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Dutch abbess being sought in 1993 death of fellow nun [6/10]

Afghan Muslims burn effigy of Pope Benedict XVI, shout "Death to America! Long live Islam"; Groups which angered the Muslims over "religious proselytism" are not linked to the Catholic Church [6/10]

Pro-abortion, pro-physician assisted suicide Supreme Court nominee also supports 'cloning & killing' [6/10]

"Anti-Catholic storm" looming in U.S.? [6/10]

Vatican typos [6/10]

In recently discovered letter of Pope Pius XII, the pontiff asks FDR to "spare innocent civil populations and in particular churches and religious institutions"; Pope Pius XII also said that "Of [Rome's] desire for peace and to be done with the war, there can be no doubt; but in the presence of formidable forces opposing the actuation or even the official declaration of that desire she finds herself shackled and quite without the necessary means of defending herself" [6/10]

ALL president points to link between abortion and autism; Says study finds "risk of autism in a future pregnancy among those who had a previous abortion was 23.6 percent" [6/10]

Bishop who was murdered by his driver had reportedly cancelled his trip to Cyprus over fear that his driver might attempt to assassinate Pope Benedict [6/10]

Zenit interviews FSSP priest, acknowledges: "As many religious orders are desperately praying for vocations, this [traditional FSSP] community has young men waiting to get into their seminary program"; Fr. Goodwin notes that "The Traditional Mass is a very important element in the re-Christianization of the world because it so clearly and fully embodies the faith of the Church. The whole notion of Christ's sacrifice is the central point of the Mass"; Fr. Goodwin also notes that a "large number" of priests they have trained for the TLM have told them that "This mass has saved my priesthood" [6/10]

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