Francesca Albanese, relatrice speciale dell’Onu sui Territori palestinesi occupati, ha partecipato alla Marcia della pace Perugia–Assisi. Durante il cammino, interpellata sul piano di pace in discussione a Sharm el-Sheikh, ha denunciato “l’assenza dei palestinesi da un piano dei

Op-ed in The Guardian today theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc… Pacelli was certainly not Hitler’s Pope - report in latest issue of The Tablet

Here is my review for The Catholic Herald of the Fra Angelico exhibition in Florence acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc…

Yesterday I attended national conference of Pro Life Campaign Ireland in Dublin and it was terrific. Several takeaways: 1. Women are very much to the fore in running the PLC. 2. They are really impressive and brave. 3. Ninety-nine % of unborn babies aborted in Ireland are perfectly

As we grow out of intellectual adolescence, religion’s popularity soars nypost.com/2025/10/20/opi…

🚩My new report is out. With their actions and omissions, third states have enabled the oppression of the Palestinian people and their genocide. Those states have an obligation to stop their complicity and deliver justice. And We The People, have to make it happen.

West Bank: Heartbreaking to see Bedouin community housing in ashes. They were torched by violent Israeli settlers who also stole their livelihoods, and who are diverting the scarce water to their ever-increasing illegal settlments. Palestinians told us that settler violence is

What Happened in Gaza Might Be Even Worse Than We Think nytimes.com/2025/10/23/opi… via @NYTOpinion

Article says that in the UK ‘Most drivers pay £195 in annual vehicle duty, higher than equivalents in most US states, and when US “gas taxes” are added, the overall tax magnitudes are similar.’ In IRL I’m paying road tax of €580 pa - ie, a lot lot more! on.ft.com/4hmLT42

Just heard Maria Steen interview on RTE Radio 1’s This Week programme. I think it would be helpful to know her views on (i) Gaza / West Bank (ii) Ireland’s military neutrality (iii) a united Ireland 🇮🇪

Jonathan Margolis writes: Everyone hates Elon Musk. Except me app.independent.co.uk/2025/10/26/284…

How Catherine Connolly is more Catholic than we think - article by David Quinn irishcatholic.com/how-catherine-…

Aw gee shucks, Bob - thanks for setting us straight and pointing out the error of our ways!! Real nice of ya’!! wsj.com/opinion/when-i…

Why call Ireland 🇮🇪 a “freeloader” when it’s the second highest contributor per capita to the EU budget? Policy Exchange

Watching documentary on BBC2 ‘Richard Burton - Wild Genius’. It’s marvelous,

David French: ‘I’m not Catholic, but I can see that the Catholic Church enjoys some profound advantages over the American evangelical church in taking (Martin Luther) King’s approach’ (for the church to be the conscience of the state) nytimes.com/2025/11/16/opi… via @NYTOpinion

Would Trump have attained prior agreement of the other members of NATO for this? Source: POLITICO politico.com/news/2025/11/1…

Dubs for Tucker !!

Former DK prime minister and NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen writes: ‘While Washington and Moscow negotiate the future of European security, Europe sits on the sidelines.’ telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…