Catholic News Headlines / Links [2-22-10]

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2010 Pontifical Yearbook presented to Pope Benedict XVI [2/22]

Author highlights problems with "shamefully unreliable" diocesan newspapers [2/22]

Code for 'no nude body scans'? Pope Benedict tells staff of aviation associations that "it is important never to lose sight of the fact that respecting the primacy of the person and caring for his needs not only does not make service less effective or penalise economic management, but is an important guarantee of true efficiency and authentic quality" [2/22]

Foundation says cost of divorce per taxpayer in U.K. is over $2K annually; Notes that "It is an unpopular truth that choices have consequences and costs, and that these are not always borne by the choice-maker"; Also notes that there are non-financial costs related to divorce - such as health problems, emotional traumas and education problems, whereas stable marriages are shown to benefit families and society in general [2/22]

Holy Father reminds that Lent is a period of spiritual 'combat'; Says that "the world is improved by beginning with ourselves, by changing, with God's grace, what is wrong with our lives" [2/22]

German archbishop apologizes to abuse victims; Says he will discuss the abuse scandal with Pope Benedict in March [2/22]

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