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In The Middle East
Freddy Gray’s American Diary B enedict XVI and Barack Obama are not obvious allies. In their understanding of international relations, however, the two men seem to have much in......
Victims Of Air Crash Mourned In Paris
BY STAFF REPORTER FAMILIES and friends of the 228 victims of Air France Flight 447 processed into Notre Dame Cathedral last week carrying candles in memory of those who lost......
Bishops Tell New York State: Reject Gay Marriage Bill
BY STAFF REPORTER NEW YORK ’ S Catholic bishops have described the state’s effort to legalise same-sex marriage as “ill-advised” and said it “would radically change the timeless......
Pope Grants New Powers To Bishops To Laicise Priests
BY CINDY WOODEN POPE BENEDICT XVI has granted the Congregation for Clergy new powers to laicise priests who are living with women, who have abandoned their ministry for more......
Late Iraqi Archbishop Honoured With Award
CHALDEAN Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of Mosul, Iraq, has been honoured posthumously with the 2009 Path to Peace Award. The award was announced by Archbishop Celestino......