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To Teach Immigrants
Parishes in the Leeds diocese have all been invited to find volunteers to take part in a home-tutor scheme for teaching English to immigrants. "The scheme is run by the Leeds......
Re Must Remain Compulsory, Says Mrs Williams
By Alex Cosgrave Religious education must remain a compulsory part of the school curriculum, but the 1944 Education Act needed to he rethought to take account of a multiethnic......
Bishops Urge Social Action
In an important document addressed to Latin American Church communities, 20 bishops of the Catholic Church in Latin America have strongly advocated non-violent action, inspired......
Wales' First Deacon
A primary school headmaster is set to become the first permanent deacon in Wales. Mr John Walsh, who has been headmaster of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Eccles,......
Leeds Women Visit Leningrad `refuseniks'
By Alex Cosgrave Two Leeds women made a special trip to Leningrad last weekend to visit Soviet Jews who have been refused visas to leave Russia. Mrs Clare McLaughlin, a Catholic......
Pope Encourages Nfp Aims
Pope Paul has urged specialists in natural family planning to help couples who have failed to observe the Church's ban on artificial birth control. A letter sent in his name to......
Misconceptions On Visiting The Old
Inaccurate information about what is involved in voluntary visiting of the elderly is responsible for many "failed matches" between volunteers and old people, according to a......
Curious Mixture Of Anglican Opinions
Most rank-and-file Anglicans support the Queen, the death penalty and the Labour Party; they also oppose trades unions and are hostile towards immigrants. Their leadership, on......
Thousands Of Lives Could Be Saved By Offering The "boat
people" — Indo-Chinese refugees escaping in small boats — a "free port where they can receive temporary asylum, according to a United States Catholic Conference official who......