Catholic News Headlines / Links [10-3-09]

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Master of ceremonies at St. Peter's Basilica leads police on high-speed car chase, injuring three police officers; Priest, who was driving in area "well known for pr*stituti*n and transs*xuals", says he thought plain-clothes police who trying to flag him down were robbers [10/3]

Vatican's foreign affairs minister calls for "nuclear-free zone" in the Middle East [10/3]

Irish voters approve Lisbon Treaty; UKIP leader compares referendum with a "corrupt election in Zimbabwe or Afghanistan", complains of "conspiracy" and "bullying"; Says "I guess history may well look back upon this day as being the day when the very short, brief period of Irish independence actually ended" [10/3]

Man charged with killing of pro-lifer declared "mentally incompetent" to stand trial [10/3]

Laicization of Medjugorje priest was related to alleged apparitions according to bishop of Mostar-Duvno diocese; Says "media reports were misleading insofar as they suggested that the disciplinary action against Vlasic was unrelated to the alleged apparitions" [Related Resource: Marian Apparitions at Medjugorje: True or False?] [10/3]

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