Catholic News Headlines / Links [1-15-10]

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Celebrate this day! Pope Benedict tells Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith that conversion of non-Catholics into the Catholic Church is the "ultimate aim" of the ecumenical movement [1/15]

Final healthcare bill which is expected to contain "massive abortion funding" is reportedly "very close" to completion; Given the political climate, though, pro-lifer claims "Obamacare isn't a done deal yet" [1/15]

Vatican releases list of celebrations to be presided over by Pope Benedict from February through April [1/15]

Parishioners in Springfield appeal church closure to Vatican [1/15]

Program for Pope Benedict's trip to synagogue [1/15]

Good news: KY appeals court rules display containing Ten Commandments is constitutional [1/15]

Elderly Italian priest testifies to Pope Pius XII's efforts on behalf of Jews during WWII [1/15]

Papal nuncio's "dramatic report on the Church in Haiti" [1/15]

Disgusting: PP uses disaster as fundraising opportunity to promote c*ntraceptives in Haiti [1/15]

International humanitarian agency of the U.S. bishops' conference asked by Vatican to coordinate aid for earthquake victims in Haiti [1/15]

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