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Cross Wires: Friday headlines

Benedict XVI: When one Christian community is suffering, other Christians must offer assistance; Call for action to help Christians stay in the Middle East; Vatican to launch dialogue with non-believers; Prefect of the Congregation for Clergy says support for celibacy fights secularisation; Outgoing nuncio to Great Britain's final audience with Pope; Return to work for SFA trio in Pope e-mail scandal...

INTERNATIONAL AND VATICAN

When one Christian community is suffering, other Christians must offer assistance, Pope Benedict XVI told Coptic Orthodox and other Oriental Orthodox church leaders. (Above Pope Benedict XVI exchanges gifts with members of the Catholic-Oriental Orthodox theological dialogue.)

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1100350.htm

The Vatican’s ambassador to Iraq, Archbishop Georgio Lingua, has called for action to be taken to help Christians stay in the Middle East

http://www.rferl.org/content/vatican_urges_action_to_keep_iraqs_christians_from_leaving/2289064.html

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and United Action for Egyptian Christians will host an interdenominational day of prayer for Christians in Egypt on 29 January in London.

http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=17549

Vatican to launch dialogue with non-believers in March

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vatican-to-launch-dialogue-with-non-believers-in-march/

Benedict XVI meets outgoing nuncio to Britain, Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2011/01/28/benedict-xvi-meets-outgoing-nuncio-to-britain/

Support celibacy to fight secularisation, says Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy

http://www.zenit.org/article-31589?l=english

SCOTLAND

Alice Sheridan on Tommy Sheridan: Dignified and devout amid the sins of a son

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/exclusive-dignified-and-devout-amid-the-sins-of-a-son-1.1082045

Catholic teacher under investigation in Kilmarnock

http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/3375950/Music-Sirs-flings-with-two-pupils.html

Return to work for SFA trio in Pope e-mail scandal

http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/3373648/Return-to-work-for-SFA-trio.html

Papal visit and protests could cost Scotland’s capital city £1m

http://www.scotsman.com/news/Protests-and-Pope-cost-city.6703873.jp

ENGLAND AND WALES

Catholic Church backs academy schools in England and Wales

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/jan/28/catholic-church-academy-schools

Leading Catholic MP Jon Cruddas urges Church to engage with Big Society

http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=17546

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