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The landmark Catholic basilica of St. John the Baptist in St. Johns, Newfoundland. iStock
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Aloysius Wong
A group of elderly survivors of abuse at Newfoundland’s Mount Cashel Orphanage are finally receiving compensation ordered by a landmark ruling in 2020 that went against the Archdiocese of St. John’s.
Justice Samuel Alito, dressed in a tuxedo, speaks at a podium
Politics & SocietyNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
In an address at a gala dinner in Rome, Justice Alito joked about the international reaction to the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which he wrote.
Politics & SocietyExplainer
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
Papal bulls written in the 15th century granted Catholic kings permission to colonize non-Christian lands and enslave Indigenous Peoples. Will Pope Francis formally rescind those decrees during his Canada pilgrimage?
View from the windows of the International Space Station (NASA via Unsplash)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Stephen McNulty
I get the sense that a monumental moment in history “passed us by” this week when Russia announced on Tuesday that it would withdraw from the International Space Station before the end of the decade.
Pope Francis attends a welcoming ceremony with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mary Simon, governor general of Quebec, at Citadelle de Quebec, the residence of the governor general in Quebec City, July 27, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
In a British-built fort on the highest hill in Quebec City, Pope Francis spoke to Canadian government and cultural leaders about the never-ending challenge of multiculturalism.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Robert David Sullivan
I’m in my late 50s, but elections still make me feel like I’m supposed to shut up and let the grown-ups talk.