Public declarations of faith by U.K. politicians have not gone down well with British voters.
David Stewart
David Stewart, S.J., who was the London correspondent for America from 2014 to 2020, files from his native Scotland, where he now lives and works.
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Death Toll on the Mediterranean Rises as E.U. Response Falters
Pope Francis has appealed to the international community to take swift and decisive action to avoid more tragedies as the migrant crisis in the southern Mediterranean worsens by the day. In the latest catastrophic episode, as many as 900 migrants appear to have drowned on April 19. Migrants had rush
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Horrific Loss of Life on Med Pushes EU Response
35,000 have arrived by boat in southern Europe. Some 1,600 are dead or missing.
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Mediterranean Migrants, a Continuing Tragedy for European Community
Up to 1,500 migrants rescued over Easter weekend
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Scotland Calls the Tune in UK Elections
Here in Britain we cling to many habits that have long outlived their relevance or utility not least the notion that an electoral campaign runs for only the three weeks prior to the Parliamentary General Election We used to shake our heads in feigned wonder when we noted that U S White House cam
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Fool Britannia!
It rsquo s meant to be over by nbsp noon nbsp on April 1 so they say It doesn rsquo t work after midday and you rsquo re not allowed to come out with any April Fools gags after then although it rsquo s not clear what purgatorial penance might await a malefactor mdash perpetual exposure to extreme
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A Royal Burial for Richard III, Five Centuries Later
Cardinal Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, spoke of Richard’s baptism.
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Scotland’s Martyr for Freedom
A significant celebration occurred on March 10 this year in Glasgow, Scotland. The city lauded St. John Ogilvie, S.J., on the 400th anniversary of his martyrdom. On the previous weekend at the Church of St. Aloysius in Glasgow, staffed by the Jesuits, many gathered for liturgical commemorations of t
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St. John Ogilvie S.J.: A Personal Reflection
Scotland’s only recognized martyr was a champion for religious tolerance and freedom.
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Catholic Bishops Speak Out on UK General Election
The Catholic Bishops rsquo Conference of England and Wales one of two Conferences in Britain has issued an outspoken open letter that discusses key issues in the forthcoming UK parliamentary election May 7 They cited immigration a hot-button topic in the national political conversation here a