Scottish Catholic Observer

Pope Benedict XVI urges immediate dialogue and ceasefire in Libya (above).

http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=473430

An Old Firm row has erupted after it emerged the Catholic Church in Scotland is to study all footage of last week’s League Cup final to provide evidence to police of anti-Catholic songs sung by Rangers fans.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/church-to-send-old-firm-film-to-police-1.1092777

Inverclyde MP David Cairns has been taken to hospital in London after falling ill with acute pancreatitis.

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/238965-mp-david-cairns-in-intensive-care/

Catholic national Justice and Peace network and Christian groups join thousands of people angry at Government spending cuts at march through central London in biggest protest since Iraq war in 2003

http://www.christiantoday.co.uk/article/thousands.march.against.spending.cuts/27738.htm

Holy Father visits memorial to Nazi victims in Rome.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/world-war-2/8409797/Pope-visits-memorial-to-Nazi-victims-in-Rome.html

Catholic-atheist meetings end with Pope Benedict appeal to youth.

http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2011/03/26/catholic-atheist-meetings-end-with-pope-benedict-appeal-to-youth/

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Synod elects Shevchuk, its youngest member, Church patriarch.

http://un.ua/eng/article/319798.html

Jesuits in the US have agreed to pay $166.1 million (£103m) to hundreds of Native Americans abused at the Catholic order’s schools.

http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/world/Jesuits-to-pay-103m-to.6741020.jp

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri has called for a worldwide collection for the Holy Land.

http://www.romereports.com/palio/Vatican-asks-for-support-to-Christians-in-Holy-Land-english-3767.html

Fr Robert Barron:What does Catholic just war teaching say about Libya?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/libya-and-catholic-just-war-tradition/2011/03/25/AFivEmYB_blog.html

The Church in China and the Vatican are slowly recovering slowly from the shocks suffered at the end of last year and at this stage, both in the Holy See and in China, there are those who no longer attach too much importance to diplomatic relations.

http://www.speroforum.com/a/50966/China–Vatican—Beijing-and-the-Holy-See-the-unity-of-the-Church-before-diplomatic-relations

AND FINALLY

A group of on-the-ball Catholic children who saved the lives of fellow students when their bus crashed into a bridge were treated to a VIP day out by Sheffield United.

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/heroes_match_day_treat_1_3219148

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