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Bishop Blames Islamists For Strife In Syria
VATICAN NOTEBOOK Edward Pentin A s violence and bloodshed continue in Syria, Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace on Sunday and urged the government to respect “the legitimate......
Maltese Archdiocese Sorry For Delayed Abuse Response
THE Archdiocese of Malta has apologised to the abuse victims of two priests and for the Church’s delay in investigating the allegations. The Missionary Society of St Paul, the......
‘arab Spring’ Violence Must End, Says Pope
BY ED WEST POPE BENEDICT XVI has appealed for reconciliation and respect for human rights in Syria and Libya, where the governments have used extreme violence to repress......
Cardinal: Bail-out Is Disappointing
SOUTH Africa’s bail-out of neighbouring Swaziland is “grossly disappointing, though not surprising”, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, spokesman for the Southern African Catholic......
Church Carries On Aids Work
A DIOCESE in central Vietnam has pledged to continue giving material and spiritual support to people with Aids despite the loss of funding from several foreign charities. Fr......
Superior Warns Maryknoll Priest
FR EDWARD Dougherty, the superior general of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, has formally warned Fr Roy Bourgeois that he will be dismissed from the institute if he fails to......
Archbishop Laments Crash Deaths
THE DEATHS of 30 US service members and eight Afghanis in the crash of a US military helicopter in Afghanistan are another “reminder of the terrible tragedy of war and its toll......
Court Hears Of Extent Of Bishop’s Abusive Images
BY STAFF REPORTER DEFENCE lawyers have tried to show during a sentencing hearing for Bishop Raymond Lahey that the cleric’s collection of child pornography was smaller, less......
Priest Is Released From Prison In China
BY STAFF REPORTER A YOUNG priest in northern Hebei province has been released to his hometown after more than three months in detention, Church sources have said. Fr Joseph Chen......