-total ban on abortion, giving it the most restrictive law of any us state. the bill, passed by the ...
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Pope Francis is quietly paving the road to unity
pope francis is preparing to end this month as he began it: with a concerted effort to reach out to the orthodox world. on may 31, he is exp...
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In an iconoclastic age, Memorial Day survives
this year, memorial day falls on may 27. in my far-off childhood, it was fixed on may 30. but like so many other civil holidays, in 1971 it ...
Charles Coulombe
The bishops' challenge in Baltimore
last november, following the pennsylvania grand jury allegations of episcopal cover-up in clerical abuse cases, the us bishops met in baltim...
C C Pecknold
Is pro-choice activism taking an aggressive new turn?
pro-choice activists have long argued that prayer vigils outside abortion clinics constitute a form of “harassment” towards women who come t...
Michael Warren Davis
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