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Polish Church Will 'struggle On Its Knees' To Replace...
Church backs student sit-in POLISH students continued a week long sit-in at their school this week in protest at the removal of crucifixes from school buildings. A major flareup......
'live' Mass From Rome
THE highlight of the Pope's Christmas will be Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve in St Peter's Basilica, broadcast live around the world. After saying Mass at 10.15 am on Christmas......
A Reflection On Penance
The Pope's vision of a divided world and his views on general absolution are contained in his latest document on penance and reconciliation. Here we carry two extracts, From A......
Inventor Of Pill Dies In U.s.
by Peter Stanford THE INVENTOR of the first reliable form of oral birth control, Dr John Rock, a lifelong devout Catholic, has died in New Hampshire at the age of 94. Dr Rock, a......
Czechs Arrest Seven Nuns And Priests
SEVEN Franciscan nuns and priests were arrested by Czechoslovakian authorities late last month, Vatican Radio reported on December 4. Three were still in custody at the time of......
$15m Bill For Canada
THE papal visit to Canada in September has left the Catholic Church in the country with a bill of 515 million to pick up, and about $7.4 million is still to be found, it has......