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Kidnap survivor among missionaries honoured at inaugural ceremony

A Columban priest who survived kidnapping in the Philippines was one of over 200 returned missionaries honoured at a ceremony in Dublin yesterday.

world

Italian housing tax fresh threat to coalition

Italy’s fractious ruling coalition struggled to bridge differences over a housing tax that threatens to create a new crisis for a government already severely strained by the legal turmoil surrounding Silvio Berlusconi.

world

Berlusconi conviction throws Italy into flux

Italy’s fragile coalition government, already struggling to contain deep divisions over tax and economic policy, woke up to a whole set of new problems yesterday after Silvio Berlusconi’s conviction for tax fraud was upheld by the supreme court.

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Far from black and white

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RTÉ chair ‘must set record straight’

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Savage ‘not aware’ of PR work for priests

Child protection tsar almost quit over Church stance

THE Catholic Church’s child protection tsar, Ian Elliott, was on the verge of resigning in the past year after a review of child protection standards in the country’s 26 dioceses was halted because the Church refused to co-operate.

Thu, 12 May, 2011

Gitmo detainee living here was held for five years despite posing no threat

A FORMER prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, who was allowed to leave for Ireland in 2009, was forced to spend five years in captivity even after interrogators decided he had little to offer in terms of military intelligence.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2011

Senior African cleric to visit Cork in Darfur talk

A SENIOR African cleric will visit Cork next week to raise awareness of the suffering of people caught up in the Darfur conflict.

Thu, 18 Oct, 2007

Darfur bishop to highlight plight of his homeland

A Catholic bishop from the war-torn Darfur region in Africa is visiting Ireland this week to raise awareness of the plight of his people.

Tue, 16 Oct, 2007

Services remember 14 dead missionaries

IRELAND’S brave missionaries were remembered yesterday at the start of a series of commemorative services for 14 priests, brothers and nuns who died violently abroad in recent times.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2005

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