Scottish Catholic Observer

Pope Benedict XVI prays for peace in Syria, Holy Land; religious freedom in China in his tradional Urbi et Orbi message.(Full text.)

Pope’s Christmas appeal at Midnight Mass: Make space for God.

Pope: St Stephen, model of New Evangelisation.

The head of Ireland’s Catholic Church urged followers in his Christmas Day message to lobby against government plans to legalise abortion.

Christmas message from Newtown, Connecticut, US, priest at town of school shooting.

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem’s homily at Midnight Mass. (Full text).

Archbishop Vincent Nichols, high court high court judge condemn Westminster Government’s policy same-sex ‘marriage.’

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