Catholic News Headlines / Links [2-5-10]

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Pope Benedict confirms trip to Scotland, urges opposition to euthanasia legislation; Holy Father says that "A strong Catholic presence in the media, local and national politics, the judiciary, the professions and the universities can only serve to enrich Scotland's national life, as people of faith bear witness to the truth, especially when that truth is called into question" [2/5]

Cardinal Zen reiterates support for underground Church in China and criticism of China's 'Catholic Patriotic Association' [2/5]

Archdiocese of Turin closes cathedral for three months to prepare for public viewing of Shroud [2/5]

'Life in Haiti on day 23' [2/5]

Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life speaks of crisis in religious life: "The crisis experienced by certain religious communities, especially in Western Europe and North America, reflects the more profound crisis of European and American society. All this has dried up the sources that for centuries have nourished consecrated and missionary life in the church"; He laments that "The secularized culture has penetrated into the minds and hearts of some consecrated persons and some communities, where it is seen as an opening to modernity and a way of approaching the contemporary world"; Cardinal Rode observes that many orders have turned to "foreign vocations" and reminds that "quality of vocations is more important than quantity" [2/5]

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