Scottish Catholic Observer

Vatican has not discounted consistory reports that Holy Father will announce a list of new cardinals as early as today.

Full English translation of Pope Benedict XVI’s homily at the Mass for the Epiphany of our Lord celebrated in St Peter’s Basilica this morning

New Nuncio to Ireland Mgr Charles Brown consecrated in Vatican ceremony.

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith pastoral recommendations for the Year of Faith to be issued tomorrow. Communiqué extracts here.

Secretary General of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood : “Boys and girls, make yourselves heard, without shame and uncertainty always trusting in God.”

Bishop Michael Campbell of Lancaster asks if church should stop funding schools that are ‘Catholic in name only.’

Philadelphia Catholic schools in US await announcement on future.

Archdiocese of Hartford in the US launching new, pro-abstinence group for gay Catholics called Courage.

One of the US’s largest Catholic political organisations, CatholicVote.org, has endorsed Rick Santorum for the Republican nomination as presidential candidate.

Egypt’s Coptic Christians – who will celebrate Christmas tomorrow – are enjoying a louder voice in post-Mubarak Egypt, despite uncertainty of what an Islamist majority government will bring for them.

France will mark the reputed 600th anniversary of Joan of Arc with a visit by President Nicolas Sarkozy to her birthplace.

OPINION

Anglican Bishop James Newcome’s statement on assisted dying report.

– Cross Wires is the Scottish Catholic Observer blog