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Churches Agree New Ecumenical Commission
BY FREDDY GRAY A NEW C ATHOLIC and Russian Orthodox commission will investigate claims of Catholic “convert-hunting” in Russia, following a conference between a papal envoy and......
Pope Condemns French Ban On Religious Attire
BY STAFF REPORTER T HE P OPE has warned France’s bishops of the dangers of the increasingly secular mood of their country. Any attempt to erase the visible signs of one’s......
Praise For Pilgrims Of Solidarity
A V ATICAN official has said that pilgrimages to the Holy Land were “acts of courage and solidarity” that helped bring peace to the region. Mgr Liberio Andreatta,......
Us Pro-life Bill Clears First Hurdle
T HE US H OUSE of Representatives has voted to treat attacks on a pregnant woman as separate crimes against both her and her unborn child. The House voted 254-163 for the Unborn......
No Catholic Politician May Vote Against Life, Says Pope
T HE P OPE HAS reminded the faithful that a lawmaker who considers himself a Catholic cannot support laws that are against life or marriage. “I think it is opportune to recall......
Islamisation Angers Cardinal
E FFORTS have intensified to Islamise education in the Lebanon, according to an Arabian Church leader. Cardinal Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites,......
Stop Our War, Plead Bishops
T HE BISHOPS of Congo have called on the United Nations to make a greater effort to help the country end its six year civil war. This war “is the bloodiest the African continent......
Mobile Confessional Hits Road
T HE SACRAMENT of reconciliation is going mobile. The German section of the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, hopes to rekindle enthusiasm for the......
General Audience
T HE E NGLISH summary of Pope John Paul II’s weekly general audience, given at St Peter’s on February 25, 2004: “Psalm 10 speaks of the Lord on his throne on high who is......
China Criticised For Persecution Of Catholic Church
BY STAFF REPORTER T HE B USH Administration has criticised China for “backsliding” on key human rights issues, including religious freedom. In its annual report on international......
Jesuit Pours Scorn On Prophets Of Doom
A GAINST the steady drumbeat of news about environmental disasters and impending planetary doom, a small voice of optimism was raised recently by a Jesuit journal close to the......