A righteous man stands tall for life

Cardinal Sean O’Malley, the archbishop of Boston, has issued this statement announcing his intention to boycott Boston College’s upcoming commencement ceremony. Enda Kenny, the Prime Minister of Ireland, will be the commencement speaker and is slated to receive an honorary degree at Boston College’s graduation.

Cardinal O’Malley has publicly opposed Ireland’s proposed abortion law, which Kenny has resolutely promoted.

The Cardinal Newman Society re...

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Socialist contagion ripples forward

The tiny island of Cyprus is a stunning example of the ravages of the financial crisis that has ridden like a dark horse through much of Europe. A deal to prevent Cyprus from leaving the shaky European Union and abandon the euro needed financing to overt a catastrophic financial meltdown. The small nation’s hefty banking sector, which is over eight times the size of the economy is reliant for its survival on Germany — the EU’s leading economy. All very c...

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