Catholic News Headlines / Links [11-10-10]

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Catholic League sends Nativity scenes to governors of all 50 states for display in state capital buildings [11/10]

U.S. bishops sponsoring exorcism conference in response to "growing interest in the rite of exorcism and a shortage of trained exorcists nationwide" [11/10]

Academic dean of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary named consulting theologian to CCHD [11/10]

More violence in Iraq: Bombs target Christian homes in Baghdad [11/10]

Commentator suggests postponing CCHD collection until "vetting mistakes" are eliminated; Says vetting process is deficient or else CCHD's "own ethical guidelines regarding offending coalitions [have] yet to be enforced" [11/10]

CL calls UN resolution condemning religious defamation "an affront to religious liberty"; Says resolution "is not a check on religious defamation: rather, it is designed to give Islamist nations the right to plunder the religious rights of non-Muslims - under the guise of fighting religious intolerance" [11/10]

Primary topics for cardinals' upcoming meeting are religious freedom & the sacred liturgy, but secular news accounts focus "almost exclusively" on 'secondary discussion' of abuse scandal [11/10]

Pope Benedict sends letter ahead of G20 summit [11/10]

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