Page 2, 27th November 1981
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News In Brief
Missing nuns THE US Embassy has asked the Guatemalan government to look for two American nuns, a Guatemalan priest and a seminary student who have been missing since they left......
A New Vision Of Christian Europe Without Nuclear Arms
Cardinal Hume calls for peace in Europe TOTAL nuclear disarmament and an uncompromising rejection of nuclear weapons must he an essential factor if a Christian vision in Europe......
Founder Of Aid Body Bows Out
A.R.CIIBISHOP Henri Lemaitre (left) who has succeeded Fr Werenfried van Straaten (right) as head of Aid to the Church in Need which he founded 34 years ago to bring relief to......
Currency Dispute
MOTHER TERESA, the Nobel peace prize winner, and several other missionaries face investigation for alleged breaches of currency laws in Italy. The missionaries have been using......
Priest Cleared Of Earthquake Fraud
AN ITALIAN priest under investigation for allegedly diverting earthquake relief funds has been cleared. Fr Armando Venezia had been charged in late August with collecting......
Gaolings In Yugoslavia
A COURT in Mostar Yugoslavia has sentenced two Catholic priests to eight and five-and-ahalf years in gaol on charges of anti-state activities, the national news agency Tanjug......
Feuds Foil Calls For Ceasefire
A "MOE: AL pact of nonaggression — negotiated by a cardinal between two feuding families in Brazil's rural Northeast has been broken and has spread to th e major coastal city of......
New Atrocities Reported By El Salvador Christians
by Christopher Rails TWO representatives from ASESAH, the Salvadorean Ecumenical Association for Service and Humanitarian Aid, were in London this week to give up to date......
Sexism In Liturgy Blow
IN THEIR attempt to avoid sexism in the liturgy, the United States bishops have received surprise notice that Pope John Paul II has confirmed their request to omit the ssord......
Plea To Release Mbatha
THE CATHOLIC Fund for Overseas Development (CA FOD), the British Council of Churches. and Oxfam have combined to call for the immediate release by South African authorities of......
New Czech Crackdown
SECURITY forces in Czechoslovakia have carried out massive raids on Parish houses and homes for retired priests and the religious throughout the country in the past month in......
Danish Encounter
At the invitation of the Council of Bishops' Conferences in Europe and of the Conference of European Churches, 40 Catholic bishops and 40 representatives from other Christian......
First Papal Visit Since Shooting Attempt
From Desmond O'Grady in Rome MASSIVE security measures were taken on Sunday during Pope John Paul 11's first trip outside Rome since the assassination attempt in May. Pope John......
He Sleeping Giant Stirs
Christopher Rails points to increasing Government worries at the Church's growing support for nuclear disarmament. WH EN Mgr Bruce Kent addressed the annual conference of the......
`gospel Is Ours' Pope Tells Mintoff
AS THE campaign in Malta for the Dece mber general election threatens i.o become increasingly violent. Rape John Paul's recent appeal to the Maltese Prime Minister. IMr Dom......