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Judgment Seals Fate Of Adoption Agencies
BY SIMON CALDWELL THE CATHOLIC CHURCH in England and Wales has lost the legal battle to retain its remaining few adoption agencies. The Charity Tribunal ruled on Monday that the......
‘i Don’t Know Why God Chose Me,’ Pope Tells Children
BY SARAH DELANEY POPE BENEDICT XVI offered a rare glimpse into his private feelings last week, telling a group of children that as a boy he never dreamed of becoming Pope and......
Scholars To Meet In Oxford To Discuss Cause Of Chesterton
BY ED WEST G K CHESTERTON ’ S reputation for holiness will be boosted next month when leading scholars meet in Oxford to discuss his Cause. In this week’s paper former Catholic......
Vatican Raises Age Of Retirement To 67
BY STAFF REPORTER THE VATICAN is to raise its staff retirement age by two years to cope with the economic crisis. From January next year newly hired lay staff will retire at 67,......
Catholic ‘comic In A Frock’ Dies Aged 81
BY DAVID V BARRETT FEMALE impersonator Danny La Rue – or “comic in a frock”, as he preferred to be called – died on Sunday aged 81. Born Daniel Patrick Carroll in Cork and......