Recent Editorial

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  It’s not just Paris

  Nov 26, 2015

  As an evil slime spreads over so much of the world, we stare in amazement.

  
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  The dark days are coming

  Nov 26, 2015

  When the Islamic State issued its latest aspirational map in August, there was an inherent warning for East Asia.

  
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  Terror, not war

  Nov 26, 2015

  It is important to remember that the Paris attacks are not a war. These acts are terrorist acts.

  
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  We should not fear Syrian refugees

  Nov 25, 2015

  I want to commend to you the cited Baltimore Sun editorial on whether or not to accept Syrian refugees into the United States.

  
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  Pope is readying Catholic Church for the ‘change of era’

  Nov 20, 2015

  Pope Francis wants a Church that is merciful, compassionate and, “to have the face of a mother, who understands, accompanies, caresses”.

  
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  Pope’s concept of a synodal Church must be put into practice

  Nov 20, 2015

  The Pope’s concept of a synodal Church, which Francis outlined in his address on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Synod of Bishops on Oct 17, must be put into practice, Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich, the president of the German bishops’ conference, has emphasized.

  
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  Catholics should stay calm, Pope Francis is not pressing for general Protestant admission to Communion

  Nov 19, 2015

  Pope Francis recently spoke to the Lutheran community of Rome and addressed a question about Lutherans with Catholic spouses receiving Communion.

  
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  We need fearless discussion on women's ordination

  Nov 16, 2015

  In an interview with The Irish Catholic newspaper, former Irish President Mary McAleese calls Pope Francis "by far the most intriguing pope of my lifetime.

  
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  Exxon proves the Pope’s point

  Nov 13, 2015

  Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ has often been assailed as anti-capitalist, but some of his comments about business seem prophetic in light of recent disclosures about Exxon’s long-ago research on global warming.

  
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  The earth is at risk

  Nov 13, 2015

  As the Vatican makes a concerted effort to influence the outcome of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris later this month, one of the leading Vatican authorities on Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Laudato Si,’” told America.