Spanish media reports that the ministry of culture is drafting a law that will expel monks. But that task will not be easy. The 21 monks do not wish to leave their monastery.
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Conservatives are racing toward a catastrophic defeat in U.K.’s July 4 election
Some polls are going as far to predict that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak might lose his own seat on July 4. He would be the first Conservative prime minister to suffer such a humiliation.
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A Catholic halfway house in Florida builds community among former inmates
Two-thirds of former prisoners in the United States are arrested again within three years of being released. A Catholic halfway house in Florida is trying to change that.
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Report: Pro-life advocates on the future of the movement after Dobbs
Efforts to restrict abortion have met with mixed results. So what should be the focus of the pro-life movement going forward?
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M.L.B. added Negro League statistics to official record books. Are we finally telling the full history of baseball?
Major League Baseball is finally incorporating stats recorded by Negro League players as part of M.L.B.’s official record books.
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Defense, cost of living and migration: What top election issues reveal about the state of the E.U.
The elections results suggest that European states will set stricter policies on immigration, raising levels of despair among asylum seekers and hundreds of thousands of people living without official status across Europe.
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Why Pope Francis invited Stephen Colbert, Chris Rock and Whoopi Goldberg to the Vatican
Have you heard the one where Stephen Colbert, Whoopi Goldberg and Conan O’Brien walked into the Vatican?
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The anti-immigrant tide is rising ahead of EU elections, pushing voters to the right
Voting in the E.U. parliamentary elections, which begins on June 6, is expected to result in a strong swing to the political right, as parties running on anti-immigration platforms have surged across Europe in recent years.
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In a surprise to environmentalists and church leaders, Brazil’s Lula revives plans for offshore oil drilling in Amazon basin
The most controversial blocks for exploration are located offshore at the mouth of the Amazon River basin. Petrobras, a government-controlled oil company, is pushing to begin preliminary drilling in search of new oil reserves.
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Ireland recognizes Palestinian statehood: Why many Irish people resonate with the conflict in Palestine
Palestinians face a much stronger neighbor who apparently can occupy territory with impunity. Irish people, with a strong cultural memory of British rule, have a visceral reaction to such a situation, he suggests.