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Assisi 2011, Pope Benedict XVI at prayer service yesterday ahead of today’s Day of Reflection and Prayer: let peace reign in the world.

Millionaire SNP donor Sir Tom Farmer hits out at Government plans to redefine marriage.

The Catholic Church’s ban on the use of contraception is not to blame for population explosion, a UN Population Fund (UNFPA) official said yesterday.

During London lecture Cardinal George Pell of Sydney questioned the morality and cost benefits of imposing heavy financial burdens to curb climate change.

VATICAN

Holy Father offers prayers for quake victims; agencies send aid to Turkey.

Exodus as Holy Father’s Legion of Christ reform lags.

ENGLAND

Bishop Declan Lang: “It is important the Church continues to engage with vital issues, such as the economic and financial crisis.”

A burglar broke into the presbytery at a Catholic church in Carlisle just a few weeks after being helped by the sympathetic priest there, a court heard.

INTERNATIONAL

Armed men torch Catholic radio station in southern Luzon’s Mindoro in the Philippines‎.

AND FINALLY

Don’t miss the BBC Young Nuns documentary following the stories of two women in their early twenties as they prepare to become nuns, offering a unique insight into a rarely seen world. Catch up online here.

- Cross Wires is the Scottish Catholic Observer blog