Catholic News Headlines / Links [12-22-10]

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Diocese of Green Bay responds to obstruction of justice claims; Diocese plans to "vigorously defend itself" and "demonstrate its innocence" [12/22]

Victims' group wants federal investigation of diocese for allegedly destroying 'potential evidence'; Former Green Bay bishop says he never ordered anyone to destroy documents or other evidence [12/22]

Pope Benedict speaks of the 'joyful expectation' of Advent, instructs: "Let us purify our minds and our lives from everything that contrasts with this coming" [12/22]

Irish Church braces for another report on abuse, this time in Cloyne diocese [12/22]

Archbishop Jose Antonio Eguren reminds that the birth of Christ - not gifts - is the true meaning of Christmas [12/22]

Catholic League 'names names' of persons who held erroneous theories concerning abusive priests [12/22]

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Catholic News Headlines / Links [12-21-10]

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Bishop of Phoenix strips 'Catholic' designation from hospital that performed an abortion; Besides the recent abortion, prelate discovered that "many other violations of the ERDs have been taking place at CHW facilities in Arizona" for decades [Refresher: Catholic teachings against abortion] [12/21]

CDF issues note regarding "erroneous interpretations" regarding the Pope's remarks on c*nd*ms; Note says Pope Benedict's comments have been "repeatedly manipulated for ends and interests which are entirely foreign to the meaning of his words" and that they "do not signify a change in Catholic moral teaching or in the pastoral practice of the Church" [Refresher: Catholic teachings against contraception] [12/21]

Scandalous: Report shows 'Catholic' Healthcare West has history of supporting abortion, contraception & sterilization [Refreshers: Catholic teachings against abortion | Catholic teachings against contraception | Catholic teachings against sterilization] [12/21]

Winning bidder of nuns' inherited rare baseball card fails to pay, but Catholic doctor steps in to buy the card [12/21]

Good news: Pontifical Solemn High ('Tridentine') Mass to be celebrated at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on April 9, 2011 [Related: TLM (Topic Page)] [12/21]

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Catholic News Headlines / Links [12-20-10]

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Seizure of Vatican Bank funds upheld in money laundering probe; Intended beneficiaries "still unclear" [12/20]

A "difficult Advent season": 'Radical Muslims' trying to rid Middle East entirely of Christians, says priest [12/20]

Encouraging: After five years of celebrating Mass ad orientem, Benedictine prior says he "never want[s] to have to return to the versus populum position"; Priest also lists 'ten advantages' of celebrating ad orientem [Refresher: Why Doesn't the Priest Face the People in the 'Tridentine' Mass? (Q & A)]] [12/20]

Very sad, yet not at all surprising: New study shows primetime TV 'sexualizes underage girls' [Refresher: Catholic teachings on fornication] [12/20]

Msgr. Nicola Bux, Consultant to the Office of Liturgical celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff and member of two congregations, says refusal of the TLM could be considered 'a rupture of communion with the Pope' [Related: TLM (Topic Page)] [12/20]

Marine veteran says repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell' will turn the military into a tool to impose a 'radical social agenda' on the U.S. [Refresher: Catholic teachings on homosexuality (Topic Page)] [12/20]

Pope Benedict entrusts all the Church's pastors to St. Joseph; Holy Father calls the faithful to venerate the glorious protector of Jesus & the Blessed Virgin Mary [Related: St. Joseph (Topic Page)] [12/20]

Pope Benedict's Christmas greetings highlight abuse scandals, present turmoil, papal trips; Holy Father notes that Christians are now "the most oppressed and tormented minority" [12/20]

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Catholic News Headlines / Links [12-18-10]

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Message for 'World Day of for the Sick' is released [12/18]

Papal 'thank you' for Vatican Christmas tree [12/18]

Pope Benedict spends over an hour Saturday 'exploring the newly refurbished Vatican Library' [12/18]

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Catholic News Headlines / Links [12-17-10]

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Archdiocese of Boston to freeze employees' pensions [12/17]

