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• March 15, 2010 Israel-Palestinian tensions grow: focus on Temple Mount

  Israeli officials have extended a state of alert in East Jerusalem, and barred young men from the Islamic mosques on the Temple Mount, as tensions continue to rise in the ancient city. Palestinians

• March 15, 2010 Pope meets with Croatian premier

  Pope Benedict XVI met on March 13 with Prime Mininster Jadranka Kosor of Croatia. Their conversation centered on international concerns, including the status of Croatians in Bosnia-Herzegovina and

• March 15, 2010 Restoration to begin on Rio's famed statue of Christ

  A $4-million restoration project begins this week to repair erosion damage on the giant statue of Jesus Christ that overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Workers will patch and replace the

• March 15, 2010 Report due from investigation into Legion of Christ?

  Five bishops appointed to conduct an investigation into the Legion of Christ were due to deliver their report to the Vatican on March 15, according to AOL News. The Vatican has not confirmed the

• March 15, 2010 New initiative aims to spur authentically Catholic higher education

  The Virginia-based Cardinal Newman Society (CNS), an independent group dedicated to a distinctively Catholic presence in higher education, will launch a new effort to support Catholic colleges and

• March 15, 2010 Help build lasting peace, Pope asks Sudanese bishops

  Meeting on March 13 with the Catholic bishops of Sudan, who were making their ad limina visit, Pope Benedict XVI emphasized the need for reconciliation in the war-torn African land. "I know how

• March 15, 2010 Pope reflects on the Prodigal Son

  At his Angelus audience on Sunday, March 14, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the day's Gospel reading, which was the parable of the Prodigal Son. This parable, the Pope said, "represents an all-time

• March 15, 2010 Swiss Church announces abuse inquiry

  Catholic Church officials in Switzerland have revealed that they are looking into about 60 reports of sexual abuse by priests. They said that they will recommend that victims bring their complaints

• March 15, 2010 Pope visits Rome's Lutheran parish

  Pope Benedict XVI visited an Evangelical Lutheran church in Rome on Sunday afternoon, March 14. The Pontiff and the pastor, Rev. Jens-Martin Kruse, each delivered short homilies during an ecumenical

• March 15, 2010 Irish primate charged with abuse cover-up under pressure to resign

  Cardinal Sean Brady of Armagh, the Primate of All Ireland, is facing mounting public pressure to resign after being connected to the case of a notorious pedophile priest. The cardinal has insisted

• March 15, 2010 Vatican answers critics on abuse

  Pounded by stories in the European media about the sex-abuse scandal that is exploding across the continent, the Vatican released an unusual statement on Saturday, March 13, defending Church

• March 15, 2010 US bishops rally opposition to Senate health-care bill

  The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has ended any speculation about the bishops' stand on health-care reform legislation, issuing a clear statement that the Senate bill now pending in

• March 15, 2010 Celibacy not the issue, Vatican says

  Church officials are moving quickly to answer suggestions that the discipline of clerical celibacy is responsible for clerical sex abuse. In an article published by the Vatican newspaper

• March 15, 2010 Prominent gay-activist Jesuit dead at 82

  A Jesuit who helped found the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force has died at the age of 82. Father Robert Carter, SJ, also helped found the New York chapter of DignityUSA, an organization that