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Pope: I Will Go On Until My Death
BY LUKE COPPEN POPL JOHN PALL ll has indicated that he is prepared to carry on his mission "to the end", quashing rumours that he might retire due to failing health. A......
Vatican Gives Neocats Unique Role In Church
BY LUKE COPPEN THE VATICAN has approved a set of statutes for the Neocatechumenal Way after five years of discussions with the movement's leaders and consultations with bishops......
The English Summary Of Pope John Paul Ii's Weekly General...
"DEAR BROTHERS and sisters, Psalm 8 is a hymn praising God, the creator of the universe, and giving thanks for the sublime dignity bestowed upon man, the guardian of creation.......
New Bible School For Church
THE CHURCH has acquired a new school of biblical and archaeological sciences. The school, recognised by a decree of the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education, is under the......
Europe
EU faces abortion fight PRO-LIFE groups across Europe were this week urging members of the European Parliament to reject a report that seeks to impose abortion on all member......
Yugoslavia Seeks Papal Pilgrimage
THE CATHOLIC Church in the former Yugoslavia is trying to arrange a visit by Pope John Paul II. Archbishop Stanislav Hocevar of Belgrade said a trip to Serbia by the Holy Father......
Help Bulgaria, Pope Urges
POPE JOHN Paul II has called for more Church financial assistance to Catholic communities in Bulgaria, an Orthodox country he visited in May. He also asked for "concrete signs......
Nuns Establish New Foundation
CARMELITE nuns arrived in Russia late last month to establish a new monastery in eastern Siberia. The monastery, for Discalced nuns, will be founded in the city of Usole, in the......
Pope Challenges Eu Over Text
THE NEW Constitution of the European Union must recognise the Christian heritage of Europe, the Pope has said. "In the process towards a new institutional organisation, Europe......
Cardinal Opposes Pagan Revival
A LATVIAN cardinal has criticised a move to allow neopagan groups to teach in state schools. Latvia's constitutional court is considering a petition by Austra, a Riga-based......
Ukraine Opens University
A CATHOLIC university was formally opened in Ukraine last Saturday, writes Aid to the Church in Need. The university, based in Lviv in western Ukraine, is the first Catholic......
Vatican Signs Torture Treaty
THE VATICAN has ratified the UN convention against torture. The Convention Against Torture and Other Punishments or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatments was signed by John......
Pope Offers Holiday Advice
THE POPE has urged young people to fill their summer holidays with prayer, pilgrimages and voluntary work. "These days of intense heat remind us that the summer period has......
Respect Nature, Tourists Told
TOURISTS are destroying some of the world's most beautiful places, Pope John Paul II has said in his annual message for World Tourism Day. "How can one deny that humanity is......
Vatican To Issue Green Guidance
THE VATICAN will issue a compendium of church social teaching on environmental issues next month. The document will be distributed before the World Summit on Sustainable......
Vatican
Scholars study Catechism THE VATICAN Will mark the 10th anniversary year of the Catechism of the Catholic Church by hosting an international conference in the autumn. The......