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March 22, 2023

US news outlet wrongly claims Rupert Murdoch is Catholic

March 22, 2023

A popular American news website has claimed that Rupert Murdoch is Catholic following the announcement that he is engaged for a fifth time. The Daily Beast reported that “Murdoch’s associates say his preference for marriage over dating stems from his Catholic faith” following speculation as to why he “rushed into” proposing to 66-year-old Ann Lesley Smith.

Lord Alton: we need less talk and more action from leaders to stop genocide

March 22, 2023

Last week, the Religious Liberty Initiative of Notre Dame Law School hosted a book launch celebrating Lord David Alton and Ewelina Ochab’s recent book, State Responses to Crimes of Genocide: What Went Wrong and How to Change It. Following the 1948 drafting of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,

The Pill causes breast cancer, says Oxford study

March 22, 2023

Every type of hormonal contraception dramatically increases a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, a new study has found. Scientists have previously linked the combined contraceptive Pill – which is made up of oestrogen and progestogen – to a 20 per cent increase in developing the disease, while similarly high rates have been identified in