Scottish Catholic Observer

Pope Benedict XVI focused on vocations, migrants and Christian unity in Sunday Angelus.

Migrations and the New Evangelisation was chosen by Pope Benedict XVI as the theme of the celebration of the 98th World Day of Migrants and Refugees yesterday.

Protesters, police clash in St Peter’s Square, with one of the demonstrators scaling a towering Christmas tree.

Church leaders from 12 major European dioceses, including Liverpool and Dublin, who hope to re-evangelise their cities during Lent 2012 have met in Rome to finalise plans for a new initiative called ‘Metropolitan Missions.’

Survivor of Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster in Italy talks of losing everything, even Rosary beads bought at Vatican prior to embarking.

Concerns after Catholic priest Fr Jim Borst and pastor Reverend CM Khanna are found guilty in a Kasmir court of converting Muslim youth into Christianity allegedly through ‘baits and inducements.’

Bishop Alan Hopes of Westminster send greetings to Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham on first anniversary yesterday.

African Catholic clergy are increasingly finding themselves on the frontlines of Vatican efforts to campaign against religious violence, political corruption and fraud on the continent.

ECUMENICAL NEWS

Church of England’s archbishops of Canterbury and York say they do not want would-be priests to be discriminated against if they oppose the ordination of women.

– Cross Wires is the Scottish Catholic Observer blog