Francis: Despite his political lapses, ‘he was surely a good man’
It always seems to me, as a mere but faithful communicant in the vast mass of the Pope’s adherents, a bit presumptuous to critique a pope or a papacy.
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Francis, an admirer of Peron — and the most culpably heretical pope in history?
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Italy deports first criminal migrant via Albanian camp ahead of ECJ ruling
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Faithful mourn the passing of Pope Francis
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Call for French university chief to go after professor targeted by ‘anti-racist students’
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US scientists headed for France to keep studying ‘gender and history’
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Polish region refuses to set up EU-funded migrants centres
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Trump backs Hegseth despite second Signal app attack revelation
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European Parliament Patriots group takes EU funding body to court over ‘bias’
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Berlin aims for city-wide knife ban after spate of stabbings
The German capital Berlin has extended knife bans after a series of shocking stabbings in public places.
Chinese ‘Triad couple’ shot dead in Rome amid suspected mafia gang feud
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Men at war, praise them all: strong backs, high skills, comradeship, courage
Have you seen the trailer for the new Hollywood film, Warfare? I’ve been watching it for three days now, on repeat.
Polish President blocks Tusk government’s hate speech legislation bill
Polish President Andrzej Duda has refused to sign into law a government bill on hate speech from the centre-left coalition government led by Prime Minister Donald…
German ministry postpones arts award for student on trial for alleged attempted murder
Germany’s education ministry has announced it was suspending the award ceremony for the Federal Prize for Arts Students winner Hanna Schiller, currently in jail…
Asylum seekers in Vienna ‘better off on welfare than Austrian workers’, ministry data suggests
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Belgian State media ‘fears humanising critically ill Vlaams Belang politician’
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Zelensky claims he has proof of China arming Russia
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Belgian judges protest by sending 4,000 criminals to jail
Angered by government plans to cut their pensions, Belgian magistrates will send 4,000 people who received short jail sentences to prison.
Cheap Chinese imports spur record EU product safety violations
The European Union recorded an unprecedented number of alerts about dangerous consumer products in 2023, nearly doubling the 2022 figure.
Polish MEP attempts ‘citizens arrest’ over abortion at week 36 of pregnancy
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EC mulls legal action against Hungary over LGBT Pride events ban
The European Commission has said it was considering taking legal action against Hungary over the European Union member state's decision to ban LGBT pride events.
Trump ‘100% confident of EU trade deal’ after talks with Italy PM Meloni
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China’s shifting gas strategy could push up EU imports of US LNG
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Dutch judges stop returning asylum seekers to Belgium over ‘lack of care facilities’
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