When it proved necessary to negotiate with the D.U.P to secure their support in the House of Commons, the money tree was found and shaken and over £1 billion of public spending promised to the Six Counties of Northern Ireland.
Europe
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
How Helmut Kohl seized the mantle of God by working toward a unified Europe
Mourners from across the continent praised Helmut Kohl’s vision for a united Europe
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Nuns hear stories of tragedy as they help migrants who land in Italy
The nuns give practical help and emotional support to scores of migrants flooding Sicily’s shores. The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration said that as of July 3, more than 85,000 migrants landed in Italy this year.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis accepts Scola’s resignation, appoints native son Delpini to Milan
Those who know Bishop Delpini well describe him as “a very spiritual man, humble but not submissive, a great worker, far from the profile of a manager-bishop, very attentive to the personal relationship with priests.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
In ‘The Midwife,’ a Christian message of forgiveness—without Christ
I am intrigued by new French films that dramatically apply religious principles without the mention of God.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope praises late-Cardinal Meisner’s faithful, fearless dedication
The 83-year-old cardinal died unexpectedly in his sleep July 5 while on vacation in southern Germany.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
After weeks of terrorism and tragedy, divisions emerge in Britain
That the Grenfell Tower fire happened in a poverty-stricken enclave of the richest of London’s boroughs quickly became an unavoidable symbol of how divided the united kingdoms have become. And it was not the terrorists who divided us.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Holy See life academy offers prayers to parents of terminally ill baby
Ten-month-old Charlie Gard was born in England with mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, which causes progressive muscle weakness, brain damage and respiratory or liver failure; it is typically fatal.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Life at the first stop for many migrants who cross Mediterranean
The latest survivors of the dangerous sea voyage across the Mediterranean from Libya as European Union leaders expressed alarm at the rising numbers of migrants flooding into Italy.
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Pope honors ‘rebel’ priests censured by the Vatican for their commitment to the poor
Pope Francis made the pilgrimage to honor two 20th-century parish priests whose commitment to the poor and powerless brought them censure from the Vatican.