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Aoun's Ousting Slammed In Rome
by Timothy Elphick THE ousting by Syrian troops of the Lebanese Christian army leader General Michel Aoun from his bunker in Beirut was this week condemned by the Vatican daily......
Death Squads On The Offensive In El Salvador
DEATH squad killings are on the increase in El Salvador despite agreements between the army and opposition forces, the human rights organisation Amnesty International claimed......
Cardinal's Anniversary Greetings
CHURCH leaders and organisations in the United Kingdom this week sent congratulatory messages to Brazilian Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns to mark his 20th anniversary as......
Pope Slams Drug Related Kidnaps
POPE John Paul II has condemned the recent wave of drug-related kidnappings sweeping across the Latin American country of Colombia. "I firmly condemn these detestable crimes and......
Refugees' Plight
EFFORTS by the Philippines government to evacuate its nationals from refuge camps on the Jordanian border with Iraq have been haphazard and uncoordinated, according to three......
Presbytery Posting That Packs A Punch
by our Rome correspondent POLICE were called to the main square of Martinsicuro about 80 miles north of Rome to break up two wrestling women, rowing over the job of housekeeper......
Norway's Protestants Doubt Papal Ecumenism
THE Norwegian Ecumenical Council this week claimed that although Pope John Paul II has ten spoken in favour - of links with Protestant churches he has not done enough to bolster......
Nicaraguans' Struggle For Unity
by Andy Atkins THE church in Nicaragua is as divided as the nation. For the base Christian communities, the defeat of the Sandinistas in February's elections was a severe blow.......
News In Brief
Korea appeal POPE John Paul 11 this week called for an end to "the tragic division" of North and South Korea, and hoped that the new political spirit in the world would help the......
Italian Husbands Exposed
by our Rome correspondent ACCORDING to the church review World Perspectives (Prospettive nel Mondo), 65 per cent of Italian women have been slapped by their husbands at least......