Page 1, 8th February 1974

8th February 1974
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Cardinal Makes Plea For Reverence

Cardinal Heenan said last Saturday that he deplored the decline in reverence for blessed things and criticised Catholics who no longer genuflected before the Blessed Sacrament.......

Sixth-formers Authorised To Give Communion

Mothers, young secretaries, sixth-formers, nurses, teachers and religious were among 191 people from the Westminster Archdiocese authorised to distribute Holy Communion at a......

Pope Paul Defends Canon Law On Marriage

By a Staff Reporter Pope Paul VI said last Thursday that Catholic matrimonial law may need some updating, but he took issue with an Italian university professor who called it......

Study Of Middle Class Tensions

The Social Science Research Council has agreed to finance a 15-month study of the changes within the Catholic community in England. The study will be directed by Dr. Michael......

Slur On Pius Xii Refuted By Former S.s. Colonel

A former German S.S. colonel who was a liaison officer between the Nazis and the Vatican has described as "absurd" suggestions that the late Pope Pius XII knew of Nazi plans to......

Revised Rites For The Sacrament Of Penance

The revised rites for the Sacrament of Penance published yesterday allow a general confession and general absolution in mission territories. The value of individual and frequent......

Emma's Bleak Outlook:

At 82 Emma was hoping to take life a Little easier. Instead she is in terror of being alone. She lives in a nearly abandoned row of crumbling houses. Three times her back door......