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'catholic Colleges Must Be Catholic Above All Else'
THE CATHOLIC identity of a Catholic college ought to unmistakably permeate every discipline, and its graduates ought to be willing to stand up for the Church, a Vatican official......
Rome Honours Pharmacists' Saint
THE PATRON SAINT of pharmacists has found a niche at the Vatican, complete with the blessing of Benedict XVI. The Pope blessed a 27-ton, 17.7ft statue of St John Leonardi, which......
Pope Dropped From Power List
THE VATICAN has welcomed Pope Benedict XVI's exclusion from a Tune magazine list of the world's 100 "Most Influential People - . "I am very pleased that the Rope is not on the......
Rosary Revival Under Way
PRAYING the rosary is enjoying a revival among Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI has said. The rosary was "not a pious practice relegated to the past, like a prayer of former times......
New Catholic Monthly For Russia
THE MOSCOW-BASED Catholic Archdiocese of the Mother of God has launched a monthly newspaper to replace its award-winning weekly that closed on Christmas Day. Fr Igor Kovalevsky,......
Pakistan Encouraged To Abandon Blasphemy Laws
BY ED WEST CHRISTIANS have called on the new Pakistani government to repeal the country's notorious blasphemy laws, 10 years after a Catholic bishop killed himself in protest at......
Us Accuses Vietnam Of Oppressing Catholics
BY REGINA LINSKEY I• A US WATCHDOG group has named Vietnam as one of the world's worst violators of religious freedom because of its participation and acceptance in suppressing......
Vatican Praise For Journalistic Heroism
JOURNALISTS who have risked their lives and freedom in defence of the truth are an eloquent testimony of the high calling of media professionals, a Vatican official has said.......
Catholics Clash With Mormons Over Baptisms
BY CHAZ MUTH IN AN EFFORT to block posthumous re-baptisms by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Catholic dioceses throughout the world have been directed by the......