Catholic News Headlines / Links [4-30-10]

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Pope Benedict's prayer intentions for May [4/30]

Oldest member of College of Cardinals dies just short of 99th birthday [4/30]

Pope Benedict speaks on world 'economic crisis'; Says "economic life should properly be seen as an exercise of human responsibility, intrinsically oriented towards the promotion of the dignity of the person, the pursuit of the common good and the integral development - political, cultural and spiritual - of individuals, families and societies" [4/30]

Nuns’ chapel in Chile bombed; Anarchist group suspected [4/30]

House Republican Leader says GOP will try to repeal abortion-expanding healthcare bill if they gain the majority after the November elections [4/30]

Pope Benedict meets with bishops who investigated the Legionaries [4/30]

NCEA report says U.S. Catholic high schools have 99.1% graduation rate, compared to public schools' 73.1% graduation rate [4/30]

Lay group says real story behind Miami archbishop's early retirement involves "gay cabal of priests" that are "veritably running the archdiocese" [4/30]

Catholic news agency Zenit says they are working to resolve technical problems with their website; They claim readers "can be certain that the Web page cannot transmit any virus" [4/30]

'Presumed consent' organ harvesting bill introduced in NY [Note: Click here for free flier & wallet card: 'Organ Donation: Act of Charity or License to Kill?] [4/30]

"Nothing special about Papal quarters in Fatima" [4/30]

'Quiet euthanasia' kills "hundreds of thousands of patients" each year and "no police or district attorney will act to investigate or prosecute" [4/30]

Due to "overwhelming demand", organizers of historic TLM at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception announce they will produce a DVD of the event [4/30]

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