Page 1, 30th November 1979
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Church Rejects Guerrilla Charge
THE Church in ZimbabweRhodesia has emphatically rejected an accusation that the country's bishops supported the Patriotic Front guerrillas. The charge was made by a small group......
Lament For The Passing Of The 'catholic Nose'
By Christopher Howse Archbishop John Murphy of Cardiff calls democracy a catastrophe when it is applied to faith and morals in his pastoral letter for the First Sunday in......
Hospice Chief Slams Local Health Authorities
'Liverpool shuns the dying' claim By John Carey A LIVERPOOL priest has launched a strong attack on the Merseyside health authorities, accusing them of failing to shoulder their......
The Herald Says
THE DECISION of the Merseyside health authorities not to back Fr O'Leary's hospice for the terminally ill may seem heartless in the extreme but it should not be surprising. In......
Hectic Turkish Trip
Pope John Paul II is expected to return to Rome tonight after his hectic three days trip to Turkey. The papal itinery was surrounded in heavy security. It was feared that......
Benchi 'not Papal Envoy'
THE POPE is quite free to visit England despite the anomalous position of the Apostolic Delegate, who is still not recognised as an ambassador from the Holy See to the Court of......
Outcry Over Church Kmbing
by David Browne PROTESTANT church leaders in Belfast have joined in condemning last week's bombing of the Catholic church of the Resurrection in the north of the city. The new......
Students Want Theology
THEOLOGY is one of the top four subjects to show a substantial increase in the number of university applications this year, according to figures published by the Universities......
He Does It His Way!
HOW does the Vatican bring together an English singercomposer born in 1491, and an American singer-actor, born in 1915? Answer: both Henry VIII and Frank Sinatra wanted their......
Cambodia
Starvation threatens millions Your help can now reach victims lhc human tragedy and the scale of suffering are appalling. "Up to four million out of a population of six million......
Inside
Our Christmas Books supplement covers everything from mediaeval frescoes to modern fiction. Pages 6, 7, 8......
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