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September 22, 2023

Police apologise to Catholic woman six months after arrest for silent prayer

September 22, 2023

The police have finally apologised to Catholic woman arrested for praying silently outside a closed abortion clinic in Birmingham. Following a six-month investigation, West Midlands Police have confirmed that they will not bring charges against Isabel Vaughan-Spruce. The police told her that “there will be no further investigation into the alleged matter, and there will

Pope in Marseille condemns ‘velvet gloved’ indifference to migrants

September 22, 2023

Since Pope Francis in July 2013 first visited the small Italian island of Lampedusa, a primary destination for migrants seeking entry in Europe, the issue of migration has been a cornerstone of his papacy. Ten years later, arriving in the southern French city of Marseille, Francis again put the issue back in the spotlight, holding

‘Take that, schismatics!’

September 22, 2023

The right and the left in America are equally partisan about Pope Francis. Whatever else has occurred during the present papacy, the Catholic Church in the United States has become more divided – even fractured – than in recent memory, if ever. I am not suggesting that the fault lies entirely, or even primarily, with

Migration and climate change high on agenda as Pope jets to Marseille

September 22, 2023

ROME – As Pope Francis heads to the French port city of Marseille this weekend for a summit on the Mediterranean, two towering issues will loom especially large – the ongoing migration crisis, amid a new surge in arrivals to Europe, and the global climate agenda. Francis will travel to Marseille Sept. 22-23 for a