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China has been pulling Canada's strings for nearly four decades
China has been pulling Canada's strings for nearly four decades

A statue of a Canadian PM shaking the blood-soaked hand of a Chinese tyrant would be a fitting expression of Canadian policy

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Newman House ManagerMarch 5, 2023National Post, Politics
Pope Francis’ Inexhaustible Font of Words: 10 Gems From the Heart Over 10 Years
Pope Francis’ Inexhaustible Font of Words: 10 Gems From the Heart Over 10 Years

These addresses and writings need to be brought out from the storehouse of treasures on Francis’ 10th anniversary, which the Catholic Church will mark March 13.

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Newman House ManagerMarch 4, 2023Faith, National Catholic Register
Liturgical Dilemma for Diocesan Bishops
Liturgical Dilemma for Diocesan Bishops

In forcing the hand of local bishops, Pope Francis has even undermined his own repeated calls for collegial and synodal administration.

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Newman House ManagerMarch 1, 2023National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Pope Benedict’s Resignation: Debate Continues 10 Years On
Pope Benedict’s Resignation: Debate Continues 10 Years On

New information can help us to better understand Benedict’s decision.

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Newman House ManagerMarch 1, 2023National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Canada takes long-overdue steps to address injustices in the criminal justice system
Canada takes long-overdue steps to address injustices in the criminal justice system

Decades after it was first proposed, the government is looking to set up an independent commission to review wrongful convictions

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Newman House ManagerMarch 1, 2023National Post, Politics
Ukraine War Anniversary Marks a Very Strange Year in the History of Papal Diplomacy
Ukraine War Anniversary Marks a Very Strange Year in the History of Papal Diplomacy

The first year of the war concludes with the Holy Father remaining absent from Ukraine, while President Joe Biden and a parade of other international political leaders were present.

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Newman House ManagerMarch 1, 2023National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
What Canada can learn from the health crisis Down Under
What Canada can learn from the health crisis Down Under

Australia is predicting a nationwide shortage of approximately 11,000 family doctors by 2032

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 22, 2023National Post, Politics
Archbishop Francis Leo’s Surprising Road to Toronto
Archbishop Francis Leo’s Surprising Road to Toronto

Bishop Leo’s ascendancy from the Vatican diplomatic corps to archbishop of Toronto isn’t without precedent.

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 22, 2023Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
Sydney's signature opera house sails into its 50th anniversary
Sydney's signature opera house sails into its 50th anniversary

Amidst all the designs that define a cityscape, the harbour landmark stands out as singular

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 22, 2023National Post, Culture
Novak Djokovic ultimately overcame excessive COVID rules — not all did
Novak Djokovic ultimately overcame excessive COVID rules — not all did

Deported a year ago as a threat to public health, the tennis star was feted upon his return to the Australian Open

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 22, 2023National Post, Politics
Cardinal George Pell’s Via Crucis in Sydney
Cardinal George Pell’s Via Crucis in Sydney

What was present last week on College Street in Australia was a dramatic public witness of the cross of Christ not in life, but in death.

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 21, 2023Faith, National Catholic Register
Australia bids farewell to Cardinal George Pell, who was made a martyr by a corrupt justice system
Australia bids farewell to Cardinal George Pell, who was made a martyr by a corrupt justice system

Cardinal Pell was buried with the honours of the church. And one of the highest honours that a corrupt state offers is the incarceration of the innocent

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 21, 2023National Post, Faith
Cardinal George Pell’s Funeral, in 6 Magnificent Dimensions
Cardinal George Pell’s Funeral, in 6 Magnificent Dimensions

In the heat of a summer Sydney morning, a singular funeral marked the end of a singular life.

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 21, 2023National Catholic Register, Faith
Father James Martin Receives a Papal Clarification — and in Record Time
Father James Martin Receives a Papal Clarification — and in Record Time

As Cardinal Pell, Bishop Bätzing and others would testify from different perspectives, papal interview controversies are not rare, but rarely corrected.

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 21, 2023National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Homosexuality and Hatred
Homosexuality and Hatred

Two prominent American priests recently made important statements that indicate an attempt to shift the Catholic discussion about homosexuality.

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 20, 2023Church Affairs, First Things
Steady Stream of Mourners Throng Cardinal Pell’s Australia Vigil
Steady Stream of Mourners Throng Cardinal Pell’s Australia Vigil

St. Mary’s Cathedral was packed for midday Mass offered by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Perth, president of the Australian bishops’ conference. An evening Mass was offered by Archbishop Charles Balvo, apostolic nuncio in Australia.

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 20, 2023National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
The Cat’s Out of the Bag Now, With the Synod on Synodality
The Cat’s Out of the Bag Now, With the Synod on Synodality

Cardinal Robert McElroy’s comments last week, arguing the synod is the correct place to overturn core Catholic teachings, have spotlighted how the Synod on Synodality’s leaders are themselves manipulating the process in pursuit of this same objective.

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 20, 2023Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
Could drug-addled Harry's tome be the most boring book of the year?
Could drug-addled Harry's tome be the most boring book of the year?

Tedium sets in quickly. No slight was too trivial to be remembered, resented and recorded by the prince

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 20, 2023Culture, National Post
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