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Horses and Senators and Curial Appointments

cover image: bust of claudius, fourth roman emperor, uffizi gallery, florence. (photo by hulton archive/getty images)   the nomination ...

Christopher Altieri

Kenyan inter-faith council urges caution as nation eases Covid restrictions

with kenya set to resume public worship, an interfaith council established by the government is urging believers to remain cautious. “dear k...

Look back in languor

malice in wonderland: my adventures in the world of cecil beaton hugo vickers hodder & stoughton, pp 352, £25.00 ________ in these times...

We are (Still) Abusing our Elderly

imagine the scene: a man in a chair, emaciated almost beyond recognition, his head listing at the end of a neck too weak to support it; his ...

Biden's HHS Secretary Enjoys Bullying Nuns (For Having the Wrong Religion)

joe biden's secretary of the department of health and human services, xavier becerra, was in the news again in recent days, after a relative...

Scottish bishops disturbed by criminalisation of Mass attendance in Ireland

the “thoughts and prayers” of the church of scotland are with irish catholics, says bishop hugh gilbert, osb, president of the scottish bish...

Bishop-elect Shot in South Sudan

bishop-elect christian carlassare, mcci, file photo courtesy of fr. carlassare. armed intruders shot the bishop-elect of rumbek, south sudan...

Chad’s Bishops call for peace, reconciliation following death of president

children react past a mural poster of chad's late president idriss deby in a street in ndjamena on april 24, 2021, a day after his funeral. ...

Responsibility, Accountability, Transparency: The State of Church Reform

over the past few years, journalists – including this vatican watcher – and experts in a host of related or adjacent fields have written ad ...

Christopher Altieri

Not Fabulous: Surrogacy Erases Women

huffpost called it “cheeky.” tan france’s viral announcement photo is nothing of the sort. it is, to use a current buzzword, "erasure." hold...