For the first time London has achieved the sad distinction of exceeding New York City in homicides. Almost all the killings have been of young adults or juveniles by their peers.
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Review: The ghosts of World War I haunt a French farm in ‘The Guardians’
Xavier Beauvois’s film is based on a novel by Ernest Perochon, with a lot of its misery, disease and death left out.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Legalizing abortion would betray Ireland’s future
The United States can offer this nation’s own grim legacy on abortion as an ominous warning to the Irish people.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis mourns death of British toddler Alfie Evans
The 23-month-year-old died on April 28 from complications of a degenerative brain condition.
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Toddler Alfie Evans’ parents call for truce
The father of terminally ill toddler Alfie Evans called for a truce in a divisive case that has pitted doctors and the British courts against Alfie’s parents, Christian groups and Pope Francis.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Alfie’s last days: a little boy’s life and death stoked a furious debate that will not soon end
End-of-life disputes can be complicated and nuanced and require a sober understanding of the underlying medical technicalities and ethical concerns.
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Catholic leaders in Spain welcome ETA separatists’ rejection violence
The ETA statement, published in Basque newspapers on April 20, said it regretted the harm caused by its violent campaign for an independent homeland.
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Italy grants citizenship to Alfie Evans in attempt to guarantee his care
The Italian government granted citizenship to Alfie Evans, a seriously ill British toddler, in a last-minute effort to prevent doctors in England from withdrawing life-support.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Macron’s attempt to bond with French Catholics lacks substance
President Emmanuel Macron scandalized secularists by praising Catholic contributions to French public life, but he has yet to work toward religious liberty.
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Iceland’s Catholic leaders condemn circumcision law as discriminatory
A popular proposed law could land Jewish and Muslim parents in prison for up to six years for circumcising their infant boys.