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Cross Wires: Wednesday headlines

The latest Catholic news from Scotland and around the world

All Saints’ Day calls for focus on Holy vocation of the Church, Holy Father said yesterday.

The Scottish Government has said it will bring greater clarity to its proposed laws on sectarianism, as the legislation continues its passage through Holyrood.

New initiative in England and Wales to encourage lapsed Catholics back to church.

First national Catholic marriage preparation conference begins on Friday, organised by Bishops’ Committee for Marriage and Family Life of England and Wales.

US Cardinal Wuerl, recently selected by Pope Benedict XVI to play a key role in the October 2012 world Synod of Bishops, calls religion teachers critical to new evangelisation.

Fr Tony Flannery: Irish Catholic bishops and priests taking part in the eucharistic congress next June should wear a modern take on sackcloth and ashes.

Leading AIDS researcher Edward Green defends Pope Benedict, criticises condoms.

AND FINALLY

St Genesius isn’t just the patron of high school thespians. We can all learn something about acting like Christ from this legendary actor.

- Cross Wires is the Scottish Catholic Observer blog

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  • Health care professionals back Catholic midwives’ case against NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde over supervision of staff taking part in abortion.
  • Outcry as for-profit abortion clinics are allowed to advertise on television.
  • Cardinal O’Brien, Archbishop Conti of Glasgow, Bishop Emeritus Moran or Aberdeen and Bishop Joseph Toal of Argyll and the Isles join celebrations at St Bridget’s Church, Baillieston, for the golden jubilee of Mgr John McIntyre.
  • Bishop Philip Tartaglia of Paisley led a solemn evening prayer at St Mary’s Church alongside Mgr Denis Carlin, parish priest at the Greenock church, and clergy from other churches to mark the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
  • The International Youth Pro-Life Conference, which has thrived in Scotland, is being held in England for the first time this March

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