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Greyfriars To Close Despite Plea From The Vatican
BY DAVID V BARRETT GREYFRIARS Hall at Oxford has closed despite an extraordinary intervention by a top Vatican official to save it. Cardinal Franc Rode, prefect of the......
Bishop Mcmahon Gets Standing Ovation At Old Mass Conference
BY ED WEST BISHOP Malcolm McMahon of Nottingham received a standing ovation when he addressed priests gathered at Oxford last week to learn the traditional Latin Mass. The......
Archbishop Of Baghdad To Visit London Next Month
AN IRAQI bishop who has witnessed some of the worst persecution against Christians in recent times is to visit London. Archbishop Jean Sleiman of Baghdad, who ministers to......
Monks Install Broadband
moarKs in south-west Wales have installed a broadband receiver in their abbey tower after a slow dial-up connection caused their internet business to suffer. The 15 Cistercian......
Bishop Loses Legal Battle
BISHOP Crispian Hollis of Portsmouth has lost a legal battle over the ownership of a building in the village of Penton Mewsey, Hampshire. In a statement the Diocese of......
Barry George Read Psalm Each Day
BARRY GEORGE, who was cleared of the murder of Jill Dando last week, said that while in prison he prayed and read an Old Testament psalm every day. Mr George, a Catholic, said......
By Will Heaven
THE NUMBER of British pilgrims travelling to Lourdes is set to reach a record figure in 2008 as the shrine celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Marian apparitions. This year......
By Christian De Lisle
BARONESS cox has reported an "escalation" of attacks against Christians in Nigeria after a fact-finding mission to the north of the country. The baroness travelled to Nigeria......