Scottish Catholic Observer

Scottish bishops say new website is under construction to offer support to Scottish parishes in the introduction of the new Missal, which will be introduced in September.

Bookmark: http://www.romanmissalscotland.org.uk

Oona Stannard, director of the Catholic Education Service for England and Wales, talks about the Papal visit Big Assembly and the challenges facing head teachers in the UK.

http://www.oecumene.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=478012

Youth catechism’s Italian edition suspended after translation error on contraception.

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1101460.htm

The plans for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Germany from September 22 to 25 have been given the Pope’s stamp of approval, the German Bishops’ Conference said yesterday in Bonn.

http://www.thelocal.de/national/20110412-34345.html

The need for free and constructive dialogue with other religions in Africa and Middle East and with the legitimate representatives of civil authorities remains imperative, says the Special Council for the Middle East of the Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops.

http://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2011/04/meeting-of-synod-of-bishops-special.html

Religious awakening in Japan, wounded by the disaster: impact on society for the future.

http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=28801&lan=eng

AND FINALLY, SCOTTISH PASSION PLAYS

No 2011 Easter Play in Edinburgh. Scenes staged at Roll Away the Stone in West Princes Street Gardens May 22.

http://easterplay.org/

You can now book tickets for The Glasgow Passion being staged in the city’s George Square October 6.

http://www.glasgowpassion.co.uk/

—Cross Wires is the Scottish Catholic Observer newspaper’s blog