DVD issued by the bishops’ conference will include footage of all Pope Benedict’s speeches
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Wave of bomb blasts target Christians in Baghdad
At least three people have been killed and two dozen injured in yet another terrorist attack on Iraq’s Christians
English archbishop expresses horror at Baghdad massacre
Archbishop Vincent Nichols says his thoughts and prayers are with all those Iraqis struggling against violence and extremism
Top official: ex-Anglicans may remain in parishes
Anglicans who take up the Pope’s offer of an Ordinariate may be able to continue worshipping in their Church of England buildings
Liturgists tried to block my Mass setting for the Pope, says MacMillan
Scottish composer reveals ‘almighty row’ over his setting for the papal Masses in Glasgow and Birmingham
Bishops ‘to discuss academies and free schools’ at plenary meeting
But head of CES warns that free schools and new academy schools will only be able to select half of their pupils on the basis of faith
Church faces £3.5 million shortfall from papal visit
The exact cost is not yet known but estimates suggest the Church in Britain is still several million short
Ushaw College may close next spring
Trustees announce proposal to close 400-year-old seminary in June due to low student numbers and rising costs
Christianity is the most persecuted religion, say European bishops
COMECE urges EU foreign ministry to set up a ‘religion unit’ to promote cause of religious freedom more effectively
‘When we left, the stones came from behind’
Mark Greaves visits traditionalists in Orkney who are about to enter into full communion with Rome after decades of estrangement








Tory party leaders have forgotten what a conservative outlook is all about
By Mark Greaves