Catholic News Headlines / Links [10-27-09]

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Pope Benedict to travel to Turin to see Shroud on May 2; Archdiocesan site may allow visitors to make online reservations to view the Shroud during time of public display from April 10-May 23, 2010 [10/27]

Spanish bishops condemn "pagan" celebration of Halloween, saying it is "not an innocent festivity" because it "has a background of the occult and anti-Christianity" [10/27]

Resident of Detroit suburb sues to retain 63 year-old "privately maintained" nativity display on public property [10/27]

Scientific conference planned for November to "provide empirical proof to debunk evolution"; Scholars says theory of evolution is "a scientific impossibility" [10/27]

Irish Archbishop condemns 'predicted repeat apparition' at Knock promised by a "Dublin-based clairvoyant"; Says "such events are to be regretted rather than encouraged"; Notes that the true Knock apparition in the 19th century "was neither sought nor expected by the humble, honest people who were its astonished witnesses" and warns that "recent events at the shrine obscure this essential message - they risk misleading God's people and undermining faith" [10/27]

Archbishop Chaput says "the USCCB feels that its involvement has been misrepresented" by the ('interfaith') religious coalition that petitioned the FCC over "hate speech" by conservative talk-show hosts [10/27]

Grenade explodes at cathedral in southern Philippines; No injuries reported; Islamic terrorist suspected [10/27]

They admit it's a baby when the father kills it: Los Angeles man arrested for murdering 13 week-old unborn baby believed to be his son [10/27]

Media 'watchdog' organization notes newspaper's discrepancy over media coverage: Says "The Los Angeles Times has joyfully discovered a way to keep the clergy misdeeds of the Catholic Church forever in the minds of its readers and the public: the obituary page" [10/27]

Threatened nurses' strike at Catholic Healthcare West hospitals is cancelled [10/27]

U.S. State Department finds that "violations of religious freedom have been noteworthy" in 30 countries [10/27]

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