Catholics urged to take part in National Night of Prayer for Life | LifeSiteNews.com

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• Catholics across the country will be united in prayer Dec. 8-9 during the 23rd annual National Night of Prayer of Life.
• Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, is urging all parish priests and pro-life leaders to join in this vital effort.
• “Prayer is the cornerstone of the pro-life movement,” Father Pavone said. “And parishes should be the hub of activity. Combine the two and you have a great formula for victory.”
• The National Night of Prayer for Life is a prayer service that takes place from 9 p.m. Dec. 8 until 1 a.m. Dec. 9, and consists of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, the Rosary, prayer to St. Michael, silent prayer and hymns.

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Religious freedom is top priority for Church leaders in Middle East : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpts are from Catholic Culture's Catholic World News:

• Religious freedom is high on the agenda as Catholic patriarchs and bishops of the Middle East meet this week in Harissa, Lebanon, to discuss Ecclesia in Medio Oriente, the apostolic exhortation by Pope Benedict XVI that furnishes a “road map” for the work of the Church in that region.

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National Catholic Reporter defies Vatican, calls for women's ordination : News Headlines - Catholic Culture

The following excerpts are from Catholic Culture's Catholic World News:

• The National Catholic Reporter has called for the ordination of women to the Catholic priesthood, condemning the Church’s teaching on the issue as “unjust.”
• “Barring women from ordination to the priesthood is an injustice that cannot be allowed to stand,” the Reporter proclaimed in an editorial published December 3.
• The editorial decried the Vatican’s decision to dismiss Roy Bourgeois from the Maryknoll society because of his public support for women’s ordination, and concluded by saying that the paper “joins its voice” with that of Bourgeois in that effort.
• The editorial stand by the National Catholic Reporter is a clear challenge to Church authority.

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Pope Benedict Joins Twitter; Greeted by Profane, Hateful Tweets | LifeNews.com

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• Pope Benedict joined Twitter today and was greeted by hateful tweets from Catholic bashers laced with profanity. Pope Benedict XVI ’s new Twitter account has been revealed, @Pontifex, and it already has more than 100,000 followers and is expected to be eventually followed by millions.

Note: I am sure the Pope would have this passage from The Gospel of John in mind: John 15:18-19: "If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you." 

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