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Cross Wires: Tuesday headlines

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Pope Benedict XVI meets Italian Prime Minister (above) for talks on Europe.

Twenty more suspects in Vatileaks case?

The annual meeting between the Holy Father and his former students begins on Thursday.

Scotsman in court over parade trouble in Northern Ireland.

Aleppo archbishop flees to Lebanon, Vatican radio says.

Syrian: Catholic relief agency appeals for aid.

Cardinal Francis George of Chicago is encouraging others to use his recent cancer diagnosis as a time to ‘reflect upon God’s goodness and grow closer to Christ.’

Newly-appointed San Francisco archbishop apologies after arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Catholic agencies in Caribbean assess damage after Isaac passes.

-Cross Wires is The Scottish Catholic Observer blog.

 

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  • Margo MacDonald is backed by fellow MSPs to bring an assisted suicide bill back before the Scottish Parliament, against Church advice.
  • Lanarkshire pupils join Bishop Joseph Devine at Carfin Grotto to mark the Papal visit anniversary, launch Year of Faith.
  • Spanish honour for Paisley priest as Fr Danny McLoughlin becomes the first Scot to proclaim the fiestas in Boecillo open.
  • Apostleship of the Sea deacon to speak after the annual Mass for the charity at St Aloysius Church in Glasgow next Thursday.

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