Scottish Catholic Observer

‘No going back’ over Kirk’s gay ministers.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/39No-going-back39-over-Kirk39s.6776129.jp

Internal report: The Church of Scotland is being starved of donations due to the growing schism in the Kirk over moves to allow gay ministers.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/the-gay-divide-1.1104090?localLinksEnabled=false

Pope gives closing remarks to Caritas’ General Assembly (video).

http://www.romereports.com/palio/Pope-gives-closing-remarks-to-Caritas-General-Assembly-english-4231.html

Cardinal Bertone: Church on the front lines in fight against AIDS

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/cardinal-bertone-church-on-the-front-lines-in-fight-against-aids/

Pope Benedict XVI, who was forced to join the Hitler Youth as a child, has made a rare mention of life in Germany under the Nazis, calling it a ‘dark time.’

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2011-05-28-vatican-pope-nazi-germany_n.htm

Malta votes ‘Yes’ in divorce referendum.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13588834

Two Christian girls have been kidnapped and converted to Islam in Punjab.

http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=29108&lan=eng

Castro joins in thanking departing nuncio in Cuba, Archbishop Giovanni Becciu.

http://www.zenit.org/article-32698?l=english

Faith comes to the forefront on Sunday in Joplin, Missouri, US

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/05/28/missouri.tornado.faith/

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