Scottish Catholic Observer

Scottish

Catholic marriages stronger than any other kind in Scotland new figures reveal
http://news.scotsman.com/news/Number-of-divorces-in-Scotland.6668124.jp

Former SFA referee chief, Hugh Dallas, has had his appeal over being sacked for disseminating anti-Catholic emails rejected
http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/3321651/You-can-ref-off-Dallas.html

UK
Muslims take over Catholic school in Blackburn
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/169308/Islam-takes-over-Catholic-school/

Catholics angered by actor Liam Neeson’s comments on Muslims http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/-Liam-Neesons-Muhammad–comments-anger-conservative-Catholics-112495409.html

International/Vatican

Pope Benedict hosts hundreds of the poor at Vatican lunch (above)
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1005260.htm

Former Swiss guard injured in bomb attack on Swiss embassy
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2010/12/28/former-swiss-guard-injured-in-embassy-blast/

Belgian church collapses moments after congregation leaves Christmas Mass
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1341546/Church-congregations-lucky-escape-roof-collapses-weight-snow-soon-hours-midnight-mass-service.html

Hindu extremists who attacked Catholics in India convicted
http://www.ucanews.com/2010/12/28/kandhamal-verdict-cheers-christian-victims/

—Cross Wires is the Scottish Catholic Observer newspaper’s blog