Page 2, 7th August 2009
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Bishops Call Equality Law An ‘instrument Of Oppression’
BY SIMON CALDWELL A PROPOSED EU equality law has been branded an “instrument of oppression” by Britain’s Church leaders. The bishops of England, Wales and Scotland denounced the......
Too Much Facebook Damages Communities, Says Archbishop
BY ED WEST ARCHBISHOP Vincent Nichols of Westminster has said that social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace are “dehumanising” community life and leaving teenagers......
Irish Law Tightened On Mass Cards
BY CIAN MOLLOY THE IRISH government is clamping down on the sale of pre-signed Mass cards at newsstands and shops. Under new measures announced by the government last week the......
Friars Of The Immaculate Move To Stoke-on-trent
THE FRANCISCAN Friars of the Immaculate have moved from the Archdiocese of Southwark to Stoke-on-Trent, where they have been given the parish of St Joseph’s in Burslem, located......
Priest Condemns Arson Attempt
A PRIEST has said an arson attack at a Catholic primary school in north Belfast was a sectarian attempt to burn down the building. At least four fires were started at different......
Charity Looking For Trustees
THE CARDINAL Hume Centre, a homeless charity based in London, is looking to recruit new trustees. The centre, founded by the late Cardinal Basil Hume 20 years ago, is looking......
Top Catholic School Closes
A HIGH - PERFORMING Catholic primary school in Leeds will be closed due to low pupil numbers. Mount St Mary’s Catholic Primary in Richmond Hill will be shut next summer and the......
Bishop ‘did Not Buy £215,000 Villa For Housekeeper’
BY STAFF REPORTER THE MOTHERWELL diocese has denied that Church funds were used to buy a property for the bishop’s housekeeper. It was reported in the Scottish media last week......
Bishop Pargeter Of Birmingham Retires At 76
BY PETER JENNINGS AUXILIARY Bishop Philip Pargeter of Birmingham has retired after reaching his 76th birthday earlier this year. Bishop Pargeter offered his resignation after......
Westminster Announces Appeal
MONEY raised through Westminster’s Mission Appeal for 2010 will be given to the Sisters’ Missionary Committee, it was announced this week. The committee is made up of 14......