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Catholic Mp Leads 'poll Tax' Assault
by Brian Dooley CATHOLIC MP John Battle revealed to the Catholic Herald this week he is set to embark on a campaign of "creative resistance" against. the poll tax, which could......
Vatican Bank's `moral Debt' In Leaked Report
by Vivienne Hewitt in Rome A DOCUMENT, taken from the final pre-trial report on Italy's Vatican-linked bank scandal and leaked from offices of a public prosecutor, contains a......
Scientific Doubts On Shroud Tests
TURIN Shroud expert Ian Wilson has claimed the recent tests done on the linen were, to his surprise, less scientific than had been thought. Mr Wilson told the Catholic Herald he......
Ira Ban Questioned
HOME Secretary Douglas Hurd's announcement of a ban on television and radio interviews with Sinn Fein has been attacked by polticians in the north of Ireland, and opposition......
Sexuality Video Launched
by Martin Newland A VIDEO aimed at alerting young people to the moral dimension of sexuality was launched this week by the department for Christian Doctrine and Formation of the......
Nuns Still Locked In
THERE was still deadlock this weekend at the American Carmelite where nuns have locked themselves in the infirmary as a protest against "modernisation". Earlier in the week the......
Haiti Priest Stays Put
by Joanna Moorhead JEAN-BERTRAND Aristide, the priest who is leader of the people's struggle in Haiti, was this weekend still inside his country despite attempts by the......
Rome Aids Clash
by our Rome correspondent PROTESTS against a churchrun centre for AIDS victims in the heart of a Rome park have split the city government and erupted in street demonstrations.......
Northern Irish Convinced On The Devil
TO coincide with this week's controversial conference in Turin on Satan two researchers at the car manufacturing city's university have released the results of a five-nation......