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Death Toll Mounts In Starving Wartorn Sudan
by Timothy Elphick THE famine which has stalked the African continent in recent months is now claiming deaths across a wide area, the Catholic third world development agency......
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Supplies reach Kurds TIIE first of three planeloads of relief supplies to be sponsored by Chrisitan Aid and CAFOD for Kurdish refugees in the mountains on the Iraq-Turkey......
Abortion Splits Church And State In Spanish Row
by Gabriella Gamini in Barcelona AS Spain's justice system and socialist government ponder on relaxing harsh laws against abortion, leaders of the Catholic church have stepped......
Fearless Ugandan
THE Ugandan cardinal who led his country's church through the years of Idi Amin's dictatorship died this week at the age of 76. Cardinal Emmanuel Nsubugu, born in Kisulc in 1914......
Paul Vi 'tried To Resign' Book Claims
by 1'iviane Hewitt in Rome A NEW biography of Pope Paul VI confirms that he contemplated resigning if ill health prevented him from leading the church. Paul VI, by radio......
Appeal To Moslems Sri Lanka's Moslems Should "seek...
"join in positive action for the building of peace" in the country, the chair of the island's episcopal commission for ecumenism and dialogue said this week. Bishop Henry......
Special Synod
THE Vatican this week sent the preparatory document for the European Synod to episcopal conferences. The special gathering will open fur two weeks' discussion on November 28.......
Utah Leads In New Abortion Laws
THE governor of Utah in the United States this week gave official approval to new antiabortion laws which could spark a fresh round in the debate on termination which has......
Tsars' Chapel Causes Soviet Disquiet
A ROW is breaking out in the Soviet Union over a chapel to be built on the site where the last tsar and his family were murdered in 1917, and which is already attracting visits......
St Teresa Help Me!
A Missionary in great difficulty called upon Pope Pius XI for help. His reply was simple: "Have recourse to the Little Flower of Jesus". Today we appeal to you for the LITTLE......