News Bites

The Pope

1. The Lord Dispels the Fog of Ideologies and Idolatries
   
   
2. Pope cutting down meetings with nuncios
   
   
3. The Secret of Love, According to Benedict XVI - Pope Explains Encyclical to Readers of Italian Magazine
   
   
4. Priest Killed in Burundi; Pope Urges End to Violence - Jesuit Father Elie Koma Caught in Crossfire
   
   
5. TELEGRAM REGARDING ASSASSINATION OF A JESUIT IN BURUNDI
   
   
6. ACADEMY FOR LIFE ON THE HUMAN EMBRYO
   
   

Fr. Andrea Santoro

1. Ankara : To kill a man of God is Blasphemy
   
   
2. Nuncio in Turkey : “there is a master mind behind all of this”
   
   
3. "Diocese of Rome is proud of murdered priest in Turkey" says Cardinal Ruini
   
   
4. Missionary Slain in Turkey Hailed as "Witness of Dialogue"
   
   
5. Teen Arrested in Killing Cites Mohammed Cartoons - Turkish TV Reports on Suspect in Priest's Slaying
   
   

Catechesis

1. Variant Psalm Translations
   
   
2. Compendium of Catechism Available March 31
   
   
3. Use of Altars by Non-Catholics - And More on Albs
   
   

ProLife

1. Pharmacist, who refused to dispense abortion pill, said fired after boycott threat
   
   
2. Daughter’s Suicide After Secret Abortion Leads Father to Activism
   
   
3. Franciscan Brother and Medical Doctor Denounces Sliding Scale of Human Value
   
   
4. Good News and Bad News
   
   
5. Symposium to Study the Human Embryo
   
   

Church Related

1. Cardinal Vidal celebrates his 75th birthday and announces his resignation
   
   
2. Christian missionaries expelled from Kerala
   
   
3. Upcoming Vatican Congress to explore human embryo, culture of life
   
   
4. Letter to Patriarch, Bishops’ Head Expresses Concern Over Bombings
   
   
5. Church will not be detained by assassination of priest in Turkey, says Vatican cardinal
   
   
6. New gate will link Vatican to Rome
   
   
7. No compromise with Vatican, SSPX leader says
   
   
8. Cardinal Newman Society head says group operates within magisterium
   
   
9. Priest calls for George to resign
   
   
10. US Catholic Diocese Shifts its Teaching Back to Catholic Doctrine
    
    

Political

1. Indonesia, arrests made for attack on the Ahmadiyah Community
   
   
2. More deaths in the cartoon affair whilst some Muslim leaders urge not targeting “Christians”
   
   
3. RUTH BADER GINSBURG’S INTOLERANT STREAK
   
   
4. Mexican bishops criticize efforts to restrict faith to private life
   
   
5. Slovakian government in crisis over Vatican pact
   
   
6. Catholic presence seen at Turin Olympics
   
   
7. Hot Cross Buns Banned in English School
   
   
8. The Secret of Love, According to Benedict XVI - Pope Explains Encyclical to Readers of Italian Magazine
   
   
9. Christians in the Holy Land Still Struggling - Says Swiss Bishop After a Recent Visit
   
   

Just Plain Interesting

1. Afterburn: Survivor enters 'school of suffering'
   
   
2. Dominican Leader “Highly Recommends” Homosexual Cowboy Film
   
   
3. Angry Activists Lose Fight to Evict Justice Souter