Catholic News Headlines / Links [12-11-10]

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Vatican "offended" that Ireland failed to respect the Holy See's sovereignty, Britain feared anti-Catholic violence over Pope's outreach to Anglicans entering the Catholic Church, according to WikiLeaks disclosures; Vatican response: "Naturally these reports reflect the perceptions and opinions of the people who wrote them and cannot be considered as expressions of the Holy See itself, nor as exact quotations of the words of its officials" [12/11]

First International Conference on Eucharistic Adoration - to be held in Rome from June 20-23, 2011 - seeks to spread perpetual adoration worldwide; Speakers include Cardinals Burke & Ranjith [12/11]

Cardinal Antonio Cañizares says "the gravest threat of the most disastrous consequences for our time" is "the lack of faith in God [&] the loss of the sense of God that lacerates our world" [12/11]

Recent developments in China 'do not offer much cause for optimism' says Fr. Cervellera; Priest says Chinese officials are 'sending a clear message' that the communist party is in charge of the Chinese Church [12/11]

New lighting in Milan cathedral illuminates stained-glass windows from within [12/11]

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