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Catholics Urged To Care For Churches
BY MARK GREAVES ENGLAND ’ S HERITAGE chief has said that some Catholic dioceses “simply do not get the point” when it comes to preserving historic and beautiful buildings. Simon......
Deacon Healed By Newman Snubs Cherie Blair
BY STAFF REPORTER CHERIE BLAIR has received a snub from the man healed after praying to Cardinal John Henry Newman. Jack Sullivan, whose inexplicable recovery from a severe back......
Report: Religious Schools Are Best At Social Cohesion
BY ED WEST FAITH SCHOOLS make a better contribution to community cohesion than secular schools, a new study has found. The report, funded by the Church of England and entitled......
Communion On The Tongue Is A Right, Says Vatican
BY MARK GREAVES THE VATICAN department for worship has ruled that Catholics have a right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue if they wish. The ruling comes after several......
News Bulletin
Poirot actor speaks of his fears for British Christianity DAVID SUCHET , the actor best known for his portrayal of Agatha Christie’s detective Hercule Poirot, has said he......
Anglican-catholic Talks To Resume
THE FORMAL theological dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion will begin to focus on the relationship between the local and the universal Church, the......
Signs Of Growth In Attendance
BOTH the number of Catholics attending weekly Mass and the number of diocesan priests has risen in England and Wales, the latest official statistics show. According to the 2010......
Archbishop To Address Tories
ARCHBISHOP Vincent Nichols of Westminster will address the Conservative Christian Fellowship at their Christmas reception next Wednesday at Methodist Central Hall. The CCF is an......
Teens Stabbed Delivering Leaflets
TWO teenage boys were slashed with knives in Canterbury, Kent, as they delivered Christian leaflets. The boys, aged 17 and 18, are of Afghan background and were attacked by......