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Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, brings a global, socially engaged background and cautious conservatism to the papacy ...

It is a truism to say that the Federal Election was full of surprises. Surprises, of course, are now measured scientifically by deviation from the Polls and the Bookmaker’s odds. In the Federal ...

The federal election campaign of 2025 was an interlude. Politicians, advocacy groups and the commentariat all had their issue lists but where were the big initiatives? The grand narratives? The ...