'Christmas is in the air in St Peter's Square' [12/17]

Iraqi Christians - who "live in fear" - will face 'sharply limited' Mass schedules for Christmas due to threat of terrorism [12/17]

Vatican observer predicts 'major leadership change' for Legionaries in next few months [12/17]

Sad: Irish report reveals that Vatican wanted notorious abuser-priest to serve 10 years in a monastery rather than dismiss him from the priesthood [12/17]

Venezuelan archbishop describes information in WikiLeaks cable as "a science-fiction movie script that has absolutely no basis" [12/17]

After years of trouble, Japan's bishops want Neocatechumenal Way to cease activities for five years [12/17]

Pray for China: Vatican communiqué concerning Chinese assembly condemns "grave violation" of human rights and laments that an illegitimate bishop has been appointed president of the CPA; Recent actions, which displayed a "repressive attitude with regard to the exercise of religious liberty", have "unilaterally damaged the dialogue and the climate of trust that had been established" between the Holy See & China [12/17]

Pro-lifers decry European Court ruling against Ireland's abortion ban; Observer says case was "instigated by the international abortion lobby, which has the ultimate aim of forcing governments across the globe to recognize access to abortion as a legal right" [Refresher: Catholic teachings against abortion] [12/17]

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Catholic News Headlines / Links [12-16-10]

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Pope Benedict names new archbishop of Oklahoma City [12/16]

Catholic League erects life-size nativity scene in NY's Central Park [12/16]

Catholic response to anti-Catholic propaganda questioning whether Christ's birth really occurred on December 25 [12/16]

Will 'cult of (disgraced Legionaries founder) Fr. Maciel' be allowed to flourish underground? [12/16]

Knights of Columbus 'vigorously' denying allegations of abuse cover-up [12/16]

Redemptorists in Vietnam suffer 'new wave' of harassment [12/16]

Bishop of Charleston encourages visiting the forgotten in prison, reminding faithful of this work of mercy; Prelate notes that "While they have committed crimes for which they are rendering an account, they are still human persons in need of salvation and basic human contact" [12/16]

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Catholic News Headlines / Links [12-15-10]

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Phoenix bishop threatens to revoke Catholic status of St. Joseph’s Hospital; Prelate 'deeply troubled' that Catholic Healthcare West operates hospitals that authorize immoral acts [12/15]

Holy Cross Congregation to merge two U.S. provinces [12/15]

Pope Benedict names new bishop of Dodge City, erects new Brazilian diocese [12/15]

WikiLeaks disclosures speak of 'known Al-Qaida antipathy to the Pope'; Cable says "Al-Qaida has publicly identified the Pope and the Catholic Church as an enemy" & reveals that the head of the Vatican Gendarme Corps sought security training from the FBI [12/15]

Archbishop Fabriciano Sigampa tells parishioners that they shouldn't confuse the birth of Christ with Santa Claus, a 'commercialized symbol of Christmas' [12/15]

Polish priest killed in Ecuador; Attacker struck victim with large crucifix [12/15]

Some good news: Archbishop of Guadalajara, Mexico erects personal quasi-parish entrusted to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter [12/15]

Not encouraging: Head of 'new evangelization' dicastery to hold meeting after Christmas to "clarify the concept of the 'new evangelization'"; Pontifical Council was formally established more than two months ago [12/15]

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Catholic News Headlines / Links [12-14-10]

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WikiLeaks disclosures 'giving insight into the Vatican's influential role on the world stage and the United States' efforts to cooperate with the Holy See in advancing common interests' [12/14]

Abuse lawsuit brought against Knights of Columbus [12/14]

Pope Benedict to make four foreign trips in 2011 [12/14]

Scandalized Legionaries to stop calling founder 'our father' [12/14]

Pope Benedict's initiatives for 12/26, 1/5 [12/14]

Pro-life groups applaud federal judge's ruling against ObamaCare [12/14]

Iraqis erecting concrete walls around churches to protect Mass-goers from attacks [12/14]

