Month: July 2021

More Than Life and Death

No amount of flag-wagging by uncouth or brutish xenophobes will reverse, or even oppose, the wilful undoing of an entire culture.

Saving Syria

After ten years of war, with hundreds of thousands of deaths and the mass displacement of millions of civilians, the Syrian people are desperate for peace and stability.

European Commission Investigates Pegasus Affair

The European Commission has decided to launch an investigation on the Pegasus Project. An investigative consortium formed by Forbidden Stories, Amnesty International and 17 media organisations revealed on Sunday that at least 10 governments had allegedly employed military spyware for illegal surveillance of journalists, lawyers, businessmen and members of civil society, Euractiv.com reports. “We are […]

This Our Purpose

Today is a historic day, for it marks the re-launch of this website. It also marks the commencement of expanded activities, both online and in

EU Court Approves Headscarf Bans

Two German firms were fine to ban Muslim women from wearing headscarves, the EU court has said. “A prohibition on wearing any visible form of expression of political, philosophical, or religious beliefs in the workplace may be justified by the employer’s need to present a neutral image towards customers or to prevent social disputes,” the […]

Floods Destroy Regions In Europe

Regions in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Austria were hit hard. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that she was horrified by the “surreal” devastation in the flood-ravaged region of German. Merkel walked through the village of Schuld in Rhineland-Palatinate state, one of the two hardest-hit regions in western Germany. “It is a surreal, […]

More Than Life and Death

More Than Life and Death

No amount of flag-wagging by uncouth or brutish xenophobes will reverse, or even oppose, the wilful undoing of an entire culture.

July 29, 2021
Polish Priest and German Theologian Convicted of Inciting Hatred by German Court

Polish Priest and German Theologian Convicted of Inciting Hatred by German Court

The controversial article analyzed the existence of the “Lavender Mafia” in the Church.

July 28, 2021
Saving Syria

Saving Syria

After ten years of war, with hundreds of thousands of deaths and the mass displacement of millions of civilians, the Syrian people are desperate for peace and stability.

July 27, 2021
Chinese Embassy Complains Against Reuters Photo

Chinese Embassy Complains Against Reuters Photo

The Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka complained on Sunday against the use of an “ugly” photograph of a Chinese Olympic

July 26, 2021
Germany and U.S. Reach Deal on Nord Stream 2

Germany and U.S. Reach Deal on Nord Stream 2

The U.S. says a deal has been reached with Germany to prevent Russian gas from being used as political leverage

July 22, 2021
European Commission Investigates Pegasus Affair

European Commission Investigates Pegasus Affair

The European Commission has decided to launch an investigation on the Pegasus Project. An investigative consortium formed by Forbidden Stories, Amnesty International and 17 media organisations revealed on Sunday that at least 10 governments had allegedly employed military spyware for illegal surveillance of journalists, lawyers, businessmen and members of civil society, Euractiv.com reports. “We are […]

July 22, 2021
Reflections on Pope Francis’s Motu Proprio <i>Traditionis Custodes</i>

Reflections on Pope Francis’s Motu Proprio <i>Traditionis Custodes</i>

In a conservative analysis, employed to detect the presence of revolution, one must distinguish the revolutionaries from all others. Revolutions always mark the overthrowing of an established order in favour of a new system.

July 21, 2021
This Our Purpose

This Our Purpose

Today is a historic day, for it marks the re-launch of this website. It also marks the commencement of expanded

July 20, 2021
EU Court Approves Headscarf Bans

EU Court Approves Headscarf Bans

Two German firms were fine to ban Muslim women from wearing headscarves, the EU court has said. “A prohibition on wearing any visible form of expression of political, philosophical, or religious beliefs in the workplace may be justified by the employer’s need to present a neutral image towards customers or to prevent social disputes,” the […]

July 19, 2021
Floods Destroy Regions In Europe

Floods Destroy Regions In Europe

Regions in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Austria were hit hard. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that she was horrified by the “surreal” devastation in the flood-ravaged region of German. Merkel walked through the village of Schuld in Rhineland-Palatinate state, one of the two hardest-hit regions in western Germany. “It is a surreal, […]

July 19, 2021
US And Germany To ‘Stand Against Russian Aggression’

US And Germany To ‘Stand Against Russian Aggression’

US President Joe Biden met German chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington. “We stand together and will continue to stand together to defend our eastern flank allies at Nato against Russian aggression,” US president Joe Biden told press while meeting German chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington on Thursday, in their first bilateral summit, EUobserver reports. “Good […]

July 16, 2021
Commission Launches Proceedings Against Hungary and Poland

Commission Launches Proceedings Against Hungary and Poland

The European Commission launched three proceedings against Hungary and Poland over what it sees as violations of fundamental rights of LGBTIQ+ people, leaving Budapest and Warsaw two months to respond to its concerns, Euractiv.com reports. The Commission said it considers Budapest’s new controversial legislative bans on “promoting or portraying” homosexuality or sex reassignment to minors […]

July 16, 2021