This weeks blogs

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Cross Wires: Thursday breaking news

May 23rd, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

London's faith communities condemn attack in Woolwich (above). “To say that you can kill in the name of God is blasphemy,” says Pope Francis. Nuns cleared of assaulting Renfrewshire girls in their care. Syria: Christians mark one month since bishops' kidnapping. Day of prayer for Catholics in China. Catholic Church says UK legal aid cuts will put human trafficking victims at risk. Parish priest Fr Francis Doyle, parish priest of Our Lady of the Rosary in Buckley, paid tribute murdered vet Catherine Gowing. Medics in UK do not want assisted dying legalised. Health care includes spiritual needs, archbishop tells World Assembly. American named ... continue reading.
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Cross Wires: Wednesday breaking news

May 22nd, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

The latest Catholic and ecumenical headlines from Scotland and around the world.... continue reading.


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Cross Wires: Monday breaking news

May 20th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

The latest Catholic and ecumenical news from Scotland and beyond.... continue reading.


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Cross Wires: Thursday breaking news

May 16th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

The latest Catholic and ecumenical headlines from Scotland and around the world.... continue reading.


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Cross Wires: Wednesday breaking news

May 15th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

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Cross Wires: Tuesday breaking news

May 14th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

The latest Catholic news from Scotland and beyond.... continue reading.


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Cross Wires: Monday breaking news

May 13th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

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Cross Wires: Thursday breaking news on the feast of the Ascension

May 9th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

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Cross Wires: Wednesday breaking news

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The latest Catholic news from Scotland and beyond.... continue reading.


Joe’s Journey of Faith: The Camino de Santiago, part 3, home

May 7th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

SCO feature writer Joe McGrath was walking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain, often referred to as simply The Way, and sharing his pilgrimage experience of travelling to the tomb of St James by blogging online for the SCO. Today we hear how he had to cut his trip short.... continue reading.


Cross Wires: Tuesday breaking news

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  • Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow tells his Pentecost congregation what the Church in Scotland needs now.
  • Fundraising efforts are vital to the future of palliative care at St Margaret of Scotland Hospice.
  • Archbishop of Dublin warns that new Irish abortion law puts viable life at risk.
  • Gerald Warner suggests it is time for greater focus to be given to Corpus Christi by restoring it as a Holy Day of Obligation.

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