In our churches and parishes there can be an enforced invisibility for people living with H.I.V./AIDS. Myths, misunderstanding and prejudice still abound.
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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Big Ben’s chimes have fallen silent, and Londoners are in mourning.
The hourly peals of Big Ben have been a touch of certainty, regular, you may say, as clockwork.
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Britain’s National Health Service needs (and deserves) saving
Our national health system is seen as a treasure in Britain yet viewed as an alien, dangerous concept to many in the United States.
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As Catalonia declares independence, where will Europe’s nationalist surge lead?
Catalonia’s tragedy has become a new kind of threat, not only to Spain, but to the European Union.
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Independence vote in Catalonia tests Spain’s surprisingly fragile democracy
Spanish police tried to shut down polling places and fired rubber bullets to prevent Catalans from voting in the Oct. 1 referendum for independence.
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Europe’s alt-right takes to the high seas to intercept refugees
Far-right groups are “crowdfunding” to pay for a purported defense of Europe. The aim of the new-right is to target vessels of various charities and aid agencies that are trying to rescue refugees at risk on the Mediterranean.
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Theresa May receives her marching orders from D.U.P.
When it proved necessary to negotiate with the D.U.P to secure their support in the House of Commons, the money tree was found and shaken and over £1 billion of public spending promised to the Six Counties of Northern Ireland.
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After weeks of terrorism and tragedy, divisions emerge in Britain
That the Grenfell Tower fire happened in a poverty-stricken enclave of the richest of London’s boroughs quickly became an unavoidable symbol of how divided the united kingdoms have become. And it was not the terrorists who divided us.
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Despite attacks Britain keeps calm and carries on as May faces hung Parliament
Winners are losers in the United Kingdom’s snap election.
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Latest terrorist attack shifts focus of Britain’s snap election
Prime Minister May’s record on terrorism, and a widespread hostility to Donald Trump, also complicates the Tories’ bid for a mandate in parliamentary elections.