The Catholic Leader Keeping Faith with You

Church decisions involving marriage between people with intellectual disabilities is one of the many areas that Monsignor John Kennedy finds most interesting in his work in canon law. PAUL DOBBYN reports

BAGHDAD, Iraq (ACN News): Two young Catholic priests have returned to Baghdad to begin ministering in the cathedral which fell victim to a massacre of Christians and on November 7 they celebrated Mass there surrounded by shattered pews and broken statues.

RICHBOROUGH, England, (Zenit.org ): In a letter addressed to his congregation, Anglican Bishop Keith Newton of Richborough explained that he is not leaving the Church of England for negative reasons, but for positive ones.

 IRAQ (ACN News): An Iraqi archbishop has spoken out about the fear that has gripped the Christian community following an attack on a church in the capital Baghdad on October 31.

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (Zenit.org): Pope Benedict XVI is encouraging Europe to let go of the idea that God is an enemy to its freedom, and to open itself to him without fear.

A senior archbishop in Iraq is to appeal to the Government against the death sentence served on Tariq Aziz, who played a key role in Saddam Hussein's regime.

Brodie McGovern died recently at the age of five as a result of a condition called hollow viscous myopathy, and a large crowd attended his funeral to pay tribute to him and to support his parents Celena and David McGovern. Celena gave a eulogy and David delivered a homily. This is an edited version of David's message

VATICAN CITY (CNS): In a letter to the world's semin-arians, Pope Benedict XVI said that in the face of wide-spread religious indifference and the recent moral failings of clergy, the world needs priests and pastors who can serve God and bring God to others.

VATICAN CITY (CNS): Christians in post-war Iraq, already a tiny minority in the mostly Muslim country, continue to leave because of fear for their safety, and to a lesser extent, because of economic difficulties, Iraqi bishops said.