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The dangers of policing belief and the State trying to control our thoughts and values

April 11, 2024

Scotland’s new Hate Crime and Public Order Act is part of a trend in the Western world for the State to police our thoughts and values. Designed to eradicate prejudice against groups who have historically suffered discrimination, and motivated by the new focus on gender identity, Scotland’s new law, and those like it, are ostensibly

Morning Catholic must-reads: 01/05/18

May 01, 2018

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

Albanian artist builds Mother Teresa mosaic with staples

November 29, 2016

Saimir Strati hopes his artwork will highlight the suffering of refugees

Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/11/16

November 07, 2016

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

Albania’s new cardinal: a priest who spent 28 years in labour camps

October 10, 2016

The Albanian priest - who was imprisoned and tortured for 28 years - is among 17 new cardinals

Albanian president unveils statue of St Teresa in New York

October 05, 2016

A statue of St Teresa of Calcutta has been revealed at a New York church in front of a large crowd

Rita Ora to sing for Pope Francis on eve of Mother Teresa’s canonisation

September 01, 2016

The singer will help celebrate the Blessed's Albanian heritage in a concert at St Peter's Basilica

Vatican sets date for Albania’s beatification of martyrs

July 13, 2016

November 5 will mark the beatification of 38 Catholic martyrs persecuted under the Albanian communist regime in the latter part of the 20th century

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