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A Staff 'reporter Looks Back On A —
Page 3 from 2nd January 1970Momentous but bitter decade D URING the first week of aL s r 1960 a Catholic senator, John Kennedy announced he was seeking the Democratic party......
An Extraordinary Gift For Calm And Quiet In The Midst Of...
Page 3 from 11th August 1978A tribute by Gerard Noel, former editor of the Catholic Herald who wrote Paul VI, the Pope's biography. THE 263rd Vicar of Christ is dead, and......
Girl Altar-servers
Page 4 from 3rd November 1978AS reported, the bishops reject the idea of female altar-servers on the ground that. although it is a matter of law, their services in the......
The Man With The Biggest In-tray In The World
Page 3 from 27th October 1978The Pope must now get down to business after the celebrations. Our editor, Richard Dowden, reports from Rome on the difficulties he will face. •......
Irish Play A Guessing Game On Cardinal Conway's Successor
Page 5 from 8th July 1977THE IRISH are a highly political people, and so politics, whether secular or ecclesiastical, are of great interest to them. Add to that the Irish......
Cafod Stands By To Help Morvi
Page 2 from 31st August 1979Morvi's Tragedy did not end with the passing of the 20-foot wave which engulfed 31 villages and about 6,500 people. Now comes the clearing up.......
Prelate Who Controls Vatican Protocol With A Smile
Page 3 from 1st December 1972HUNDREDS of thousands of pilgrims flock to Rome annually from all over the world seeking an audience with Pope Paul VI. Some are so situated that......
'be Ready To Die For Faith' Says Pope
Page 2 from 20th October 1978Pope John Paul II has called on the Cardinals to be prepared to lose their lives For their faith. Addressing them on Wednesday morning, he......
He Played A Pacifying Role
Page 3 from 20th October 1978SO ONCE AGAIN the conclave has produced a splendid surprise in electing not only the first non-Italian Pope for more than 450 years but the first......
Pope's Rule On Aged Cardinals 'necessary'
Page 2 from 4th December 1970FROM A ROME CORRESPONDENT P OPE PAUL'S decree barring cardinals from playing any role in the government of the Church or voting for the next Pope......