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Resting at Castillo del Romeral beach after dozens of migrants arrived on Spain's Gran Canaria Island on Oct. 16, 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Borja Suarez, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Bridget Ryder
On Spain’s Canary Islands, arrivals of unaccompanied migrants are on track to reach a historic high this year, and caring for the migrant youth has become politically contentious.
Police halt a counterprotest organized against a planned far-right anti-immigration protest in Walthamstow, London, on Aug. 7. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Politics & SocietyThe Weekly Dispatch
Kevin Clarke
Rioting was sparked by a knife attack at a dance studio in Southport on July 29. Three children were killed and other children and adults injured and seriously wounded.
Detail of embroidery in Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, explaining the origin of the church ​​​​​​​Stephencdickson - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73268446)
Arts & CultureDispatches
David Stewart
The Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts seeks to reclaim a place for Christian faith in human culture and put faith back into the festival season.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Anthony R. Lusvardi, S.J.
The display at the Olympics was not innocent fun gone too far or Europeans just being artsy. It was bullying a minority.
Delegations arrive at the Trocadero as spectators watch French singer Philippe Katerine performing on a giant screen, in Paris, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024 in Paris. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kevin Clarke
The half-hearted “sorry if people were offended” apologies have been Olympian exercises in gaslighting, but I find myself wishing that the Christian community reserved some of that righteousness for more legitimate experiences of persecution.
FaithNews
Caroline De Sury — OSV News
The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games—a sports festival aimed to unite all nations of the world—created shock and disbelief instead as Catholics around the world felt offended by the parody of the Last Supper, which was part of the opening ceremony.