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World Opinion and Editorial

Words Without Action: The Moral Cowardice at the Heart of the Catholic Church

Pope Leo XIV wants the world to know he is a man of courage. He told reporters aboard a papal flight that he has no fear of the Trump administration. He declared that “too many innocent people are being killed” and that “someone has to stand up and say there’s a better way.” He invokes Scripture […]

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US Opinion and Editorial

Is it time for Irish Americans to say to African Americans “enough already, we’ve both had it rough”?

The blacks in America have a terrible history. Coming here as slaves in the early 17th century and remaining largely in that state until the mid 19th century. Slavery was followed by a century of oppressive segregation which didn’t end till the middle of the twentieth century. However, the Irish American experience, which grows out […]