Scottish Catholic Observer

TOP STORIES

MSPs pass the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communication Scotland Bill, tough measures against sectarian songs at football games in force within weeks.

David O’Connor, president of the Association of Scottish Police, on new hardline anti-bigotry measures surrounding football: The law is now clearly defined.

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Bertone on economic crisis: “The financial market is self-referential and unsustainable.” (Video)

Egypt’s highest Islamic legal official yesterday denied that minority Christians faced sectarian discrimination but Coptic leaders accuse the army of not protecting them.

Cardinal O’Malley calls Catholics in Boston, US, to ‘family meal,’ Sunday Mass; says the new English translation of the Roman Missal, which goes into use on November 27, provides ‘a great opportunity to enhance our worship.’

VATICAN

Vatican pastoral congress on health care begins tomorow.

The International Theological Commission will begin its plenary session next week.

The next meeting of the Anglican/Roman Catholic International Commission will be held in Hong Kong from May 4 to 10 2012.

INTERNATIONAL

The Government has asked the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland to investigate the circumstances that led to false allegations being made against Fr Kevin Reynolds by RTÉ.

Ukraine will send the Vatican a Christmas tree for the first time, and President Viktor Yanukovych will personally present the gift, the Ministry of Infrastructure reported yesterday.

ECUMENICAL

An Aberdeen congregation last night debated whether to quit the Church of Scotland over the ordination of openly homosexual ministers.

AND FINALLY

New tourist card combines Rome and Vatican City.

-Cross Wires is the Scottish Catholic Observer blog

-The next Cross Wires will be on Monday November 28.