Page 2, 11th April 1986
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Letter From
VIETNAM Vietnam Church faces split THE precarious situation of the persecuted Catholic Church in Vietnam seems to be coming to a head. The continuing repression, which has also......
Death Of Peruvian Bishops Threaten Radical Witness
by Peter Stanford IN JULY 1977 five prelates from the southern Andes region of Peru signed a radical statement caning for a new social order based on the interests of the......
Overseas News In Brief
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Guarded Welcome To Papal Visit
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Killers Of Italian Priest Face Trial
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Marathon Deadline Approaches
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South Korean Primate Calls For Harmony
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Britain Urged To Accept More Vietnamese Refugees
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By Tracy Early In New York
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