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SCO ups news coverage, revamps opinion section

March 5th, 2012 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

Starting in this week's edition, the front section of the SCO offers nine pages of news. Moving the international and Vatican news section to the front of the newspaper allows for extended coverage of issues of interest to the Church and Catholic community. In addition to more news coverage, watch out for new voices in our opinion section. Starting this month David Kerr, Kevin McKenna and Cath Doherty join Gerald Warner in bringing their insight to the SCO. The newspaper still has readers' favourite columnists and features but do not miss the recently launched weekly diary, the SCO pages through the ... continue reading.
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Tripoli archbishop prays to the Blessed John Paul II for peace

February 5th, 2012 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

— Peace plea comes after reports members of Gaddafi’s family were killed in NATO air raid... continue reading.


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Reflect on faith and social justice

February 1st, 2012 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

St Andrews and Edinburgh Archdiocesan Justice and Peace office is holding a retreat on Saturday March 12 2011.... continue reading.


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Test1 via News section

May 12th, 2011 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

Test1 via News section... continue reading.


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Test3 via LE section

April 11th, 2011 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

Latest Edition plus local... continue reading.


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Speak out for Catholic principles

March 4th, 2011 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

— Cardinal Keith O’Brien urges healthcare workers at White Mass to make their voices heard... continue reading.


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Cardinal O’Brien and Susan Boyle back SCIAF’s Lent appeal

March 1st, 2011 | comments icon 1 COMMENT

Cardinal Keith O’Brien has urged Scots to support SCIAF’s Lent campaign ahead of international singing star Susan Boyle launching the charity’s Wee Box, Big Change appeal next week.... continue reading.


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Call for ban on Old Firm games

February 28th, 2011 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

Leading police officer in Scotland says it is the only way to end violence... continue reading.


Mourners say farewell to Blantyre teen

February 25th, 2011 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

— Reamonn Gormley’s funeral Mass celebrated by Fr Brian Lamb and Bishop Joseph Devine... continue reading.


Fatal accident inquiry into girls’ deaths

February 24th, 2011 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

Proceedings to begin in June over the suicides of two Good Shepherd Centre residents... continue reading.


Public purse pays for transgendered Bible study

February 23rd, 2011 | comments icon 2 COMMENTS

Creative Scotland under fire for committing thousands to Jo, formerly John, Clifford’s project ... continue reading.



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  • Church voices opposition to latest plan to remove Glasgow primary schools from St Ninian High School’s catchment area.
  • Bishops back more power for Welsh Assembly.
  • Dr Joseph Bradley highlights the benefits of ticking Irish ethnicity in the census form.
  • Celebrating Life page moves to new home, showcased on back page of this week’s SCO.
  • New SCO columnist David Kerr looks at the ‘Arab Spring’ and moral concerns over Oscar-nominated film Black Swan.

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