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United States: Trump’s progress
May 31, 2018
Millions of dollars in federal funds will no longer be used for abortions Last week the White House announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will re-configure Title X regulations to ensure that taxpayer money does not provide for abortions. The new Protect Life Rule requires that family planning organisations that receive
Synod of bishops: The wrong kind of youth
May 31, 2018
Will traditionally minded young people have a say at the synod? In October the Vatican will hold a synod on “Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment”. Some prelates have been eager to receive feedback from young Catholics. “With a synod of the world’s bishops focusing on young people scheduled for this October, hearing directly
United States: Rerum Novarum 2.0
May 24, 2018
American economists weigh in on the Vatican’s new financial manifesto On May 17, the Vatican published Pope Francis’s manifesto on global economics. Oeconomicae et Pecuniariae Quaestiones echoes his previous critiques of consumer capitalism but contains an impressively technical critique of the modern finance industry. Aside from his usual concern for Western income inequality and poverty
United States: Out of the red
May 24, 2018
The Pope passes over some obvious American candidates for the College of Cardinals Few pontiffs would seem so naturally disposed to favour Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles as Pope Francis. Like the Holy Father, he was born in Latin America, and remains a strong advocate for immigration reform in the United States. His homilies
Music: Depth and dazzle from Disneyland
May 17, 2018
Two different orchestras breezed into London recently: one slick and glamorous, the other staid and venerable. And a still, small voice inside me would have liked to say the latter took the laurels. But it wouldn’t be the truth. Something about the glittering reputation (and appearance: they’re immaculately well-turned out) of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
The White House: Trump’s paradox
May 17, 2018
Amid accusations about his private life, he’s reaching out to Church leaders On May 3, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative. According to the order, the Initiative will “consult with and seek information from experts and various faith and community leaders” and “design new policies that
United States: Counting sheep
May 17, 2018
New figures show that America’s pews are continuing to empty After the last conclave, both Catholic and secular media were abuzz over the so-called “Francis Effect”. The new Pontiff’s simple lifestyle and gentle manner were said to help lapsed Catholics “reconnect” with the Church. Pope Francis was cast as a reformer who would finally purge
Analysis: are pro-lifers about to ‘take a run at Roe v Wade’?
May 12, 2018
The US pro-life movement is increasingly confident of overturning the 1973 Supreme Court ruling
Never mind the Met Gala’s profanities. People are yearning for confident Catholicism
May 10, 2018
Mainstream culture may mock the Church. But secretly, our contemporaries are craving Catholic truth, beauty and goodness
Fr Martin and his critics
May 09, 2018
Theological College Fr Martin was scheduled to address Theological College, the national seminary of the Catholic University of America, on October 14, 2017, but the college cancelled his appearance following a backlash. Fr Martin named Church Militant, LifeSiteNews, and Fr John Zuhlsdorf as the leaders of the campaign to revoke his invitation. He also suggested
United States: Taking a run at Roe
May 09, 2018
Legislators pushing for tighter abortion laws have the Supreme Court in their sights In March 2016, Donald Trump said “there has to be some form of punishment” for women who procure an abortion. The pro-life movement couldn’t distance itself from his comments fast enough. March for Life released a statement calling Trump, then running for
United States: The politics of prayer
May 02, 2018
A clash between two Catholics in Congress Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and a practising Catholic, was execrated by Catholics across the political spectrum this week for dismissing the House chaplain, Fr Patrick Conroy SJ. According to Fr Conroy, a staffer from the Speaker’s office approached him in November and said
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