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Bishops: Vote To Defend Life And Freedom Of Conscience
BY DAVID V BARRETT SCOTTISH bishops have urged Catholics not to vote for candidates who support abortion, assisted suicide and gay marriages. The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland......
Interreligious Marriage Can Deepen Faith, Say Bishops
BY ED WEST INTERRELIGIOUS marriages can offer “opportunities for deepening faith and for cultural enrichment”, the Bishops of England and Wales have said in a teaching document.......
Lib Dem Leader Says He Attends Mass Every Week
LIBERAL Democrat leader Nick Clegg has disclosed that he attends weekly Mass despite not believing in God himself. Although he is the only party leader who is not a Christian,......
Mass Setting Premiered In London
THE FIRST new Mass setting for plainsong in 50 years will be performed on next Friday at St James’s Spanish place. Entitled the Schola Missa de Angelis , the work was created by......
School Tests Effect Of Aroma
A CATHOLIC school in Liverpool is releasing the aroma of peppermint in its classrooms as one of several ways of trying to improve its pupils’ concentration. All Saints primary......
Tories Criticise Ruth Kelly
FORMER cabinet minister Ruth Kelly has bought a £1.8m house close to two of the best Catholic schools in London. The former Education Secretary, a devout Catholic, bought the......
Elvisʼs Bible Goes On Display
BIBLES owned by famous people, including Elvis Presley, East End gangster Reggie Kray, William Tyndale and John Bunyan will be on display in this year’s Christian Resources......
Former Editor Of Scottish Catholic Paper Dies At 67
BY DAVID V BARRETT HARRY CONROY , former editor of The Catholic Herald ’s sister newspaper, the Scottish Catholic Observer , died on Saturday after a short illness. He was 67.......
Archbishop To Celebrate Mass For Migrants
BY DAVID V BARRETT ARCHBISHOP Vincent Nichols of Westminster will celebrate at the fifth annual Mass for Migrants at Westminster Cathedral on Monday. The event is just three......
Susan Boyle ‘may Sing For Pope’
BY DAVID V BARRETT CHURCH officials in Scotland have expressed enthusiasm about the prospect of Susan Boyle singing at a papal Mass when Pope Benedict XVI visits Britain later......