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Cross Wires: Wednesday Headlines

The latest Catholic news

TOP STORIES

Zimbabwean Christian leaders laud Cardinal O’Brien (above) for his defense of traditional marriage.

Pope Benedict XVI expresses his ‘spiritual closeness and condolences’ to the victims of last Saturday’s train wreck in Poland.

Post Motem finds Catholic lawyer Paul McBride QC died of natural causes in his sleep.

UK

The Apostolic Nuncio visited Birmingham last week.

The Archbishop of Canterbury will pray with the Pope on Saturday.

INTERNATIONAL

Sri Lankan Bishop could face prosecution for calling for inquiry into the civil war there.

US Catholics give aid to tornado victims.

Vatican representative to the UN calls attention to the plight of rural women.

Christ’s Tunic to be on display in German city.

– Cross Wires is The Scottish Catholic Observer blog.

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