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Fence Goes Up, Despite Protests By Us Bishops
FROM PATRICIA ZAPOR IN WASHINGTON DC THE UNITED States Congress has given the go-ahead for a 700-mile fence to be built on the Mexico border in spite of vigorous opposition from......
Priest Bludgeoned To Death In El Salvador Gangland
A PRIES' was bludgeoned to death this week in El Salvador in an area rife with gang-related killings. Fr Ricardo Antonio Romero, 53, was killed in the western province of......
Millions To Take Part In Prayer Day
ORGANISERS of a World Day of the Rosary on October 21 say they hope to have millions of people worldwide participate in the event. Last year more than 100 countries......
Pope Mourns Cardinal Vachon
POPE BENEDICT XVI has expressed his sadness at the death of Cardinal LouisAlbert Vachon of Canada. In a telegram of sympathy sent last Saturday to Cardinal Marc Ouellet,......
Persecuted Bishop Dies
BISHOP JOSEPII Nguyen Quang Tuyen, who kept the faith alive in the Diocese of Bac Ninh, Vietnam, during the Communist persecutions, has died at the age of 61. The prelate, who......
Two Priests Arrested In China
Two PRIESTS have been arrested in the southern province of Guangdong, China, after returning from a trip to Europe. Fr Shao Zhoumin, the vicar-general of the Wenzhou diocese in......
Partial-birth Abortion Returns To Centre Stage
BY PATRICIA ZAPOR THE SUPREME Court in America will decide in its autumn session whether partial-birth abortions should be banned, it has emerged. The 9th and 8th Circuit Courts......
Tolerance Includes A Fear Of God, Says Pope
IN HIS Fran exchange with the new German ambassador to the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI has said that tolerance implies concern and respect for others, not indifference.......
Cuban Church Leaders Reject Political Role
BY AGOSTINO BONO IN WASHINGTON DC THE Church in Cuba's role in national life after President Fidel Castro relinquishes power is not to be political but to accompany the people......