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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 ...

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...

UK Parliament recognizes Chinese persecution of Uyghurs as genocide

conservative party mps nusrat ghani (c) and iain duncan smith (r) join members of the uyghur community in london on 22 april 2021. (justin t...

St George: The soldier-saint of which little is known for sure

st george by hans von kulmbach c.1510   this brief on the life of st george was originally published in 2013. - ed. st george is patron...

George Floyd Verdict: Prayers for Change

"a sobering moment for our community," is how the archbishop of st. paul-minneapolis, bernard hebda described the situation in the wake of t...

'Humanitarian Catastrophe' as New Wave of Covid-19 Hits Brazil

aerial view of the graves of covid-19 victims at the nossa senhora aparecida cemetery in manaus, amazon state, brazil, on april 15, 2021. (m...

Eduardo Campos Lima

The Illiberal Project Will Fail

otto von habsburg, eldest son of karl i habsburg, meets pope john paul ii at the vatican, 04 october 2004. (pppl/afp via getty images) &nbsp...

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Craving outdoor rituals

the closing of churches over the past year has prompted many christians to reflect on the importance of regular worship, and to debate the r...

RIP Sister Dianna Ortiz

sr dianna ortiz osu, undated photo courtesy of the ursuline sisters of st joseph   sister dianna ortiz, a prominent human rights c...

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