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.
Europe
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: What we’re talking about when we talk about ‘Western Civilization’
In ‘The West,’ Naoíse Mac Sweeney tackles the history of the idea of the West through 14 portraits of both famous (Herodotus and Gladstone) and lesser-known historical figures (Phillis Wheatley and Tullia d’Aragona).
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
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.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis tells G7: A.I., ‘an exciting and fearsome tool,’ needs urgent political action
The pope addressed leaders at the G7’s special “outreach” session dedicated to artificial intelligence.
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Immigration and declining fertility are shaping elections in Europe and the U.S.
Both the United States and the European Union are experiencing a period when double-digit percentages of foreign-born people have been able to achieve legal residency.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
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.
Posted inFaith, News
Theologian blocked by Vatican for his views of gender and sexuality gets green light to lead university
While the Vatican never stated its objections to the Rev. Martin Lintner’s appointment, his writings on LGBTQ+ and queer issues were called into question.
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Pope Francis: Selfishness—not too many babies—is the root cause of the world’s problems
“Human life is not a problem, it is a gift,” said Pope Francis at a meeting on Italy’s longtime decline in births and population growth on May 10. “The problem is not how many of us there are in the world, but what kind of world we are building.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Abortion access is expanding in Europe. Is the end of Roe v. Wade the cause?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June 2022, overturning the Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion in 1973, has provoked supporters of abortion access in Europe to press for liberalization of abortion laws across the continent.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Pro-life groups gear up to counter historic French vote on abortion
After France became the first country in the world to enshrine abortion as a “guaranteed freedom” into its constitution, pro-life leaders say they are mobilizing to counteract the unprecedented move.