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Of Papal Masses, Christian Persecution and Ukrainian Refugees
Of Papal Masses, Christian Persecution and Ukrainian Refugees

Christmas at the Vatican offers three topics not addressed that defined the year.

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Newman House ManagerDecember 28, 2022Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
Pavone’s Dismissal Could Have Been Avoided
Pavone’s Dismissal Could Have Been Avoided

Catholics are asking why Frank Pavone was given such a severe penalty, especially when other malefactors are not dismissed from the priesthood.

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Newman House ManagerDecember 26, 2022Church Affairs, National Catholic Register, Popular
Father Rupnik Case Riddled With Glaring Lapses in Judgment
Father Rupnik Case Riddled With Glaring Lapses in Judgment

The response of the Society of Jesus to this distressing issue seems inadequate and dishonest; the conduct of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith curious; and the role of the Pope perplexing.

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Newman House ManagerDecember 26, 2022Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
A Dolly Parton Christmas
A Dolly Parton Christmas

The country music star continues a long tradition — from the angels through Matthew — of telling stories through the gift of song

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Newman House ManagerDecember 25, 2022National Post, Culture, Popular
King Charles will likely be the last British monarch to rule over Northern Ireland
King Charles will likely be the last British monarch to rule over Northern Ireland

It is not unimaginable that Charles' reign will witness the dissolution of the United Kingdom

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Newman House ManagerDecember 21, 2022National Post, Politics
Ten years after Sandy Hook, the mass murders and presidential eulogies continue
Ten years after Sandy Hook, the mass murders and presidential eulogies continue

Unique among world leaders, the American president is the eulogist-in-chief

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Newman House ManagerDecember 21, 2022National Post, Politics
The world is suffering from a dearth of great leaders
The world is suffering from a dearth of great leaders

Perhaps we get the leaders we need only when we need them — a more comforting thought than that we get the leaders we deserve

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Newman House ManagerDecember 20, 2022National Post, Politics
New G20 Religion Forum brings hope for peace and understanding
New G20 Religion Forum brings hope for peace and understanding

The 'R20' may achieve something of what the global political summits were originally intended to do

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Newman House ManagerDecember 20, 2022National Post, Culture
Five Takeaways From Pope Francis’ Latest Interview
Five Takeaways From Pope Francis’ Latest Interview

The interview with ‘America’ revealed the Holy Father channeling his inner John Paul on bishops and the Church’s Marian profile, but not with respect to the late pope’s diplomatic skills.

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Newman House ManagerDecember 19, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Poilievre shouldn't forget the pharmaceutical companies that started the opioid crisis

The 'gatekeepers' against whom Poilievre rails are not only politicians and bureaucrats. Powerful private actors have played a role, as well

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Newman House ManagerDecember 19, 2022National Post, Politics
German Bishops Take Perilous Detour From Unity With Rome
German Bishops Take Perilous Detour From Unity With Rome

What recently unfolded in Rome with the German bishops is devastating for the unity of the Church.

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Newman House ManagerDecember 19, 2022Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
'The Crown' season 5 trades historical thrills for bitter royal divides
'The Crown' season 5 trades historical thrills for bitter royal divides

Diana's royal vendetta makes for the show's ugliest season yet

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Newman House ManagerNovember 20, 2022Culture, National Post
Like everything Trudeau does, his latest world tour will be all about himself

Trudeau has demonstrated that even the easiest of all imaginable foreign trips can be fraught with public relations peril if one insists on being always and everywhere the centre of attention

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Newman House ManagerNovember 14, 2022National Post, Politics, Popular
Peeking Inside the Synod on Synodality’s Boardroom
Peeking Inside the Synod on Synodality’s Boardroom

Austen Ivereigh and the other ‘experts’ at the recent synodal summit in Frascati act as if John Paul II’s papacy added nothing constructive on the lay faithful, families, clergy and other topics related to Vatican II.

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Newman House ManagerNovember 12, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Rishi Sunak highlights the great success of Indian migrants
Rishi Sunak highlights the great success of Indian migrants

Sunak’s remarkable rise would be significant even if he did not land the top job

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Newman House ManagerNovember 6, 2022National Post, Culture
King Charles must moderate his words, but not his memory nor his prayers
King Charles must moderate his words, but not his memory nor his prayers

As prince, he raised his voice for those who have been brought like lambs, silent to the slaughter. May he continue to do so as King

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Newman House ManagerOctober 30, 2022Culture, National Post
Danielle Smith — Canada's first 'alternatively informed' premier
Danielle Smith — Canada's first 'alternatively informed' premier

Smith is the first premier to come from the world of alternative news sources

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Newman House ManagerOctober 23, 2022Politics, National Post
Father José Luis Soria, RIP: St. Josemaría Escrivá’s Saintly Doctor
Father José Luis Soria, RIP: St. Josemaría Escrivá’s Saintly Doctor

The Opus Dei priest, a medical doctor who was at St. Josemaría’s bedside when he died in Rome in 1975, was widely regarded as a canonizable saint himself long before his death earlier this month in Vancouver.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 21, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
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