Some more recent news highlights...
* For the second time this year, a parishioner has been murdered at a Youngstown, Ohio parish. The most recent killing was "apparently a case of mistaken identity" involving the deceased's vehicle. The victim's wife was also injured during the attack, but she is expected to survive
* Dialog with the schismatic Orthodox reportedly failed to produce a "breakthrough" concerning papal primacy
* Two teenagers have been charged in connection with damage to a Des Moines Catholic high school which occurred in August. Police have not released the suspects' names
* A week after a presidential speech omitted the word "Creator" in reference to the Declaration of Independence, President Obama once again spoke of "inalienable rights" without referencing that such rights were endowed by our Creator
* Bishop Aquila recently reminded that "Catholics in the political arena must recognize that opposition to intrinsic evils, such as abortion, euthanasia, genocide, embryonic stem-cell research and same-sex unions is always required by the faithful Catholic" and that 'Catholics' who support such evils should refrain from Holy Communion. He also reminded that such 'Catholics' will "one day stand before the judgment seat of God and give an account of themselves"
* According to an EWTN report, Archbishop Dolan recently spoke to a Los Angeles audience regarding the "intrinsic connection" between Jesus and the Church. He reminded that we cannot have Christ without his Church
* According to the Inspector General, a controversial Catholic group ('Catholic Worker') was improperly investigated by the FBI even though there was "little or no basis" for a probe. Other groups were likewise wrongly investigated
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