Cardinal-designate Anders Arborelius of Stockholm is Sweden’s only Catholic bishop and the first native Swede to hold the post since the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s.
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Pope prays for victims of ‘barbaric attack’ in Manchester
Pope Francis sent his condolences and prayers to all those affected “by this senseless act of violence” in Manchester, England.
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Amid Brexit, a gaffe-rich U.K. election amuses but doesn’t engage voters
More and more, the political campaigns are indistinguishable from advertising campaigns for, say, breakfast cereals.
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Life after Brexit should top list of election issues, bishops say
The bishops of England and Wales have put the post-Brexit future of the United Kingdom at the top of a list of priority issues for Catholic voters to consider.
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For French Catholics, the political future has more questions than answers
The Macron-Le Pen face-off posed a singular challenge to any Catholic trying to make a faith-informed vote.
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Leading French bishop celebrates Macron’s election
Macron won the second-round presidential ballot with 66.1 percent of votes against 33.9 percent taken by Marine Le Pen.
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Quick notes on a snap election in the United Kingdom
The U.K. populace at large did not appear to share the delight of the media and the political classes as the shortest parliament in 45 years came to an abrupt end.
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Jean-Luc Marion: The dilemmas of Catholic voters in France and beyond
My point is that the Catholics in France have to realize that no candidate can match the real expectations of Catholic voters.
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Macron-Le Pen runoff reveals fault lines in French Catholic revival
There is considerable overlap between French conservatives and French Catholics.
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French election is “democracy gone mad,” says French cardinal
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will face off on May 7, when voters will choose who will be the French president for the next five years.