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Archbishop: Worshipping God Is A ‘leap Into The Dark’
BY ANNA ARCO WORSHIPPING A transcendent God is a leap into the dark, Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster has said. Speaking at the first of a series of talks on......
Church Agency Backs Anglican Archbishop Over ‘squalid’ Bnp
BY ED WEST THE FORMER Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey of Clifton has denounced British National Party leader Nick Griffin for claiming his party represented “Christian......
Lawyer To Address Delegation
BY ED WEST ONE OF Britain’s leading Catholic lawyers is to address a delegation of Chinese officials on the subject of religious freedom in Britain. Neil Addison, the director......
Dominicans Recall Oxford Martyrs At High Mass
THE PRIOR of Blackfriars, Fr Simon Gaine OP, has celebrated a traditional Latin High Mass in memory of the Oxford martyrs who gave their lives during the Reformation. Fr Richard......
Study Finds Fewer Catholics In Uk
RESEARCHERS at Georgetown University’s Centre for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) have estimated that there are 800,000 fewer Catholics in Britain than the Church......
Bridge Suicide Girl Mourned
ONE HUNDRED and fifty mourners attended the funeral of Neve Lafferty at St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in her home town of Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, last week. Neve, 15,......
Teacher ʻforgedʼ Priest Reference
THE DEPUTY head teacher at a leading secondary school has been accused of forging a baptism certificate and a priest’s reference to get his children into a Catholic primary......
Pro-life Protest Planned In London
AN ECUMENICAL prayer procession will take place in London on Saturday, November 14, to commemorate the 500 babies aborted each day in Britain. It will start at Westminster......
Priest Steps In To Save A Pugin ‘marvel’ In Kent
BY ANDREW M BROWN A PUGIN -designed church earmarked for closure has been saved at the last minute after a priest said he would celebrate a traditional Latin Mass there every......
Care For The Elderly Must Rise By Half, Says Study
BY ED WEST A REPORT by the Caritas Social Action Network suggests that the amount of time devoted to home care will need to rise by 150 per cent to cope with the needs of......
Scottish Secretary To Plan Papal Trip In Rome
BY BRIGITTE ISTIM SCOTTISH Secretary Jim Murphy is to see the Pope this week to discuss his proposed visit to Scotland next year. Mr Murphy, a Catholic, will meet the Pope in a......