Page 2, 19th August 2005

19th August 2005
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Nun Leads Protests Over Da Vinci Film

BY CHRISTINA FARRELL T HE BOOK has topped the bestseller lists for months with believers and non-believers alike drawn to Dan Brown’s escapist tale of evil doings in the Church......

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Cardinal congratulates Tom Farmer S COTTISH Cardinal Keith O’Brien has sent his congratulations to Catholic businessman Sir Tom Farmer after the Kwik-Fit founder was named as......

Proposals To Screen Babies For Cancer Genes Anger Church

BY FREDDY GRAY T HE C ATHOLIC Church has severely criticised the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority for its new proposals to screen embryos for cancer genes. Last week......

Dieting Pill Was Invented By Monks

BY DAN FRANK M EDIAEVAL Scottish Catholic priests might have discovered the vital ingredient used in early dieting pills. Tiny tubers thought to stave off hunger have been found......