News Bites

Of the Pope and the Vatican

1. Prime Minister Siniora illustrates Lebanon’s difficult situation to the Pope
   


2. Pope's Visit to Turkey Seen as a Crucial Test
   


3. Pope's Homily at Vatican's Parish Church "A Heartfelt 'Thank You' to All the Women …"
   


4. AUDIENCES
   


5. VATICAN RADIO: NEW WAYS TO SERVE THE CHURCH
   


6. LEBANESE PEOPLE CONFIRM THEIR DEVOTION TO THE POPE
   


7. L'Osservatore horrified by new photos from Abu Ghraib
   

ProLife

1. BIGOTRY MARKS AD ON CATHOLIC HOSPITALS
   


2. States taking a stand against abortion
   


3. Morning after pill to be distributed at popular Brazilian festival
   


4. Medellin mayor’s office launches expensive homosexual propaganda campaign
   


5. British Government doing Pilot Study of RU-486
   


6. APA Admits Mental Problems Resulting From Abortion Ignored by Official Position
   


7. Australia Votes to Allow Chemical Abortion Drug RU-486
   


8. Ontario NDP Introduces Organ Donor Bill Which Presumes Consent of all Dying
   


9. French Government Report Says No to Homosexual “Marriage”
   


10. "Evidence Doesn't Matter" in APA Abortion Advocacy
    


11. Spanish Prelates Warn of a "License to Clone" Assail Legislation as Attack on Human Life
    


12. Bill Gates Supporting Sant'Egidio AIDS Program
    

Of Interest to the Church

1. Religious intolerance is taught every day, says Church in Pakistan
   


2. Catholic men’s conference slated for March
   


3. Pakistani bishops condemn attack on church and Christian community
   


4. Vatican prelate reassigned; more changes to follow?
   


5. Pope, Curia leaders to continue talks on SSPX
   


6. Message Focuses on Eucharist's Role in Charity Pontifical Commission's Reflection for Hispanic-American Day
   


7. Chicago Archdiocese Aims for a Revival A Yearlong Project Reaches Out to Inactive Catholics
   

Political

1. Italian Court allows crucifix in classrooms , described as “symbol of values which underlie our constitution, our way of living"
   


2. Georgia Bill Forces Students to Consult Parents before Joining School Clubs
   


3. First Canadian Gay Library at University of Western Ontario
   


4. African Development Initiatives Unveiled Include Programs for Women, Children, Teachers
   

View, Interviews, and Commentaries

1. Catholic Register: Laity not being ‘transformative’ fault of hierarchy, Americas bishops say
   


2. COMMENTARY: Turkmenistan's fictitious religious freedom
   


3. On Liturgical Norms for the Neocatechumenal Way Interview With Cardinal Arinze
   

Other News Bites

1. Opus Dei demands cuts to Da Vinci Code
   


2. Archdiocese names chancellor responsible for monitoring sex abuse by clergy