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Pope Benedict Embarks On A Busy New Year World Bulletin
his year will be one in which many become better acquainted with Pope Benedict XVI when he makes his expected visit to Britain in mid-September. But that trip will be just one......
Mission Murders Double In A Year
BY SIMON CALDWELL MURDERS OF Catholic missionaries have more than doubled in the last year, according to the latest figures from the Vatican. The number of priests, nuns and......
Sect Members Are `false Prophets', Says Cardinal
UGANDAN Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala has condemned the newly registered Catholic Apostolic National Church, describing it as a group of “false prophets”. According to the Kampala......
Japanese Cardinal Dies In Tokyo
JAPANESE CARDINAL Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi, the retired Archbishop of Tokyo, has died at the age of 81. Vatican Radio said the cardinal had been suffering from cardiac problems......
Court Scraps Ban On `allah'
THE HIGH COURT in Malaysia has ruled that a national Catholic weekly, the Herald , can use the word “Allah” to refer to God and that the Home Ministry’s order banning certain......
Suicide Ruling In Us State
THE MONTANA Supreme Court has paved the way for the state to become the third in the United States to allow assisted suicide. The high court considered a case from a now dead......
Agency Denied Access To Refugees
THAILAND ’ S Catholic aid agency has been refused access to more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong asylum seekers in northern Thailand as thousands of Thai soldiers arrived to deport them......
Honour For Jesuit Astronomer
BY DENNIS SADOWSKI VETERAN astronomer Jesuit Fr George Coyne has been honoured by the American Astronomical Society for his work in building a Vaticansponsored summer school for......
Us Court Rejects Lawsuit To Reclaim ‘looted’ Assets
BY PATRICIA ZAPOR A CALIFORNIA appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit against the Vatican bank seeking restitution for Holocaust survivors who said the bank stored and laundered......