Catholic News Headlines / Links [8-26-09]

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"America’s most famous Catholic politician" - an advocate of 'gay rights' & abortion - dies at 77; Prior to becoming an abortion advocate Ted Kennedy held a pro-life position, once writing: "I believe that human life, even at its earliest stages, has certain rights which must be recognized; the right to be born, the right to life, the right to grow old." [8/26]

Converted Hollywood screenwriter to write "labor of love" screenplay about Our Lady of Guadalupe [8/26]

1 in 5 students at Tampa Catholic High absent; School has "multiple confirmed cases" of swine flu [8/26]

Thieves break into Massachusetts parish, startle priest [8/26]

SC Justice Ginsberg rules against Bridgeport: Documents related to abuse lawsuits may not remain sealed [8/26]

New Venezuelan legislation prohibits religious instruction even in private schools [8/26]

Archbishop Chaput says The Tablet has misrepresented Catholic teaching on abortion; Writer claims publication "has become an embarrassment to the Catholic Church in England and Wales" [8/26]

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