Notre-Dame, and many churches in France, are owned by the state and merely used by the church. That gave the French government, and President Macron, a big voice in the restoration project.
Politics & Society
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Can Americans still communicate across difference? That’s our work—even after the 2024 election.
In the language of Catholic social teaching, we might say that voters doubt whether the political system in which they participate sustains the common good.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
The False Compassion behind the U.K.’s Assisted Suicide Law
A proposed assisted-suicide law in Britain does not serve compassion. Instead it presents an illusion of final autonomy.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholics react to Joe Biden’s controversial pardon of son Hunter
“Joe Biden said one thing and did the opposite. A father’s love meant more to the president than keeping his word.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Donald Trump to attend Notre Dame Cathedral’s reopening ceremonies
Trump will attend the ceremony alongside French President Emmanuel Macron.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Quebec was once a Catholic stronghold. Now it’s a haven for New Age spirituality.
Quebec has played host to a number of cults and alternative religions over the years, from the Ant Hill Kids, the cruelly abused followers of Roch Thériault to the U.F.O. believers of the Raelian Church.
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
In England and Wales, a bill to legalize assisted suicide faces Catholic opposition
U.K. faith leaders oppose the assisted dying bill: “We believe that a truly compassionate response to the end of life lies in the provision of high-quality palliative care services to all who need them.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
I am a Catholic member of the U.K. Labour Party. Assisted suicide is not the answer.
Since launching a campaign within the Labour Party against legalized suicide, I’ve been met with the refrain, “Your only allies are the Tories.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Europe wants to deport Syrian refugees. Is their homeland ready for them?
Many Syrians would return voluntarily to their homeland, Father Benedict Kiely believes, “but it’s a question of what they are returning to.”
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Jesuit priest to bike across the U.S. to fundraise for Catholic schools in Belize
Next summer, Matt Ruhl, S.J., will ride across America by bicycle to raise awareness—and money—for Catholic schools in Belize.