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Author: Cecilia Laurent Monpetit
In electing Pope Leo XIV, the institution of the Catholic Church appears quite clear about the place it should occupy beyond its spiritual commitment.
The 80th anniversary of victory in World War II shines a light on the world’s current fractures, because in addition to the war in Ukraine, which pits the allies of 1945 against each other, there’s Donald Trump wild card.
Israel is brutally asserting its plans to reoccupy Gaza and the “voluntary” expulsion of its inhabitants. France is attempting to make a modest counterpoint, in part by receiving Ahmed al-Sharaa the president of the Syrian transition.
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At the age of 60, you might think that friendships have weathered all storms. And yet, this period often marks a turning point. Some ties hold, others fray. For many — amid retirement, time speeding up, changing priorities — it’s time to sort things out. Should we hold on, or let go?
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For 59 days now, Israel has prevented the supply of humanitarian aid into Gaza, and the UN is warning that stocks are running out. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague opened proceedings where Israel is accused use of hunger as a weapon. This practice should have been left in the 19th century.
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Pope Francis had a profound impact on Africans. A visit with people in Gabon paying tribute to him, hailing a humble man, close to the marginalized, who knew how to speak to Africa from the heart. Could his successor be from nearby?
In only a few days, Tuesday’s murder of 26 tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir has driven India and Pakistan to the edge of war. For obvious and not-so-obvious reasons, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Victor “Tucho” Fernandez, one of the closest collaborators of Pope Francis, recounted his last encounter: “This world has lost a father”.
It took China a full day to finally issue a polite statement on the Pope’s death. It was one more sign of the utter failure of the Vatican to normalize relations with the Chinese as Francis had hoped.
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How do people meet in Ukraine, Israel, Lebanon? How do they fall in love when hopes for a romantic future are tenuous? This report looks at conflict zones where relationships change in nature, and feelings intensify.
France is just the latest in what appears lately to be a non-stop showdown on this fundamental tension of any democratic society: On the one hand, an independent judiciary that treats even the most popular political leaders like every other citizen; on the other, the risk of judicial system usurping the will of voters to choose the leaders they want.