Page 2, 8th May 1992
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Letter From America
ONE of the more frustrating yet truly democratic aspects of the American political process is the loud, continuous and public airing of the great moral dilemmas of the day. Over......
News In Brief
Shrine vandalised THE shrine of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, said to be the site of Christ's Crucifixion, has been vandalised. A man described by Israeli......
Anti-christian Violence Sweeps Southern Egypt
A WAVE of anti-Christian violence swept Egypt this week as Moslem extremists launched a series of attacks on Coptic farm workers. Twelve Christians and one of the Moslem......
Concern Expressed For Nuns In Bosnian War Zone
SUPERIORS of women's religious orders with convents in Yugoslavia expressed their grave concern this week for the safety of nuns still living in the country wracked by civil......
Athlete Settles Classroom Feud With Catholic College
A BASKETBALL player in the United States who has charged a Jesuit-run university with exploiting his athletic talents but failing to educate him has settled his case out of......
Pope Blesses President
ITALY's President Francesco Cossiga has ended an often stormy term in office which involved accusations against the Holy Sec by visiting the Vatican for a papal blessing. Pope......
Earlier Last Rites Urged
ANOINTING the sick should not be left until "the last minutes" of a person's life, Pope John Paul Ii has said. "Experience shows that the sacrament produces a spiritual strength......