Catholic News Headlines / Links [6-15-10]

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Sad: Newly named president of Catholic University of America supported pro-abort presidential candidate & previously served as dean of 'Catholic' law school which awarded a congressman with a 100% pro-abort voting record an honorary degree; New CU president said the pro-abort congressman's "career of public service reflect[ed] the very best values and traditions" of the (supposedly Catholic) school [6/15]

Divine Providence? Water main break closes buildings & cancels classes at Catholic University, also closes Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception [6/15]

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor says he's learned from his "grave mishandling" of abuse case; Says he's become a "wounded healer" [6/15]

Archbishop Ruggero Franceschini appointed to replace murdered bishop in Turkey [6/15]

Man disguised as priest attempts to steal "valuable books from the library of a noted Catholic institution"; Priest-impersonating thief "blesses" police upon capture [6/15]

Church in Argentina "cautious" about Last Supper image that some claim is bleeding [6/15]

Hyundai first justifies, then pulls blasphemous commercial after outcry from Catholics [6/15]

Scandalous: Parish in NY to defy Archbishop Dolan, will send delegation to 'gay pride' parade [6/15]

HLI president warns that "the devil's spiritual warfare on our flocks will intensify as the years proceed" and calls "the aggressive mass media" the "ministry of propaganda for Satan and all his works and all his empty promises"; Also says that "Never in all of history have we seen evil promoted so effectively and the true good so roundly mocked and rejected as in this age of extreme technological prowess", noting that "the difference between the modern world and past generations is that Satan has a greater ability to use groups and institutions for increasing his wicked reach into human life and society" [6/15]

Canon law vs. civil law: some differences [6/15]

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