After the latest report on the abuse of children by clergy and other in the Catholic Church in England and Wales, survivors are tired of promises and expressions of sorrow. They want structural reform.
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76 Franciscan nuns test positive at monastery in Germany
Local health authorities put the the entire monastery under quarantine late last week after the first cases of coronavirus were discovered there.
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Local priest: The Canary Islands are ‘turning into a prison’ for migrants
So far this year, over 16,760 migrants have survived clandestine voyages from Africa’s west coast to Spain’s Canary Islands, more than 5,500 arriving over just the last two weeks.
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How should France respond to latest terror attacks? Look to the Catholic Church.
Could French president Macron’s moves to counter the threat of homegrown Islamic extremism in the end “boomerang,” leading only to greater alienation of Muslim youth from French society?
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This Manchester United footballer is helping feed U.K.’s hungry schoolchildren. His opposition: Boris Johnson.
In England, Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford has become a hero off the pitch after championing kids and families living in poverty, refusing to forget that his own background was not much different.
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Pope Francis prays for 3 killed in knife attack inside French basilica
An attacker armed with a knife killed three people inside a church Thursday in the Mediterranean city of Nice, French authorities said, prompting the country to raise its security alert status to the highest level.
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Turkey’s involvement in Armenia is dangerous. Could Christians face another genocide?
Advocates warned that the Azerbaijani offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh could represent only the beginning of a renewed, genocidal aggression against the Armenian people.
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Four Swiss Guards test positive as Covid-19 penetrates Vatican
The four are in isolation while their contacts are being traced. They join three other Vatican residents who tested positive in recent weeks.
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Archbishop pleads for help to end conflict between Armenia, Azerbaijan
Since 1988 Armenia and Azerbaijan have had an undeclared war over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which lies inside Azerbaijan, but has an ethnic Armenian majority.
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Review: Richard Wagner’s immense influence on music (and history)
Few artists in history have found as many devotees as Richard Wagner, for better or for worse.