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Pope Names Five New Cardinals
Bruce Johnston on some intriguing additions to the college of cardinals THE GERMAN BISHOP who suggested the Pope could retire was unexpectedly named a cardinal on Sunday. Bishop......
Pope Pleads For Aid For Victims Of Indian Earthquake
By Josephine Siedlecka PRAYERS ARE being said around the world and rescuers are rushing against time to find survivors of the earthquake which devastated northern India last......
Americas
Church wins land victory THE CATHOLIC Church in Honduras has won a major victory in its campaign for land reform. Over 700 rural families have been helped by the Commission for......
Asia
Bishop ducks negotiations A LEADING MEXICAN bishop has rejected a potential role as mediator between the Mexican government and the Zapatista guerrillas, saying it is beyond his......
Africa
Cardinal deplores murder A CONGOLESE cardinal has called for an end to the twoand-a half-year war in Congo, following the assassination of President Laurent Kabila. At the......