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Italian town makes Pope an honorary citizen

Catholic World News Headlines - March 17, 2010 - 3:07pm
Pope Benedict XVI has been named an honorary citizen of Romano Canavese, the Italian town that is the birthplace of Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Secretary of State. The Pope visited ...

Christian broadcaster shut down by Palestinian officials

Catholic World News Headlines - March 17, 2010 - 2:55pm
Officials have shut down the operations of the only Christian television station in the Palestinian territories. Station managers say that they do not understand the complaint against ...

German chancellor asks for full, frank investigation of abuse in society

Catholic World News Headlines - March 17, 2010 - 2:30pm
Speaking to the German parliament, Chancellor Angelo Merkel called for "truth and clarity" in an investigation into sexual abuse of children. Although the scandal sweeping Germany has ...

Coalition of US nuns breaks with bishops, supports Senate health-care bill

Catholic World News Headlines - March 17, 2010 - 2:03pm
A coalition of American nuns, claiming to represent over 50,000 members of women's religious orders, has broken with the country's Catholic bishops by coming out in support of the ...

Targeted killing of Christians continues in Mosul

Catholic World News Headlines - March 17, 2010 - 1:42pm
A Christian businessman was killed in another execution-style murder in Mosul, as the intimidation campaign against the Christian minority in that Iraqi city continues. Archbishop Emil ...

Pope, at audience, contrasts St. Bonaventure with St. Thomas Aquinas

Catholic World News Headlines - March 17, 2010 - 1:39pm
Continuing his series of weekly talks on the great intellectual figures of Church history, Pope Benedict XVI spoke at his public audience of March 17 on St. Bonaventure, offering his third ...

Local British Church Leaders Delighted at Pope's Visit

Church News from Headline Bistro - March 17, 2010 - 1:28pm
POPE Benedict XVI will follow in the footsteps of his predecessor by holding a huge public mass at Coventry Airport.

Holy See Confirms Creation of Commission to Study Medjugorje 'Phenomenon'

Church News from Headline Bistro - March 17, 2010 - 1:24pm
Vatican City, Mar 17, 2010 / 09:56 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A statement was released by the Holy See on Wednesday confirming the formation of a commission to investigate the “phenomenon” of Medjugorje.

U.S. Health Care Owes Much to Religious Orders

Church News from Headline Bistro - March 17, 2010 - 1:24pm
As U.S. health care reform moves into the congressional home stretch, it’s as good of a time as any to remember that organized health care in America owes much to Catholic religious orders, and most of those are religious orders of women.

Cardinal Brady apologizes, says he is 'reflecting' on his position

Catholic World News Headlines - March 17, 2010 - 1:00pm
As Cardinal Sean Brady of Armagh came under growing pressure to resign because of his indirect role in the handling of a pedophile priest, the Irish bishops' conference pointed out that ...

British Catholic adoption agency wins court challenge to gay-rights measure

Catholic World News Headlines - March 17, 2010 - 12:29pm
A British Catholic adoption agency has won a victory in its court challenge against regulations that would have required equal treatment for same-sex couples. Catholic Care, an agency ...

Pope says his letter on Irish abuse scandal coming soon

Catholic World News Headlines - March 17, 2010 - 12:19pm
During his regular weekly audience on March 17, Pope Benedict XVI said that his letter to the Irish Church, in response to the sex-abuse scandal there, would be released very soon. ...

Vatican confirms commission to study Medjugorje

Catholic World News Headlines - March 17, 2010 - 8:55am
The Vatican has confirmed the formation of a commission to investigate the reported Marian apparitions at Medjugorje, presumably leading up to a formal Vatican statement on the ...

17-Mar-10 - Establishment of International Commission on Medjugorje

EWTN News Headlines - March 17, 2010 - 8:44am
VATICAN CITY, 17 MAR 2010 (VIS) - The Holy See Press Office today published the following communique: "An international investigative commission on...

17-Mar-10 - Papal Letter to Irish Faithful To Be Published Soon

EWTN News Headlines - March 17, 2010 - 8:44am
VATICAN CITY, 17 MAR 2010 (VIS) - In remarks to pilgrims at the end of today's general audience, the Pope addressed a special greeting to Irish faithf...

17-Mar-10 - Pope Becomes Honorary Citizen of Romano Canavese

EWTN News Headlines - March 17, 2010 - 8:44am
VATICAN CITY, 17 MAR 2010 (VIS) - In a brief ceremony following today's general audience, the Holy Father received the honorary citizenship of Romano ...

Latino Influx in US Catholic Church Beginning to Wane as Secular Trend Takes Hold

Church News from Headline Bistro - March 17, 2010 - 7:53am
Latino population growth over the past two decades has boosted numbers in the Catholic Church, but a new, in-depth analysis shows Latinos' allegiance to Catholicism is waning as some move toward other Christian denominations or claim no religion at all.

Pope to Sign Letter to Irish Catholics Friday

Church News from Headline Bistro - March 17, 2010 - 7:50am
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI said today that Friday he will sign his letter to the Catholics of Ireland on the sex abuse crisis and “send it soon after.”

Accused Munich Priest Resigns in Abuse Case Wrongly Linked to Pope

Church News from Headline Bistro - March 17, 2010 - 5:07am
Munich, Germany, Mar 17, 2010 / 03:35 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Tourism chaplain for the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising has been immediately suspended from ministry after more allegations that he sexual abused minors.

Sydney Archdiocese Announces $100,000 Grant for Adult Stem Cell Research

Church News from Headline Bistro - March 17, 2010 - 5:01am
The Catholic Church is again funding research into the medical use of adult stem cells.
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