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Nutshell review: Do You Read Me?
Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2011.
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Sep 9th 2011, 11:58 AM
Pope ends World Youth Day with appeal to 'become missionaries'
Pope Benedict XVI urges the 1.5 million attending the festival in Madrid not to “keep Christ to yourselves”.
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Aug 21st 2011, 8:20 PM
Pope makes Spanish saint "doctor" of the Catholic Church
Patron saint of Spanish clergy gets the nod for one of Vatican’s highest honours in the hope that his example will “enlighten all priests”, says Benedict at World Youth Day Mass.
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Aug 20th 2011, 2:17 PM
Column: You, Me and the Holy See
Lisa McInerney on the “sickly, complicated” relationship Ireland has with Catholicism: “It’s completely wrong for Irish Catholics to demand the State be run to their spiritual stipulations.
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Jul 25th 2011, 8:12 AM
China considers ordaining seven more bishops amid rift with Vatican
The Vatican has already refused to recognise three bishops recently ordained by China’s state-controlled Catholic church.
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Jul 22nd 2011, 11:57 AM
Pope accepts Cardinal's resignation after clerical abuse scandal ...in Philadelphia
It’s not just in Ireland, you know. Cardinal Justin Rigali steps down as Archbishop of Philadelphia over sex abuse.
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Jul 19th 2011, 1:51 PM
Vatican expels 'bishop' unofficially ordained by Chinese government
China’s state authorities appointed their third unofficial bishop in eight months – escalating tensions with the Holy See.
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Jul 17th 2011, 3:10 PM
British bishop convicted of denying Holocaust begins German appeal
Catholic bishop Richard Williamson claims he was asked “leading questions” in a Swedish TV interview.
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Jul 5th 2011, 11:37 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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Jul 1st 2011, 4:50 PM
Watch: US Catholic TV preacher finds Irish Catholicism "in dire straits"
Catholic preacher travels to make video in Dublin – and is shocked that people “deliberately miss Mass” and at finding stickers that “promote sodomy as a right”.
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Jul 1st 2011, 3:12 PM
Column: Cardinal Rules – On how to organise a social media protest
This week, the (not) Primate of All-Ireland tries to mobilise The Bebo, The Twitter and The Facebook to protest against a “shocking” art exhibition.
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Jun 24th 2011, 6:05 PM
First Communion worth almost €58 million to economy - survey
Parents spent an average of €1,000 per child on children celebrating their First Holy Communion since April.
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Jun 14th 2011, 10:44 AM
Maltese voters go to polls on legalising divorce
400,000 voters – the majority of them Catholic – will choose whether to allow divorce after four years of separation.
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May 28th 2011, 3:18 PM
Column: Cardinal Rules (Part 23) On the beatification of Pope John Paul II
This week, the (not) Primate of All Ireland gives us a peek at his diary from the Vatican last weekend:”We are as excited as a bunch of schoolgirls on their way to a Cliff Richard concert”.
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May 6th 2011, 10:23 AM
Filmmaker claims to have found nails used in Jesus' crucifixion
A new movie by Simcha Jacobovici claims that two artefacts found in a Tel Aviv lab could the ones used to kill Jesus.
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Apr 12th 2011, 3:24 PM
New Vatican initiative will 'reach out to atheists'
The Church unveils a plan to open dialogue with non-believers – but there’s no room for the likes of Richard Dawkins.
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Mar 18th 2011, 3:01 PM
Cardinal Rules Part 15: On Lenten bootcamp for priests
The (not) Primate of All Ireland brings the Fathers on a pre-Easter retreat of expiation and self-flagellation. They also promise to give up pink M&Ms for Lent.
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Mar 11th 2011, 7:04 PM
Gaybo 'received death threats' over Late Late features
Gay Byrne tells The Sun that the Late Late Show’s frank discussion of topics like homosexuality made him a public target.
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Mar 5th 2011, 4:35 PM
The second miracle of Cardinal Newman paves the way for sainthood
The founder of UCD will be beatified by the Pope later this month.
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