Recent Editorial

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  Ordination of Viri Probati

  Apr 27, 2017

  The fact of the matter is that there really is no lack of vocations to priestly service. It is merely that the Church authorities refuse to admit those who have the charism and feel the call.

  
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  Cardinal Schonborn’s take on re-introducing women deacons

  Apr 22, 2017

  Cardinal Christoph Schönborn OP has voiced cautious openness towards re-introducing the female diaconate in the Western Church, saying it was once a centuries-long tradition and continued to be practised in the East.

  
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  A bleeding host in Argentina? Bishop investigates alleged Eucharistic miracle

  Apr 22, 2017

  Bishop in the Argentine province in Santa Fe is investigating a Eucharistic host that appeared to bleed during adoration at a drug rehabilitation home.

  
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  Hope for terrorized Christians of Egypt

  Apr 22, 2017

  "Without a doubt, the survivors and those who escaped will gather again on Easter Sunday to celebrate the resurrection, which is the greatest source of hope for them."

  

• Nuanced approach towards divorced and remarried Catholics

  Apr 22, 2017

  A close friend and former student of Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) has emerged as a key ally of Pope Francis. He is Cardinal Christoph Schönborn.

  
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  Punitive strike an impulsive decision

  Apr 13, 2017

  Shibley Telhami does not believe the punitive strike was a good idea — he is fundamentally opposed to unilateral action, even against war crimes.

  
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  Syrian Catholic leaders criticize US missile strikes

  Apr 13, 2017

  Just days after it suggested that the world would have to get used to the idea of President Bashar al-Assad as a negotiating partner in Syria, the Trump administration abruptly switched direction on April 6.

  
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  Don’t rush to war

  Apr 13, 2017

  The pictures coming out of Khan Sheikhoun in Syria are horrific. Children foaming at the mouth, some with terrible head wounds. No wonder the reaction of the world has been outrage. ‘Assad must go’ has been revived as a catchphrase.

  
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  ‘Post-Truth’ and Church History

  Apr 07, 2017

  ‘Post-Truth’ has been described as a contemporary problem. However, George Orwell, in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, has cast a world in which the state changes historic recordsd aily to fit its propaganda goals of the day!

  
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  De-Christianisation in the West is a real threat. Putinism isn’t the answer.

  Apr 07, 2017

  The Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, in February, invited Catholics and other Christian faithful to join him in the trenches of the culture wars.