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Why Pope Benedict Agreed To Visit Britain
Edward Pentin’s Vatican Notebook Y ears of careful wooing of the Vatican by Church leaders, Her Majesty’s Government and the Royal Family appear to have paid off and Pope......
Bishop: Synod ‘not Relevant’ To North
PAT MORRISON IN TUNISIA A TUNISIAN bishop attending the African synod next week has said its themes do not relate to north Africa. Bishop Maroun Lahham, a synod delegate, said......
News Bulletin
Pope: Donʼt make poor pay for wasted resources POPE BENEDICT XVI has said that neither the poor nor future generations should pay the price for waste of resources, and he urged......
Spokesman Defends Pope In Row
A VATICAN SPOKESMAN has insisted that the Pope lifted the excommunication of Society of St Pius X Bishop Richard Williamson without being aware the traditionalist bishop is a......
Fatima Visit Announced
POPE BENEDICT XVI plans to visit the shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal next May, the Portuguese bishops have announced. The Pope will preside over ceremonies May 13, the......
Boston Cardinal Protection Plea
CARDINAL Seán O’Malley of Boston has urged Catholics to “protect our children from the poisonous message of hedonism, individualism and materialism on MTV and so many other......
Girls Pressurised To Wear Jilbab, Says Gaza Priest
BY JUDITH SUDILOVSKY CHRISTIAN girls in the Gaza Strip are under pressure to wear Islamic dress in public schools, according to a Gazan parish priest. Fr Jorge Hernandez of Holy......
Divorce Creating Orphans With ‘too Many Parents’
BY CAROL GLATZ MANY CHILDREN raised by cohabitating, separated, divorced or remarried parents are deprived of fixed points of reference and can suffer from inner conflict and......
John Paul Ii May Be Made Doctor
BISHOP MICHAEL SMITH of Meath, Ireland, who served as secretary to the committee of Irish bishops that organised the details of the 1979 papal visit to Ireland, has predicted......