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Pope Leo XIV called a two-state arrangement the “only solution” to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, doubling down on the Holy See’s longstanding position in his first airborne news conference en route to Lebanon on Sunday. “We all know that at this time Israel still does not accept that solution, but we see it as the only solution,” he said, as he flew from Istanbul to Beirut for the second and final leg of his maiden voyage as pope. “We are also friends with Israel, and we are seeking to be a mediating voice between the two parties that might help...

Christians cannot pretend that they do not know the truth in Jesus Christ so they can get along with fallen men, who claim, like Eve, they can know the truth apart from God. For the Christian, it is a matter of loyalty and covenant faithfulness to Christ. We must call all men to believe and obey God. But Obama would have us pretend that there is no authority to appeal to outside of ourselves. “We open up our hearts and our minds to those who may not think precisely like we do or believe precisely what we believe -- that's...

An open letter to Pastors and Christians Please...Just Close the Church Doors ...Please By Phil Magnan I read an editorial in a Christian newspaper, that was a well intentioned constructive criticism of my article Pastoral Censor of the Pro Life Message. Some of her suggestions were very good and some were the very same ideas that I have espoused for many years. But there were shock waves in my mind as I considered the way that we have tried to win the churches to be pro life. For so many years I have tried to believe the notion that we...