Catholic News Headlines / Links [12-3-09]

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Russia and the Vatican agree to establish full diplomatic relations [12/3]

NY Catholic Conference "hails" defeat of homosexual 'marriage' bill, calling it a "victory for the basic building block of our society" [12/3]

Pope asks sick persons to "pray and offer your sufferings for priests, that they may remain faithful to their vocations and that their ministry be rich in spiritual fruits, to the benefit of the entire church"; Holy Father says it is not "resting from the suffering or running from the pain that cures man, but it is his capacity to accept tribulation and to mature in it, to find sense through the union with Christ, who suffered with infinite love" [12/3]

Polish lawmakers approve resolution defending crucifixes in public schools [12/3]

IL man who was "teacher of the year" and former director of "youth ministries" for Savannah Diocese is arrested on molestation charges [12/3]

Bishop Murray defends his response to abuse allegations [12/3]

Vietnamese president to make "rare visit" to the Vatican [12/3]

Your tax dollars at work: Obama Administration authorizes taxpayer funded embryonic stem cell research; Unlike adult stem cell research, embryonic stem cell research requires destroying human life [12/3]

While the Cardinal's reference to St. Paul concerning practicing homosexuals not entering heaven was widely reported, little media attention was garnered for an Italian gay activist group's response/insult that "yes, it's true, we won't ever get into your heaven, which is a murky and unjust place" [12/3]

Michigan woman who underwent forced abortion is now seeking criminal charges against the abortionist [12/3]

Political analyst from Boston Herald says Patrick Kennedy "milked" his confrontation with Bishop Tobin "for all it was worth" [12/3]

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