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Ancient Church Found In Israeli Jail
BY DAVID V BARRETT P RISONERS clearing rubble on the site of a new prison wing have discovered what may be the oldest Christian church in Israel – if not the world. The Vatican......
French Bishops Condemn Rioting
BY STAFF REPORTER F RENCH bishops have called for reflection on almost two weeks of violence that has shaken the country’s urban centres. They spoke out last weekend after......
Italian International Puts Glory Back Into Football By...
BY FREDDY GRAY T HE V ATICAN has praised a footballer for asking to be paid as little as possible. While some of his teammates at AS Roma football club earn more than a £100,000......
Iraqi Christian Murdered After Failing To Maintain Cash...
BY CAROL GLATZ S OME C HRISTIANS in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have become the victims of extortion as unknown terrorist groups threaten to kill them or kidnap family......
Catholic Adoption Charity Scrutinised
T HE BISHOPS of Massachusetts have agreed to create a committee that will review whether the adoption practices of Catholic institutions are in compliance with Church teaching.......
Cause Opens For Nun Killed By Satanists
T HE CAUSE of beatification has opened for Italian Sister Maria Laura Mainetti, a 60-year-old religious murdered by three girls during a satanic rite in 2000. Bishop Alessandro......
Romero Died A Martyr, Say Jesuits
A N INFLUENTIAL Rome-based Jesuit magazine has declared that Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador was a martyr who was murdered for his Catholic faith alone. La Civilta......