Scottish Catholic Observer

TOP STORIES

Pope Benedict XVI sends a message on leaks: Cardinal Bertone (above) will stay.

Vatican receives financial report and has one month to respond.

The Queen will see Prince William installed as a Knight of the Order of the Thistle during a ceremony at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh today following her visit to Glasgow and St Margaret’s Hospice in Clydebank yesterday.

SCOTLAND AND UK

Alan McAllister jailed for defrauding Glasgow-based priest Mgr Henry Docherty.

Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) unveils new website.

Schools across Northern Ireland will find out today if they are likely to close, merge or rebuild when an in-depth education report is published by the education boards and the Catholic sector.

Michael Shaw, publisher of Matthew James Publishing, whose contribution to Catholic education is without precedence, has died.

INTERNATIONAL

Vatican condemns pending illicit ordination of bishop in China. (Video.)

Patrick Parkinson, a Sydney University professor of law who has advised the Australian Church on abuse cases, said: “We need a royal commission with subpoena powers.”

OPINION

The significance of American freedom to a Christian.

AND FINALLY

Unique relic of St Francis Xavier will leave Rome and head to Australia. (Video.)

-Cross Wires is The Scottish Catholic Observer blog.