Catholic News Headlines / Links [10-28-09]

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Pope Benedict says Catholics should set aside time each day to meditate on the Bible "so that the Word of God will be the lamp that illuminates our daily path on earth" [10/28]

Archbishop Dolan of NY hopes to follow in Sheen's footsteps using the media to spread the faith: "I would never pretend to be like [Archbishop Sheen]...I would never pretend to have his culture and bearing, but I would have to say that he’s an inspiration to me" [10/28]

Pope confers Golden Rose to Blessed Virgen de la Cabeza in Spain [10/28]

Priest from Archdiocese of Chicago is defrocked [10/28]

Agency says under-inflated tire was main cause of fatal crash last year that killed Vietnamese Catholics headed from Houston to Missouri; Inadequate guard rail and lack of safety protection for passengers contributed to the severity of the accident [10/28]

Cathedral in Diocese of Sioux Falls undergoing a $30 million restoration [10/28]

Bishop Tobin joins criticism of Patrick Kennedy's "sad, uncalled-for, and inaccurate" remarks; Says the Catholic Church "hardly needs to be lectured to about just healthcare" and says that bishops "have been advocating for universal healthcare for a long, long time. All we ask is that it be just that - universal - meaning that it includes the helpless baby in the womb, the immigrant, and grandma in a hospice, and that it protects a healthcare provider’s right to follow his/her own conscience" [10/28]

Police and Catholic officials "increasingly concerned" about the health of kidnapped Irish priest; Priest is still alive, but his condition is "critical" [10/28]

U.S. bishops document discusses "unanticipated childlessness"; Says "Children are not parents' possessions to manufacture, manipulate or design; rather, they are fellow persons with full human dignity, and parents are called to accept, care for and raise them to be new members of God's family and His kingdom"; Document "underscores the need for our society to end practices such as IVF" which are gravely immoral and result in the death of many embryos [10/28]

'Freedom of religion' update: Colombian court says Catholic hospitals must provide abortions and educate students about their "abortion rights"; Ruling is temporarily on hold [10/28]

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