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Benedict Seeks To Revive The Soul Of Europe
Edward Pentin’s Vatican Notebook I t was never meant to be a speech by a Pope, but it is now being regarded as one – and with all the significance that a papal address brings.......
Pope’s Brother Is Given A Pacemaker
P OPE B ENEDICT ’ S brother, Mgr Georg Ratzinger, was briefly hospitalised on August 3 with an irregular heartbeat. He stayed overnight in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he was......
New Film Of Late Pontiff
A NEW Italian film called Karol: The Story of a Man Who Became Pop e will be aired on the American Hallmark Channel next Monday. The film was shot at the Vatican and in Krakow,......
Bishop Recalls Atomic Bombs
O N THE 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki the president of the American bishops’ conference has condemned nuclear attacks, along with terrorism. Last......
Concern Over Cloned Dog
K OREAN B ISHOPS have expressed concern after Seoul National University revealed that they had succeeded in cloning a dog. “The more animals are cloned, the more possibilities......
Church Row Over The Theory Of Evolution
Vatican scientist attacks Cardinal’s ‘groundless’ fears, reports Dan Frank A TOP Vatican scientist has crossed swords with an influential Austrian cardinal over an article in......
Tanzanian Priest Survives Plane Crash
BY DAVID V BARRETT A T ANZANIAN priest was among the passengers on the Air France jet that crashed in Toronto last week. “I was actually prepared for death,” said Fr Ayub......
Sudanese Cardinal Appeals For Calm
BY DAN FRANK T HE HEAD of the Catholic Church in Sudan has called for calm in the war-torn country’s capital, where around 150 people have been killed and as many as a 1,000......
Bush Picks Tycoon For Holy See Position
BY DAVID V BARRETT P RESIDENT G EORGE W Bush has nominated a new US ambassador to the Vatican to replace Jim Nicholson, now secretary of veteran affairs. His formal title will......