Catholic News Headlines / Links [8-4-09]

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Cardinal Bagnasco encourages physicians to conscientiously object to providing RU-486; Calls on Catholics to defend life [8/4]

Spokesman denies reports that Vatican is considering new guidelines for illegitimate children of priests [8/4]

Religious orders asked to reflect on working paper in preparation for apostolic visits [8/4]

New Orleans conservation committee denies archdiocesan request to demolish historical parish [8/4]

Attack on life continues: Yahoo LiveScience staff posts article arguing for fewer children to "save the planet" [8/4]

Can it be, a faithful Catholic politician? - Catholic congressman says he'd rather save his soul than vote for health care bill that will facilitate abortion; Congressman predicts that voting against healthcare legislation will "probably be the death of my political career" but says he "always reflect[s] on the phrase of the New Testament, 'How does it profit a man's life to gain the world but to lose his soul'" [8/4]

Vatican "specialist" predicting upcoming personnel changes in Holy See foreign relations offices [8/4]

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