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Sainthood for Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be made an official saint of the Roman Catholic Church tomorrow, just 19 years after her death.
Susan Boyle's Pope honour
Susan Boyle has spoken of her honour at being chosen to sing for Pope Benedict XVI when he visits Glasgow in September.
Principal 'gutted' by boys' theft spree
The principal of an elite Australian Catholic college has suspended a group of boys allegedly involved in a $6000 theft spree in Queenstown.
Church forces 'secular NZ' retreat
The Human Rights Commission has bowed to Catholic Church objections to a statement that NZ was a secular state and religion was only for the "private sphere".
Dioceses oust abusers they had pledged to monitor
At the peak of the Roman Catholic clergy sex abuse crisis, the discipline plan American bishops adopted prompted dioceses to remove nearly all accused clergy from the priesthood.
Aussie Archbishop says sorry to abuse victims
'I once again express my deep sorrow and offer a sincere and unreserved apology to all victims of sexual abuse,' says Archbishop Denis Hart.
Pope's pantry a hymn to glories of grease
The German Pontiff's favourite recipes are a suicidal mix of fried, buttery and carnivorous pleasures.
Closure for 'Bloody Sunday' - 38 years later
Lord Saville's 12-year inquiry into 'Bloody Sunday' delivered the vindication that the people of Derry had been denied.
Pope admits: Church is to blame for abuse cases
Pope Benedict XVI has admitted that the Catholic Church itself should bear the brunt of the blame for paedophile priests.
Pope poised to make historic apology
Pope Benedict XVI is planning to make the first general apology for the abuse of children and minors, Vatican sources say.