They understand that journalism is a part of the democratic project.

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Thus the new pope would make a major contribution to shoring up the cultural foundations of the democratic project if he would press the case for the inalienable right to life while expanding the Church's already-extensive services for women in crisis pregnancies and those in need of compassionate, dignified end-of-life care.

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The city's mayor, from the centre-right Christian Democratic Union, backs the project.

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