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Reform groups accuses Church of misogyny

A group of Catholics calling for reform in the Church has drawn up six questions it hopes to deliver to the Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Rev Vincent Nichols and the Papal nuncio to pass to Pope Benedict next week.

Papal visit to incorporate Latin and electro-pop

Pope Benedict is to use Latin during the celebration of Mass while in Britain “to emphasise the universality of the faith and the continuity of the Church” according to the director of papal liturgies, Msgr Guido Marini.

Cardinal slates BBC's anti-Christian bias

The UK’s most senior prelate, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, has slated the BBC for its marginalisation of mainstream Christian views and its sizable reduction in religious programming output.

Vatican may intervene in case of Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned to death

The Vatican has hinted that it may use behind-the-scenes diplomacy in a bid to save the life of an Iranian widow sentenced to be stoned for adultery.

New CDs celebrate Newman's writings

Two new CDs incorporating words and music selected from the spiritual writings of Cardinal John Henry Newman have been launched ahead of his beatification in Birmingham on 19 September.

Pope recalls youth in Nazi era in WYD message

"Planted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in the faith" is the title of Pope Benedict’s message for the twenty-sixth World Youth Day which will be celebrated in the Spanish capital, Madrid, in August 2011.