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Major Rift Hits Church In Nicaragua
By John Carey A SERIOUS rift has appeared in the Nicaraguan Church following a statement by the bishops criticising the Sandinista government for denying the people active......
Studies On Marriage
THE CATHOLIC and Lutheran churches have been urged by an official joint commission to develop case studies on the problems of inter-church marriages. The studies should......
Soviet 'disdain' On Human Rights
TWO NOBEL Peace prize winners. Mairead Corrigan and Adolfo Perez Esquivel, will be among the participants in a threeday consultation on disarmament and human rights due to be......
News In Brief
"FHE CHI RCH must at times take unpopular positions if it is to be true to its mission, Archbishop John Quinn of San Francisco, president of the National Conference of Catholic......
Sa Bishops Publicise Bannings
A FULI list of all the people currently banned in South Africa together with their period of banning and their addresses has been published by the South African bishops'......
Us Bishop Sexism Out S Take Of Liturgy
BISHOPS in the United States have approved'changes in the language of the Mass to make it less "sexist". In a ballot on November 12, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops,......
Church State Row In East Germany
THE LUTHERAN church in East Germany has come into conflict with the Communist party leadership which controls the country. Spokesmen for the church, which represents the......
Amnesty Spotlight Swings On Chilean Torture
By a Special Correspondent A NEW campaign against torture in Chile is to be launched in ten days time by Amnesty International. It will attempt to focus public attention again......
Brazil Condemned For Missionary Ban
TI II NATIONAL Conference of Brazilian Bishops has criticised the Brazilian government for expelling an Italian missionary, and have vowed to continue their work for social......