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Irish Limber Up For Poll On Divorce
THE Irish Catholic bishops are considering the Dublin government's white paper on divorce, but are unlikely to respond by the end of the month. Jim Cantwell. spokesman for the......
Bishops Ring Alarm Bells In Sri Lanka
ALARM bells are being rung by the Catholic bishops of Sri Lanka, who this week voiced fears that their country was on the brink of catastrophe. The bishops said in a statement......
Columbus Row Hits Pope
THE POPE will overlook escalating protests in the Dominican Kcpublic and celebrate Mass near a controversial multi-million pound memorial dedicated to Columbus. the Vatican......
Diocesan Employee Starts Blaze To Hide Fraud Deals
AN ACCOUNTANT employed by an American diocese has been arrested and charged with arson after its finance offices went up in flames. John Weber, 45, an accounts supervisor for......
Teach The World To Sing
OPERA star Placido Domingo was in the American capital this week to receive an honorary degree from the Jesuit-run Georgetown University. Georgetown University's president, Fr......
News In Brief
Swiss affray THE Swiss government has jumped into the fray over the controversy surrounding Bishop Wolfgang Haas of Chur, whose appointment in 1990 unleahed a storm of protest......
Vatican Pledges To Jump Hurdles For Israeli Ties
OBSTACLES in the way of formal Vatican relations with Israel will take years to iron out but the problems between the two states will be resolved, a top official of the Holy......
John Paul Blasts Sudan Regime
by Timothy Elphick POPE John Paul 11 this week made an impassioned plea for an immediate end to the civil war in famine-hit Sudan, where millions of villagers face death by......