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Cross Wires: Monday headlines
The latest Catholic news
Faith in God’s love can help overcome illness, Holy Father told pilgrims gathered for yesterday’s Angelus at snow covered Vatican (above, below). Parts of Europe, such as Bosnia, declared snow emergencies.
Bishops and religious orders at opening today of Towards Healing and Renewal, a Church initiative on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, addressing the clerical abuse crisis, at the Gregorian University in Rome.
Catholic dismay as John Downie, a director of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), blames faith schools for sectarianism.
Ireland will reopen its embassy to the Vatican ‘within the next year or two if economic conditions allow,’ European Affairs Minister Lucinda Creighton has predicted.
Christians fear being dragged into Syria violence.
The administration of the Vatican City State has categorically rejected as groundless a top prelate’s accusations of corruption in the Holy See’s awarding of contracts.
SSPX leader: ‘we have to say no’ to Vatican II.
CHRISTIAN
Church of England failing gay Christian couples, says Bishop of Salisbury, highlighting divisions.
AND FINALLY
US Archbishop Timothy Dolan’s ‘spiritual mother‘ Irish second-grade teacher to watch him become cardinal.
-Cross Wires is The Scottish Catholic Observer blog.
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