Thirty years ago, then-Sen. Biden presided over Thomas's confirmation hearings, which the judge deemed an attempted 'high-tech lynching for uppity Blacks'.
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The government is not worried about the charter; it just wants everyone to know that punishment is on the way.
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Oct. 13 is the day of ‘the Miracle of the Sun.’ It’s also another day to consider St. Joseph’s role in the life of his family, the Scriptures and in the Church.
Read MorePaid days off have a way of diminishing, rather than enhancing, the reason for the commemoration.
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The opening day Oct. 9 suggested problems in the first moments of the planetary process: participation, process and previous controversies.
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Aside from Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, no curial cardinal achieved more on critically important issues than did the Chilean cardinal, who died Oct. 3.
Read MoreThe Catholic bishops of Canada have made a “financial pledge” with a “target of $30 million” over five years “as a tangible expression of their commitment to walk with the Indigenous Peoples of this land.”
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Not a single intel assessment available to America’s top general predicted that Afghanistan would fall.
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The 79-year-old archbishop emeritus of Caracas died Sept. 23 due to complications from COVID-19.
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Bellarmine is principally remembered for two great theological controversies that touched upon worldly realities, one regarding astronomy and the other the political power of the pope.
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The Burns documentary, more than any other major treatment of Ali, allows the shadows to appear.
Read MoreSurely the position that the human rights of ethnic and religious minorities in Quebec have no defender in the Conservative leader did not help win over new Canadians.
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For the seventh centenary of Dante’s death, three Canadian artists have made significant contributions to keeping the Divine Comedy vibrant.
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The Holy Father’s words during the inflight press conference from Slovakia have to be read very closely, as he chooses them very carefully.
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The planetary process leading up to the 2023 synod has to confront two major challenges before it begins.
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The Sept. 12 beatifications of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and Mother Elżbieta Róża Czacka contain many layers of spiritual fruit.
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That Wyszyński will be beatified there is a dramatic way of confirming that Poland has kept its promise; Polonia Semper Fidelis (Poland Always Faithful)
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The Chinese regime’s unilateral appointment of a new bishop for Wuhan invites reflection upon how the Church deals with totalitarian regimes.
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