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World churches: US was wrong to veto UN resolution on Israel; Christians in Libya face uncertainty as political instability worsens; Pope analyses revolts in Middle East with President of Lebanon; Vatican studies how to help women post-abortion; Film portrays Josemaria Escrivá as a new kind of hero ...

World churches say US was wrong to veto UN resolution on Israel. Above, the Rev Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches.

http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=17733

Christians in Libya face uncertainty as opposition strengthens support.

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1100768.htm

What happens to Libya after Gaddafi falls?

http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=40484

Pope analyses revolts in Middle East with president of Lebanon.

Video link: http://www.romereports.com/palio/Pope-analyzes-revolts-in-Middle-East-with-President-of-Lebanon-english-3606.html

Vatican studies how to help women post-abortion.

Video link: http://www.romereports.com/palio/Vatican-studies-how-to-help-women-post-abortion-english-3601.html

Fr Wilfrid McGreal, O Carm., has been canonically elected to serve for a second term as Carmelite Prior Provincial.

http://www.carmelite.org/index.php?nuc=news&item=392&func=view&id=40

Following the discovery of the bodies of a woman and two children have been found in a house in Leicestershire, Fr Michael Eastwood, of the neighbouring St Winefride’s Catholic Church, said he family had appeared to be a happy one.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-12569612

Ailing Cardinal Foley resigns Knights post, retires to Philadelphia.

http://www.catholictranscript.org/home/international-news/1843-ailing-cardinal-foley-resigns-knights-post-retires-to-philadelphia.html

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1100770.htm

Californian woman renounces ‘ordination’ to diaconate.

http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=9387

AND FINALLY

The film There Be Dragons portrays Josemaria Escrivá, the founder of the founder of Opus Dei, as a new kind of hero.

http://www.zenit.org/article-31846?l=english

—Cross Wires is the Scottish Catholic Observer newspaper’s blog

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