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Cross Wires: Wednesday headlines

The latest Catholic news from home and abroad

Leading QC Paul McBride (above) warns that sectarianism ‘could blossom’ under Scottish independence and that the situation for Catholics could worsen.

Glasgow Police investigate after Aaron McGregor, a Catholic teenager playing for Rangers FC, is threatened.

Celtic boss’ attacker told police it was ‘moment of madness.’

Archbishop Vincent Nichols is inviting the faithful to share their memories of last year’s Papal visit at ‘Pope Benedict parties.’

Bishop Thomas McMahon among visitors to an illegal travellers’ site made famous by the My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding TV series where 300 people face eviction.

Fr Michael Keane, founder of Knock Marriage Bureau, has died.

Vatican newspaper says mandatory sex education programmes do not work.

Vatican pressures theology journall?

Rights and freedom, among the central themes of the Mission Year launched by the Catholic Church in Pakistan.

AND FINALLY

Italian sculptor Oliviero Rainaldi is willing to alter the  controversial 16-foot bronze statue of Blessed John Paul II.

-Cross Wires is the Scottish Catholic Observer blog

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