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Cross Wires: Tuesday breaking news

The latest Catholic headlines

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka tells government not to use the forthcoming visit of their leader, Pope Francis, as campaign material for its re-election bid.

Indian Catholics protest, demand probe and action against police after mysterious fire guts church.

Boko Haram escalates terror campaign in Nigeria; Christian town attacked.

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin (above) says celibacy not Vatican dogma could be changed.

All of Ireland’s Catholic Church records to go online.

Church in UK  seeks to recruit and train more readers.

SPORT

Australia’s ambassador to the Holy See has arranged for Mass to be offered in the chapel of the Venerable English College, Rome, at 6pm today for Phillip Hughes and his family.

AND FINALLY

Pope Francis receives a pair of custom Diesel jogging trousers.

 

—Cross Wires is The Scottish Catholic Observer blog. Follow breaking news from the SCO through the day on Twitter at SCO_NEWS

 

 

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