Catholic News Headlines / Links [5-4-10]

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Cardinal Luigi Poggi, former Apostolic Nuncio, archivist and librarian emeritus, dies at age 92 [5/4]

Thirteen nations named ‘egregious’ religious-freedom violators [5/4]

Pope's upcoming trip to Portugal to have a "Marian emphasis" [5/4]

Thirty new Swiss Guard recruits to be sworn in on Thursday [5/4]

Three years after settlement, Los Angeles Archdiocese has yet to release files; Archdiocese has reportedly "shown little interest in speeding the process" [5/4]

Former senator defends Catholic Church in NY Times; Says some recent attacks "are unwarranted and unfair" and refers to the possibility of "an anti-Catholic agenda more concerned with Catholic teachings than with child abuse" [5/4]

Your tax dollars at work: PP affiliate study says roughly 1/3 of abortions were covered by federal Medicaid program; Study also finds abortion becoming more common among poor women & minorities [5/4]

More defense of the Church: Former Newsweek editor criticizes NY Times' recent coverage, saying the paper "has created its own version of the scandal" [5/4]

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