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Khartoum Accused Of Islamising The South
BY JOHN PONTIFEX A CHURCH leader in Sudan has said that the Khartoum government is using the Darfur crisis as a smokescreen for the spread of Islam to the Christian south......
Church Prepares To Open Cause Of Vietnamese Cardinal
THE SECRETARY of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace has said that Cardinal Francois-Xavier Nguyen Van Thufin's beatification process is about to begin, some five years......
Elections Were Rigged, Says Church
NIGERIANS WERE abused, traumatised and brutalised while voting in recent elections, the head of the country's bishops' conference has said. Archbishop Felix Alaba Job of lbadan......
Un Chief Invites Pope To Visit Pope Benedict Xvi Has
accepted an invitation to visit the United Nations' headquarters in New York City, but Vatican sources said the trip looked unlikely for this year. UN Secretary-General Ban......
Pontiff Prays For Road Safety
POPE BENEDICT XVI has prayed that drivers around the world will exercise more prudence behind the wheel and show greater respect for the "rules of the road". Marking the United......
Pope Ordains 22 Men To Priesthood
AT A MASS in which he ordained 22 men to the priesthood, Pope Benedict XVI has reflected on what it means to be a priest. "Earth one of you." the Pope told the ordinands, "will......
Archbishop Quits Charity Over Benefit Concert
BY STAFF REPORTER AN AMERICAN archbishop has criticised a Catholic charity for inviting singer Sheryl Crow to perform at a benefit conceit because of her support for abortion......
Church In America Comes Top For Growth
BY JERRY FILTEAU THE MEMBERSHIP of American churches continued to rise in 2005, in spite of ongoing declines in the country's largest mainstream Protestant churches, according......
Mob Tries To Kill Catholic Accused Of Blasphemy
BY ANABEL INGE A CATHOLIC was tortured by police in Pakistan for allegedly blaspheming against the prophet Mohammed, it has emerged. According to reports by the All Pakistan......