Pope Francis visits to meet the Irish people who have been so grievously wounded by the sexual abuse of minors and other related scandals over decades.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Review: In “Memoir of War,” France suffers from the moral damage of World War II
The film tells the story of a woman who worked for the German-controlled Vichy government but secretly joined the Resistance movement.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Bishop: U.K. Supreme Court ruling on withdrawing hydration morally wrong
Britain’s highest court has ruled that doctors can withdraw food and fluid from patients who are in a vegetative state or minimally conscious without seeking permission from judges.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
In Britain, breaking up is hard to do
Each day brings not only further confusion but also growing demands for a “people’s vote”: a second referendum on E.U. membership or at least a plebiscite on whatever exit deal, if any, this hapless government manages to negotiate.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope appeals for end of migrant shipwrecks, prays for dead
Pope Francis has lamented the latest migrant deaths in shipwrecks of smugglers’ boats and entreated nations to act swiftly to prevent more tragedies.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
What a World Cup win would mean for both Croatia and France
May the best team win. Actually, may Croatia win, argues Travis Timmons.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Some of Europe’s top tourist destinations are homes to anti-Semitic imagery. What should be done?
Darker layering shapes the tourist experience in ways that are not always apparent or transparent.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Religion is still more vibrant in the U.S. than in Europe—but there are striking exceptions to the cliché
U.S. religious belief has been more resilient than in other modernized, affluent countries. Still, weekly churchgoing pales compared with Poland.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
As global migration crisis worsens, Pope Francis calls for “mercy and solidarity”; bridges, not walls
“Before the challenges of contemporary movements of migration, the only reasonable response is one of solidarity and mercy,” Pope Francis said as he celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on July 6 for migrants and refugees.
Posted inFaith, News
German bishops resume Communion debate after ignoring pope’s request
The German bishops’ conference said when the bishops meet in September, they will continue to examine the issue of Communion for Protestant spouses of Catholics.