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Cross Wires: Thursday headlines

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Scottish Catholic Michael Jamieson (above) takes silver in the 200m breast stroke at the Olympics, cheered on by many including football fans at home. Pic: PA Photos

Lawyer for Pope’s butler says a full acquittal is unlikely. (Video).

VATICAN/INTERNATIONAL

Rome Vicariate’s travel and pilgrimage agency is offering to take prayer intentions to pilgrimage sites for those who cannot make the trip.

March of Hope organised by the Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo held yesterday for peace in the Congo.

Muslims attack church in Egypt.

Catholic aid workers find Syrian refugees are in dark about the future.

In Poland, US Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney praises Blessed Pope John Paul II.

Fr Paul Bird, the provincial of the Redemptorist Order in Australia, NZ, Singapore, the Philippines and Malaysia, has been appointed Bishop of Ballarat.

Pinoy Catholic missionary killed in Solomon Islands boat tragedy.

Catholic new media conference taking place in Dallas in the US August 29-31.

AND FINALLY

Oxford Oratory to host Chesterton library.

—Cross Wires is The Scottish Catholic Observer blog.

 

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