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Cross Wires: Monday latest news
Holy Father concerned about the ongoing unrest in Libya and Pakistan; Vatican to consult the bishops of the world on evangelisation; Pope Benedict XVI/Caritas lead aid to New Zealand after earthquake; Old Firm football clash raises accusation of ‘besmirching the name of Scotland’ from Kirk, Celtic manager receives death threats...
VATICAN/WYD
Pope Benedict XVI (above) expressed concern yesterday’s Angelus about the ongoing unrest in Libya and last week’s assassination of Pakistan’s only Christian cabinet minister.
Vatican to consult the bishops of the world on the New Evangelisation.
Bishops conclude youth ministry meeting on World Youth Day.
http://www.oecumene.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=467666
NEW ZEALAND
Pope Benedict is donating $NZ67,700 to assist people affected by the Christchurch earthquake.
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/pope-donates-67-000-christchurch-4047043
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand will allocate at least 25 per cent of its annual Lent Appeal towards assisting people hit by the Christchurch earthquake.
The International Council on Monuments and Sites says talk of razing heritage buildings in Christchurch, such as the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, is highly premature.
UK AND IRELAND
Group of Irish priests call for publication of new missal translation to be suspended.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0305/1224291372552.html
The moderator of the Church of Scotland has accused the Old Firm football teams of ‘besmirching the name of Scotland’ and has branded recent on-field antics as ‘shameful.’
Celtic manager Neil Lennon will assess his future after terror threat.
Archbishop Vincent Nichols, president of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has called for a return to the tradition of self-sacrifice and abstinence during Lent.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12657101
Audio link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12658672
Mixed reaction to news that Queen Elizabeth II is to pay a state visit to Ireland this year – the first ever by a British monarch since Irish independence.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12652934
Prince of Wales adds his contribution to the YouTube Bible.
AND FINALLY
Deacon Keith Fournier analyses US Archbishop Timothy Dolan’s labeling of President Obama’s decision on federal marriage law as ‘alarming.’
http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=40578
—Cross Wires is the Scottish Catholic Observer newspaper’s blog