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Headlines for November 20, 2009

• November 20, 2009 Catholic, Evangelical leaders join in call to public action

  A group of 150 prominent American Christian leaders have joined in a call for more energetic public defense of marriage and the family, human life, and religious freedom. In the "Manhattan

• November 20, 2009 New ties found between CCHD, anti-Catholic activists

  As thousands of Catholic parishes across the US prepare to take up the annual pre-Thanksgiving collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), a coalition of pro-life groups has

• November 20, 2009 Archbishop Wuerl: Change language of same-sex marriage bill to protect religious freedom

  In an irenic Washington Post op-ed, Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington called upon city council members to change the language in impending same-sex marriage legislation so that Catholic

• November 20, 2009 Minnesota archdiocese sets standards for speakers at Catholic institutions

  Archbishop John Nienstedt of St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota, has set out a new policy establishing standards for speakers who appear at Catholic churches and institutions. All Catholic speakers

• November 20, 2009 Vatican researcher finds text on Shroud of Turin: burial certificate for Jesus?

  A researcher studying the Shroud of Turin has reported finding traces of writing on the cloth, which she believes are further evidence of the Shroud's authenticity. "I think I have managed to read

• November 20, 2009 Vatican conference focuses on pastoral problems of the deaf

  In a private audience on November 20, Pope Benedict XVI gave his encouragement to participants in a 3-day conference on the pastoral needs of deaf persons, organized by the Pontifical Council for

• November 20, 2009 Next step toward beatification of John Paul II rests with Pope Benedict, says Polish cardinal

  During a visit to Argentina, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, the longtime personal secretary to Pope John Paul II, said that the next step toward beatification of the late Pontiff was up to Pope

• November 20, 2009 Teen vampire movie offers a 'moral vacuum,' says L'Osservatore review

  A review in L'Osservatore Romano has panned the teen-oriented vampire movie New Moon, saying that the film offers "a moral vacuum more dangerous than its deviant message." The reviewer-- Msgr.

• November 20, 2009 No imminent Vatican statement on Medjugorje, cardinal says

  Cardinal Vinko Puljic of Sarajevo has denied reports that the Vatican has commissioned a new inquiry into the alleged apparitions at Medjugorje. The cardinal also said that he does not expect the

• November 20, 2009 Catholic University of America president to step down

  Father David M. O’Connell, the Vincentian canon lawyer who worked to restore the Catholic identity of the Catholic University of America, is stepping down after a dozen years in office. Father

• November 20, 2009 Bishop, senators honor St. Damien at US Capitol

  Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu joined Hawaii Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka in honoring St. Damien de Veuster at the US Capitol. A statue of Father Damien, who died ministering to lepers,

• November 20, 2009 American named to International Theological Commission

  Pope Benedict XVI has named a prominent American patristics scholar as a member of the International Theological Commission. Dr. John Cavadini, the chairman of the University of Notre Dame’s

• November 20, 2009 Fargo lawsuit is 8th filed against Christian Brother

  A new lawsuit filed in North Dakota alleges that Brother Raimond Rose, a Christian Brother, abused a male Catholic high school student in 1976. Five suits against Brother Rose are pending in

• November 20, 2009 Pope meets with Suriname's President Venetiaan

  Pope Benedict XVI met on November 20 with President Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan of Suriname. A short statement released by the Vatican after the meeting indicated that their discussion had centered on

• November 20, 2009 Birth control needed to stop climate change, argues UN Population Fund

  The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has released its annual report, hinting that the causes of "sustainable development" and managing climate change require greater emphasis on family-planning programs.

• November 20, 2009 Rich devotional life in Togo: entire villages attend First Friday devotions

  Reporting on the life of the Church in the African nation of Togo, Father Benoit Eoevi Penoukou, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, says that the First Friday devotion is so

• November 20, 2009 Wednesday audience seen as preview for Pope's meeting with artists

  On Saturday, November 21, Pope Benedict XVI will meet with a group of artists from around the world, in a long-awaited session to be held in the Sistine Chapel. Vatican journalist Sandro Magister

• November 20, 2009 Belgian journalist offers portrait of new European Union president

  Who is Herman van Rompuy, the Belgian political leader who was chosen this week to be the first president of the European Union? Paul Belien, a former colleague, offers a disturbing glimpse at the