Catholic News Headlines / Links [7-13-09]

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Pope's vacation begins [7/13]

Pro-lifer escorted out of Sotomayor hearings after yelling out against abortion: "Stop the genocide of unborn Latinos!" [7/13]

Thousands of Protestants march across Northern Ireland in offensive parades "loathed" by Irish Catholics; Parades bring surge of church, home vandalism [7/13]

President of pro-life group to testify regarding Sotomayor; Group's leader refers to her "radical associations" and says her "judicial philosophy raises serious concerns in the pro-life community"; Says nominee's record "proves that she is an abortion advocate" [7/13]

Archbishop of Bucharest closes all churches in diocese except cathedral in protest of government decision to build high-rise next to cathedral; Archbishop says building threatens the cathedral's foundations [7/13]

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