Catholic News Headlines / Links [12-18-09]

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Pope lights Vatican's six-ton Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square [12/18]

Wealthy family to donate $1 million for each of next five years to Catholic elementary schools in Twin Cities area [12/18]

Hartford County parish center destroyed by fire; No injuries reported [12/18]

Vatican to more than double the coins it mints; Many more coins to be put into circulation [12/18]

Three arrested in killing of Irish priest in Kenya; Additional suspects being pursued [12/18]

"Long venerated work" attributed to disgraced founder of the Legion of Christ is "actually a slight re-writing of a book from a little-known Spanish author" according to recently circulated internal memo [12/18]

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