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• March 16, 2010 EU pushing Turkey to recognize Ecumenical Patriarch

  A European commission is pressing Turkey's government to recognize the status of Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I as the acknowledged "first among equals" of the world's Orthodox prelates. The

• March 16, 2010 Canon law blog offers resources on denial of Communion

  In the Code of Canon Law, #915 sets out the circumstances under which Catholics "are not to be admitted" to receive Communion. In light of the frequent debates about the reception of Communion by

• March 16, 2010 Irish police knew of future cardinal's role in discipline of pedophile priest

  Irish police officials have long been aware of Cardinal Sean Brady's role in the case of a notorious pedophile priest. In the 1970s-- before his episcopal ordination-- the future cardinal heard

• March 16, 2010 Christianity means personal encounter with Christ, Pope writes in World Youth Day message

  In his message of the 25th observance of World Youth Day, Pope Benedict XVI challenges young people to become aware "of the gifts that God has lavished on you, and of your responsibilities."

• March 16, 2010 Jailed Vietnamese priest, seriously ill, released for treatment

  Father Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly, a Catholic priest who is serving an 8-year prison sentence for human-rights advocacy, has been temporarily released from jail for medical treatment. Father Van Ly has

• March 16, 2010 Vatican inquiry into Legionaries concluded

  A team of 5 bishops has completed an 8-month probe into the affairs of the Legionaries of Christ. Although the Vatican has not released any comment on the inquiry, informed officials have

• March 16, 2010 Pope will beatify Cardinal Newman, meet Queen Elizabeth on September trip

  Pope Benedict XVI will meet Queen Elizabeth II, preside at the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman, and travel to Scotland during a 4-day visit to the United Kingdom in September, British

• March 16, 2010 Munich case: facts do not support link to Pope

  While journalists have been using a sex-abuse case in the Munich archdiocese in efforts to form a direct link to Pope Benedict XVI, emerging details of the case show clearly that the future Pontiff

• March 16, 2010 Health reform: Bishop declares day of prayer, fasting for pro-life intention

  Invoking Canon 1244, which declares that “diocesan bishops can decree special feast days or days of penance for their dioceses or places,” Bishop Paul Loverde of Arlington declared March 15 a day of

• March 16, 2010 Famed exorcist says ‘legions of demons’ have lodged at Vatican

  Don Gabriele Amorth, the chief exorcist of the Diocese of Rome, told The London Times in a recent interview that “legions of demons” have lodged at the Vatican but then appeared to downplay his

• March 16, 2010 English bishop denies media bias, says Church deserves criticism over abuse scandals

  Denying that the Church is a victim of media bias, Bishop Kieran Conry of Arundel and Brighton has told The London Times that criticism of the Church’s handling of the clerical abuse scandal is well

• March 16, 2010 Karnataka: Police warn diocese to stop offending Hindus

  Police in the southwestern Indian city of Karwar warned the diocesan vicar general to stop distributing Christian literature and pictures because “it offends Hindus.” 3.9% of the people who live

• March 16, 2010 Traditional Anglicans in Canada request union with Rome

  The Anglican Catholic Church of Canada is formally seeking union with the Holy See under the provisions of the apostolic constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus. Describing the apostolic constitution

• March 16, 2010 Cardinal George emphasizes: Health reform legislation ‘must be opposed’ in current form

  Reacting to the Catholic Health Association’s endorsement of Senate health reform legislation, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops,