Michael Cook

The NSW Government’s inquiry into a law banning phrases like “globalise the intifada” should deal directly with racial and religious hatred and not risk unnecessary restriction of expression, says a submission from the Archdiocese of Sydney. The criminali... See more

Casting a television show around drag performers is becoming an art unto itself, but casting a show showcasing some of the biggest legends in the world of drag pageantry (and having them live together in a South Florida mansion) was truly one for the reco... See more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Nov. 1, 2025, beneath a tapestry of St. John Henry Newman. During the liturgy, which concluded the Jubilee of the World of Education, the pope formally declared the 19th-century English car... See more

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan estimates that a thousand girls from Hindu and Christian communities are forcibly converted to Islam each year. Photo: Pexels.com. Inter-faith dialogue can be a tricky business in Pakistan. Take the case of Monica J... See more

Physician Karl Brandt was one of 23 German physicians tried at Nuremberg German medicine under Hitler resulted in so many horrors – eugenics, human experimentation, forced sterilization, involuntary euthanasia, mass murder – that there is a temptation to ... See more