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Church in the WorldT?l?thon organisers hit back at ChurchFrance Philip Crispin - 16 December 2006As this year's Téléthon event garnered over 100 million euros, more than last year's total, the organiser of France's televised medical fundraiser criticised the Church for encouraging Catholics not to support it, writes Philip Crispin. The Church objected that a proportion of the funds raised - less than 1.5 per cent, according to Téléthon's organiser, the French Association against Myopathy (AFM) - is used to finance stem-cell research. "This controversy provoked anguish for those who are ill and for their families," said Laurence Tiennot-Herment, the president of AFM. The church hierarchy, while not calling for a boycott, had insisted that it could not accept that it was right to experiment on embryonic stem cells. |
 In this week’s issueFaith and unity through diversity Holy hearts that know how to adore Lifetimes of service For the halt and the lame Tablet Education A heart-warming tail Is the Church too slow in recognising that academies are the future for Catholic schools? Christopher Lamb Goodwin the scapegoat Elena Curti The pain of being a coeliac Catholic Sr M, guest contributor Why the Benedictine family will survive Christopher Lamb Sexual abuse: a multi-faceted response Cardinal Levada addresses Rome conference "Toward Healing and Renewal" is the title given to this Symposium for Catholic Bishops and Religious Superiors on the Sexual Abuse of Minors. For leaders in the Church for whom this ... Prayer for Queen's Diamond Jubilee Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral issue text The Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral has written a prayer for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee which will be used at the cathedral's service of thanksgiving on 5 June. The Archbishops of ...
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