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• Catholic Wrestlers Forced to Remove Ashes Before Matches
  Iowa High School Athletic Association officials banned the practice [of wearing ashes on Ash Wednesday] for wrestlers when they hit the mat, saying the ash could get into an opponent’s eyes or mouths.
• has been ordered by a judge to undergo an abortion.
  Forced abortion: An Italian judge ordered a 13 year old girl from Torino to abort her unborn child because her parents were opposed to the baby.
• What’s wrong with pop culture today, especially for Christians?
  A look at recent headlines points to something we should all give up, not just for Lent, but for good: the excesses of pop culture.
• God in Godparent should have substance
  In Spain, Archbishop Julian Barrio Barrio of Santiago de Compostela has written to the priests of his archdiocese, reminding them that notorious sinners are not qualified to act as godparents in Baptism ceremonies.
• Catholic Bashing
  Well, John Edwards, come on down. You’re lucky you’re a Democrat, my boy. The media won’t be in death-watch lockdown on this. The shocked-and-appalled editorials will be at a minimum. All will be forgiven or, at least, marginalized.
• More Churchgoers Being Victimized in Money Fraud
  The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is scheduled later this month to address an issue more congregants are becoming victims to - embezzlement. The bishops will decide on whether to adopt more stringent regulations on financial matters.
• Texas Bishops Conference make statement on HPV Mandate
  The Roman Catholic Bishops of Texas appreciate the seriousness of this healthcare issue;… However, we find the Governor’s executive order to be problematic in several ways.
• Pro-life demonstrators win in court
  The Court reversed a lower court’s decision and said that the three-hour police detention of law-abiding citizens presented valid constitutional claims under the First and Fourth Amendments.
• Vatican Upholds Excommunication of ‘Call to Action’
  The Signatura’s letter reiterates a December letter from the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops, Giovanni Cardinal Battista Re, upholding the 1996 decree. In his letter, Re said CTA and the other groups were “causing damage to the Church of Christ” and that the bishop’s action “was properly taken within your competence as pastor of that diocese.”
• Archdiocese of Chicago Report: Remove priests immediately
  The Chicago Roman Catholic Archdiocese released a report Wednesday afternoon that assesses its handling of priest sex abuse cases.

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