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Cross Wires – Tuesday headlines

The latest Catholic news from Scotland and around the world.

TOP STORIES

Pope (above) uses Christmas message to call for peace in Syria.

Archbishop of Dublin says 2011 was a hard year for Irish Church.

UK

Archbishop Vincent Nichols prays for Bethlehem families facing eviction.

Three arrested after brawl at Midnight Mass in Southhampton.

INTERNATIONAL

Chicago cardinal compares gay rights groups to the KKK.

Vatican fits sensors to preserve Sistine Chapel.

Documents from Vatican secret archive to go on public display.

No midnight Masses in Iraq due to security concerns.

- 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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