WikiLeaks document 'seriously inaccurate' in account of murder of Iraqi bishop, says Archbishop Louis Sako [12/14]

Recently consecrated Basilica of the Holy Family featured on papal Christmas cards [12/14]

Jesuit seminarian killed in Congo on 12/5; Killing is fourth in four years for the region [12/14]

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Catholic News Headlines / Links [12-13-10]

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Legionaries of Christ orders worldwide removal of disgraced founder's image; Celebrating founder's birthday, sale of his writings also prohibited [12/13]

WikiLeaks cables show Vatican 'horrified' over abuse scandal in Ireland; Disclosures portray Fr. Lombardi as 'overworked' and with little influence & Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone as a 'yes man' [12/13]

Vatican spokesman praises report documenting anti-Christian discrimination in Europe [12/13]

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

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Miracles, martyrdom, heroic virtues: Pope Benedict authorizes promulgation of decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints [12/10]

Scandalous: 'Catholic' senators 'three times more likely to cast pro-abortion votes than pro-life votes' [Refresher: Catholic teachings on abortion] [12/10]

Scandalized Legionaries begin revision of their constitutions; Process expected to take 'several years' [12/10]

Delaware jury awards additional $30 million in abuse case, bringing total to $60 million [12/10]

"Completely inexplicable" Cloth of Manoppello bearing the Holy Face "has the exact same dimensions as the face imprinted on the Shroud of Turin" [12/10]

Records reveal that St. Louis archdiocese asked openly homosexual judge to recuse himself from case involving rebellious parish [Refresher: Catholic teachings on homosexuality (Topic Page)] [12/10]

Vatican announces plan to give 'hi-tech makeover' to more than 7 million photos in Vatican archives; Project may cost $3-$4 million and take 'at least' five years [12/10]

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Catholic News Headlines / Links [12-9-10]

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Catholic Church in U.S. to celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week from January 9-15, 2011 [12/9]

Talks resume between Holy See and PLO; Talks seek "comprehensive international agreement regulating and promoting the presence and activities of the Catholic Church in the Palestinian Territories" [12/9]

Elected leader of Chinese bishops not recognized by Rome [12/9]

New Missionary Museum of Propaganda Fide in Roman palazzo is presented [12/9]

Press release by dissenting homosexualist group 'Catholics for Equality' is a "nice piece of fiction", says archdiocesan spokesperson; Spokesperson affirms that the group "[is] not a Catholic organization. It was formed in opposition to Catholic teaching" [Refresher: Catholic teachings on homosexuality (Topic Page)] [12/9]

TIA article reprint concerning Luther’s 'satanic pride'; Deceived & haughty heresiarch once asserted that "Whoever does not believe as I do is destined to hell. My doctrine and God’s doctrine are the same. My judgment is God’s judgment" [Refresher: Heresy (Reflections)] [12/9]

Late-term abortionist meets with 'stanch' resistance by Catholics in Maryland, Iowa; Bishop urges faithful to contact government officials in order to protect the unborn [12/9]

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Bishop of Green Bay (WI) gives approval to 19th century Marian apparition, shrine; Apparition is first in the U.S. to receive approval of diocesan bishop [12/8]

Pope Benedict leads crowning of Mary, the Immaculate Conception, in Piazza di Spagna [12/8]

President Obama misstates national motto as 'E Pluribus Unum' instead of 'In God We Trust'; Bipartisan group sends letter asking for correction [12/8]

City of Boca Raton displays menorah in public buildings, but refuses to display nativity [12/8]

Threats to life 'slowly being transformed into a political emergency' according to Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski; Prelate notes "dramatic implications" of lack of respect for human life [Refreshers: Catholic teachings on abortion, euthanasia, artificial reproduction/IVF] [12/8]

Catholic actor criticized for his 'politically correct' Aslan comments; Comments called a "shameful distortion" [12/8]

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More trouble in China: Chinese bishops forced to attend CPA meeting; Some bishops have gone into hiding [12/7]

