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Church Fury As Clinton Backs Cloning
By Simon Caldwell THE VATICAN issued a forthright condemnation of human cloning — as America joined Britain in moving closer to legalising the practice. The Pontifical Academy......
Africa
Church pays fines of poor THE ARCHDIOCESE of Benin has secured the release of 58 prisoners from four prisons by paying their fines rather than allowing them to remain in jail.......
Union Legend Gets 'day Off'
CALIFORNIA has become the first state to honour a late Catholic trade union leader with an official state holiday. California Governor Gray Davis announced the move to annually......
Oceania
Bishops refute gay rights slur NEW ZEALAND'S bishops have clarified their stance on gay rights — after they were accused of supporting samesex unions in their response to a......
Europe
Poles warned of EU 'mafia' THE LEADER of the Church in Poland has warned against membership of the European Union. Cardinal Jozef Glemp told 100,000 pilgrims at the Marian......
Vatican
Labourers for a new harvest AT LEAST 3,000 young men have expressed their desire to enter the seminary, and another 2,000 young women to give themselves to God in the religious......
Asia
Stop murders, says successor MOTHER Teresa's successor has condemned the persecution of Christians in India. Speaking on the late nun's 90th birthday, Sr Nirmala said: "The......