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Keeping Britain’s Catholic Heritage Alive
VATICAN NOTEBOOK Edward Pentin I t is over a year since Pope Benedict XVI’s momentous visit to Britain, and the fruits of that apostolic voyage continue to emerge. The Venerable......
World Bulletin
Pope: Germany is starting to doubt value of every life AFTER the Nazis’ wartime atrocities Germany’s new constitution recognised the dignity of each human being, but now the......
Us Bishops Begin Visit To Rome
CARDINAL Seán O’Malley of Boston has said that American bishops praying together at the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul and meeting Benedict XVI should be a moment for them......
Brazil Parishes Collect Guns
NINETEEN parishes in São Paulo opened their doors to collect guns and ammunition last month as part of a city-wide disarmament campaign that collected 271 guns and 173 rounds of......
Monks Sell Beer To Repair Abbey
TRAPPIST monks at the St Sixtus abbey in Westvleteren, Belgium, have sent a one-off batch of their world-renowned beer to supermarkets to help fund a £7 million rebuilding......
Adviser Apologises For Article On Devil
BY STAFF REPORTER A POLICY adviser to America’s bishops has resigned following a controversy over an opinion piece he wrote suggesting that same-sex attraction could be the work......
Patriarchs Recall Baghdad Massacre
BY DOREEN ABI RAAD TWO PATRIARCHS have urged the faithful in Baghdad to have hope in the resurrection of their country at a Mass commemorating last year’s massacre. Syriac......
Bishopsʼ Agency Rejects Criticism
OFFICIALS at the US bishops’ anti-poverty agency have rejected a report claiming that dozens of groups funded by the US bishops’ anti-poverty programme last year were in......
Us Bishops Urge The Faithful Not To Take Guns To Mass
BY STAFF REPORTER AMERICA ’ S bishops have urged Catholics not to take weapons to church even though a new state law in Wisconsin allows those with permits to carry concealed......
Church Still On Learning Curve, Says Abuse Czar
BY CAROL GLATZ CHILD abuse prevention policies will never work without accountability and an unwavering commitment to children’s welfare, the Vatican’s top investigator of......