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Editorial

Time to Take Religious Freedom Seriously

April 28, 2011 Philip F. Lawler 0

Two years into his administration, President Barack Obama still has not filled the post of roving US ambassador for religious freedom. Meanwhile in Pakistan the government’s only Christian cabinet minister, Shahbaz Bhatti, was assassinated for […]

Special Report

God’s Man

April 28, 2011 Philip F. Lawler 0

The beatification of Pope John Paul II, now scheduled for May 1, promises to bring immense crowds to Rome—perhaps rivaling the numbers that descended on the Eternal City for the late Pope’s funeral in April […]

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Analysis

A Shrewd Move

April 6, 2011 Philip F. Lawler 0

Last April the director of the Vatican press office, Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, confirmed reports that Pope Benedict XVI would travel to the US in 2008. Immediately the rumor mills began to churn. The Holy […]

General

Editorial Jihad

July 3, 2010 Philip F. Lawler 0

Philip F. Lawler is editor emeritus of CWR. The New York Times, with another front-page attack on Pope Benedict XVI, erases any possible doubt that America’s most influential newspaper has declared an editorial jihad against […]

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General

Why Do the Media Rage?

April 18, 2010 Philip F. Lawler 0

The fifth anniversary of Pope Benedict’s election may strike many faithful Catholics as a somber occasion in light of the worldwide media campaign against the Holy Father. I prefer to look at things from a […]