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September 25, 2023
September 25, 2023
Anna Rowlands reflects on the Synodal process and examines the shared values of Pope Francis and the French philosopher Simone Weil. For the last year, I have been moving between two seemingly parallel worlds: the writings of the 20th-century French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil and the world of Pope Francis’s Synod on the synodal character
September 25, 2023
Last week president Emmanuel Macron hosted two prestigious figures to France and one proved more problematical than the other.  King Charles’s State visit was a success, the perfect mix of pomp and ceremony and casual walkabouts. The British monarchy avoided controversy when he addressed the French senate, merely referring to the “existential challenge” of climate
September 25, 2023
John L Allen Jr considers how the Synod of Bishops will be able to deal with hugely divisive issues. On October 4, the curtain will rise on the first of two keenly anticipated Synods of Bishops on the theme of synodality – really, they’re synods “with” bishops, but more on that shortly – which, depending
September 25, 2023
“There is a separate entrance for those who are uncomfortable squeezing through the nude performers,” says BBC entertainment reporter Steven McIntosh about the Royal Academy exhibition of Serbian artist Marina Abramovic. There can’t be too many people left who might feel uncomfortable squeezing themselves between a couple of naked people, and there will certainly be
September 25, 2023
ROME – Although the issue of migration was front and centre during his overnight visit to Marseille, Pope Francis sent another strong message to secular Europe, offering a clear condemnation of the widespread practices of abortion and euthanasia.     Francis, who has repeatedly referred to abortion and euthanasia as byproducts of what he has dubbed a
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