Benedict XVI ‘asks God to relieve suffering’ in New Zealand after a massive earthquake kills at least 75 people, with 300 still missing
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Nuncio to Great Britain to retire due to ill health
Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz is likely to retire before the end of the year after suffering a stroke in May
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Cardinal unveils papal visit tartan
Limited edition tartan will be presented to all 129 MSPs
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Cardinal defends release of Lockerbie bomber
Cardinal Keith O’Brien criticises American ‘culture of vengeance’ after calls for Scottish leaders to appear at Senate hearing
Cardinal O’Brien is right: there is a vengeance culture in the US
The American way with criminals is at times barbaric. Take the case of Ronnie Lee Gardner, executed by firing squad after 25 years of near-solitary confinement







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