King Abdullah II of Jordan has won the 2018 Templeton Prize for promoting dialogue and cooperation between Muslims of differing traditions.
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Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis and French President Macron hit it off in first meeting
Their conversation was the longest between the pope and a head of state since Francis’ meeting with President Obama in 2014.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Was your car cleaned by a slave? A new app in the U.K. tries to answer.
Tens of thousands—including children—may be trapped in illegal employment in U.K. construction, hospitality and agriculture sectors, in domestic service, and, sadly, in prostitution.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Spain agrees to welcome refugee rescue boat after Italy and Malta refuse
Spain has announced it will let a ship holding 629 migrants and refugees, who were rescued from the Mediterranean, dock on its shores, after Italy and Malta refused to accept the vessel.
Posted inFaith, News
Remains of St. John XXIII begin pilgrimage in his home diocese
BERGAMO, Italy (CNS) — Accompanied by Bishop Francesco Beschi of Bergamo and escorted by both Italian and Vatican police officers, the glass coffin containing the body of St. John XXIII left the Vatican early on May 24 for a 370-mile drive to Bergamo. The route taken for the trip north was kept secret for security reasons. […]
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Not all Brits loved the royals or their wedding
A poll found that 66 percent of the British public declared they were not interested in the Windsor wedding.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Who was the Jesuit priest mentioned during the Royal Wedding sermon?
Bishop Curry described Teilhard as “one of the great minds, great spirits of the 20th century.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Some Irish believe lives were saved by country’s prohibition on abortion
The Irish bishops have warned that if the Eighth Amendment is repealed, legislation the government plans to introduce would make Ireland one of the most liberal abortion regimes in Europe.
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Bishops decry U.K. refusal to remove cap on Catholics in ‘free schools’
Church leaders have criticized the government for siding with a vocal secular minority.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Home secretary Amber Rudd resigns over treatment of Windrush immigrants
The most recent member of the current Conservative Party administration to be shown the door, Ms. Amber Rudd, was partly responsible for perpetuating an unpleasant and morally dubious policy that her predecessor in that office had introduced.