Cross Wires: Wednesday headlines
The latest news from Scotland and the rest of the world
Pope Benedict XVI plans full liturgical schedule for Christmas season.
Dad pays tribute to ‘crazy diamond’ Liam Aitchison at memorial service at Our Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Stornoway.
Prague Archbishop Dominik Duka remembers the late Czech President Vaclav Havel as friend, ‘fellow prisoner.’
As Iraq war winds down, Christian community finds itself ‘devastated.’
Former Bishop John Magee of Cloyne will meet with Irish abuse victims, according to Archbishop Dermot Clifford.
US boy’s survival of flesh-eating bacteria declared a miracle by Holy Father as American Indian woman credited with saving him is approved for sainthood.
Asia Bibi seen at risk of mental illness, foundation director reports on Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy.
Soviet-era Church laws still in place in the Ukraine.
Vatican goes high-tech to preserve fragile ancient tomes.
AND FINALLY
A Nazi-battling Polish bear is set to be immortalised with a new statue, possibly at St Mary’s Catholic cathedral in Edinburgh.
– Cross wires is a Scottish Catholic Observer blog
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Some other recent examples of noble “beasts” to join Pvt Wojtek’s company. Rocky, a German Shepherd of Niagara Falls Police Dept, who fell to his death while chasing a burglar a few weeks ago; Lex, another German Shepherd, who refused to leave his mortally wounded USMC handler. His handler’s family later adopted Lex. His life story is on Wikipedia and Youtube. (Have some tissues handy. The story is a real tear-jerker. It even had Marine Corps generals in tears.) And Hercules, a St.Bernard,who had been attacked by Coyotes. When he was adopted by a family, he immediately attacked a burglar in the family’s home.