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New Williamson Claims Could Harm Vatican Talks With Sspx
BY SIMON CALDWELL THE VATICAN is to enter talks with the Society of St Pius X, a traditionalist group which has separated from Rome, amid renewed controversy over the......
Irish Bishop Clashes With Pro-life Group Over Treaty
BY ED WEST IRISH PRO - LIFE groups campaigning against the Lisbon Treaty have accused a senior bishop of interfering in the upcoming referendum. Bishop Noel Treanor of Down and......
Scottish Parishes Urged To Connect To The Internet
THE CHURCH in Scotland is urging all 500 parishes to go online by offering a website template package to make the process easier. Peter Kearney, spokesman for the Catholic......
Nurse Ordered To Remove Crucifix
A CHRISTIAN NURSE has said that she was discriminated against after facing disciplinary action when she refused to remove her crucifix. Shirley Chaplin, a nurse at the Royal......
Call To Legalise Under-age Sex
A BBC programme has called for the age of consent to be lowered since the law criminalises “half the population”. Law Professor John Spencer called for a reduction in the law on......
Parents Blame Web For Death
THE PARENTS of a 15-yearold girl who killed herself by jumping off a bridge have blamed her death on the “huge pressures” of social networking sites such as Facebook. Holly......
New Guidelines On Assisted Suicide Awaited
BY MARK GREAVES CONTROVERSIAL guidelines that could weaken the law against assisted suicide were to be published this week. Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions,......
Hoteliers On Trial For Arguing With Muslim Guest
BY MARK GREAVES CHRISTIAN hoteliers in Lancashire who argued with a Muslim guest over the breakfast table have been charged with a “religiously aggravated” criminal offence. It......
Thousands Expected To Honour Mary Ward
BY ANNA ARCO THOUSANDS of pilgrims will gather in Rome to celebrate the anniversary of a religious order started by a 16th-century Englishwoman. Yorkshire-born Mary Ward founded......