Catholic News Headlines / Links [8-12-09] (early edition)

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Pro-lifers mourn the passing of member of America's "most powerful Catholic family", Eunice Kennedy Shriver; The late sister to the former U.S. President aided the disabled & promoted respect for human life; Regarding abortion, she once asked how someone could equate the life of an unborn infant with the "social well-being" of its mother, father, or family [8/12]

Stolen Virgin Mary statue found desecrated: Vandals burned statue, removed hands [8/12]

So much for parental rights: Swedish government seeks to ban homeschooling for religious or philosophical seasons [8/12]

Study shows br*ast-feeding brings important health benefits to mothers, including a potentially dramatic decrease in cancer risk [8/12]

Thief who stole from seven Catholic churches sentenced to jail, restitution; Con man who sometimes impersonated a priest used the funds to buy cocaine [8/12]

Catholic doctor to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom; Physician has been honored several times previously for his generous service to the poor [8/12]

Pro-lifer to fight for First Amendment rights after being arrested on "baseless charges" [8/12]

President of Pontifical Council comes to defense of traditional family in wake of ruling by Italy's highest court which finds "no substantial legal difference" between a family founded on marriage and a family founded on fornication; Cardinal reminds of research showing damage resulting from 'single-parent' families and cohabitation [8/12]

CL says Obama and his pro-abort staff - "the most radical pro-abortion administration in American history" - are "apparently willing to sink health care reform before ever excluding abortion from the final bill"; Says "every time an amendment has been introduced to formally exclude abortion, it has been defeated" [8/12]

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