Vatican's 5-ton Christmas tree to be 'officially lit' on 12/17 [12/7]

Work underway on Vatican's life-size Nativity scenes [12/7]

After Ecclesia Dei intervention, TLM will return to Croatia [12/7]

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Fatwa issued against Pakistani Catholic cabinet minister [12/6]

Bishop Alexander Sample of Marquette to offer TLM 'approximately' once per month [12/6]

Vatican 'setting an example' with solar panel installation [12/6]

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U.S. embassy to the Holy See condemns WikiLeaks disclosures "in the strongest terms" [12/3]

German cardinal asks abuse victims for forgiveness; Attorney claims archdiocesan documents concerning abuse were destroyed, manipulated [12/3]

Pope Benedict blesses Our Lady of Loreto statue for Rome's Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport [12/3]

Interview with Secretary of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei [12/3]

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Cardinal Giordano dies at age 80 [12/3]

Obama speechwriter makes anti-Catholic joke [12/3]

CNA analysis of WikiLeaks' disclosures says more than 50 cables originating from the U.S. embassy to the Holy See concern intelligence issues, and another five involve national security issues [12/3]

Bishop Padovese's killer ruled insane by Turkish court, despite evidence he 'was guided by Islamic nationalist ideology' and despite his being found sane by several psychiatrists prior to the killing [12/3]

Pro-abortion advocates vandalize home of 'pro-life hero' [12/3]

Cardinal's speech at Spanish university canceled after government said it 'could not guarantee his security' [12/3]

CNS says Vatican 'seems to be downplaying perceived crisis' over WikiLeaks disclosures [12/3]

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'Catholic' governor of IL who supported same sex 'civil unions' bill is criticized by his bishop; Bishop Paprocki says the 'faith that animated him to support the bill' is 'certainly not the Catholic faith' [12/2]

Newly disclosed letter shows Cardinal Ratzinger - the future Pope Benedict XVI - sought a "more rapid and simplified penal process" against abusive priests back in 1988 [12/2]

Pope Benedict to visit Monaco in 2012 [12/2]

Pontifical Council for Culture pulls out of modern art exhibit [12/2]

New rector of La Sapienza University invites Pope Benedict for a visit; Says Holy Father would be "welcomed with open arms" and calls previous protest of the Pope "an outrageous error" and "an unforgivable act of folly" [12/2]

Historic relics stolen from Indian shrine [12/2]

Jury in Delaware awards 'largest single verdict' - $30 million - to alleged abuse victim; Parish liable for $3 million [12/2]

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WikiLeaks disclosures: '852 of the communications involve the Vatican' [12/1]

Despite false reports, Vatican did not endorse statement on genetically modified crops [12/1]

Papal appeal for the Church in China [12/1]

New coadjutor bishop of Trenton, new auxiliary bishop of St. Louis [12/1]

Governors' responses to CL's nativity scenes has been 'overwhelmingly positive' [12/1]

Pope Benedict reaffirms that the Church cannot ordain women [Refresher: Top Reasons Why Women Can't Be Priests] [12/1]

Court rules nation's president cannot pardon Pakistani Catholic mother sentenced to death for 'blaspheming Mohammed' [12/1]

Encouraging: Efforts of Canons Regular of St. John Cantius to provide bishops with TLM training materials at last month's USCCB meeting met with "great success"; A number of bishops expressed their desire to celebrate Confirmation according to the traditional rite [12/1]

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Pope Benedict's prayer intentions for December [11/30]

Catholic League erects 'You Know It's Real' Christmas billboard in NYC to counteract atheists' billboard [11/30]

Pope Benedict's message regarding death of member of 'papal family' [11/30]

U.S. bishops voice support for nuclear arms reduction treaty [11/30]

Holy Father to attend Italian Eucharistic congress in September 2011 [11/30]

Catholic radio stations in Costa Rica to unite to form Catholic radio network [11/30]

Papal trip to Monaco in 2012 is "feasible"; Pope's 2011 calendar is full [11/30]

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