Page 5, 21st November 1986
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Aids, Peace, South Africa, Sunday Racing, Lay Ministry,...
and dialogue with moral theologians preoccupied the bishops' meeting last week. Jack O'Sullivan reports their conclusions and Cardinal Hume's briefing. Shift from political ring......
Bishops' Solution For Aids
THE bishops made the following statement on AIDS: "The AIDS condition is beginning to assume epidemic proportions. We know that .AIDS can be contracted without moral guilt, but......
Sunday Nap Non-starter
• CARDINAL HUME announced an "extremely important" new dialogue between moral theologians and a group of three bishops, headed by Bishop Francis Thomas of Northampton. * The......
Sanctions Option Avoided
THE conference maintained its Low Week stance of not formally supporting sanctions against South Africa. The bishops appear committed to a less radical policy than that......
Arcic Safe Says General Synod
DESPITE some outspoken criticism of ecumenical dialogue, the Church of England General Synod has endorsed continuing unity talks with the Catholic church. Both the House of......
Guiding Luminary
ALMOST the equal to being stranded on a desert island is being diverted from over a misted-out Dublin airport to late-night Shannon. On such a night a few months ago, my heart......
Papal Blessing For Lady 01
by Peter Stanford THE papal blessing of the work of the pro-NATO group, Families for Defence, was "terribly important" its chairperson, Lady Olga Maitland, said last week. The......
New Scheme In Sugar Site
ARCHBISHOP DEREK Worlock of Liverpool gave his support to a new housing cooperative scheme launched in Merseyside last week. Backed by £6.6 million of government funds, the......
Queen's Speech Attacked
THE QUEEN'S speech has been attacked by Life, the antiabortion organisation, for its failure to put forward any plans to legislate on the topic of embryo abuse. Despite the......
Home News In Brief
Hostages THE ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury and his representative Mr Terry Waite, met with American representatives of the Catholic, Episcopalean and Presbyterian Churches on Sunday......
Anglican Plea For The Inner Cities
A BRIXTON vicar has described as "madness", the "insolent wealth" of parts of Britain in the face of inner city deprivation. The Rev Barry Thorley, vicar of St Matthew's,......
Daly Castigates `reckless' Killers
BISHOP CAHAL Daly of Down and Connor condemned as "reckless and "irresponsible" the recent killing of an RUC Constable in Belfast, and pleaded with Northern Ireland's Catholics......