Catholic News Headlines / Links [8-31-10]

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Pope Benedict grants series of interviews to German journalist for new book [8/31]

Filipino bishop urges Catholics to remain calm after 12 year-old Muslim boy reportedly throws grenades into church, injuring parishioners [8/31]

Germany introduces 'expanded guidelines' for handing abuse reports [8/31]

Cardinal Poupard turns 80, dropping number of cardinal-electors to 106 [8/31]

Bishop Daly is "not at all convinced" that priest implicated in police report concerning 1972 Claudy bombing was a mass murderer; Says "It is a huge insult to suggest I would knowingly allow someone whom I knew to be a mass murderer to serve as a priest in my diocese" [8/31]

Chinese 'underground' bishop dies; Government officials "working to assert control" [8/31]

Seminary attached to Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute catches fire; Priceless works of art damaged [8/31]

Irish bishop victim of burglary [8/31]

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