Catholic News Highlights, Thursday August 2nd

CatholicNewsHighlights:

Catholic News Agency:

• Pope’s personal secretary reveals details about Pope’s vacation in Lorenzago
• Anglican archbishop warns against boycotts of Lambeth 2008 (watch this situation develop)
• Japanese bishops: number of baptisms on the rise
• 13 million hits in first three days of new Vatican City State website (I account for a few of those....)
• Austrians can receive text messages from Pope (now that would cause me to keep my ringer on!)

Catholic News Services:

• Catholic campuses embrace 'green' initiatives: "Students at the college are familiar with the words of the founder of the Society of Jesus, St. Ignatius of Loyola, who said, "Go set the world aflame." The school used this familiar phrase, Dunn said, in its campaign to cut down on energy consumption. Posters around campus instruct students to "Go set the world aflame, but before you do, don't forget to turn off the lights." ( - doesn't that speak volumes?)
• Pope says he rejoiced with Iraqis when they won Asian soccer tourney
• Franciscan monastery in Washington offers glimpse of Holy Land (this is good to know!)

Catholic World News:

• Vacation Reading: top CWN stories from the past month
• Chinese officials arrest underground priests
• Flawed records found in San Diego diocesan bankruptcy

LifeSiteNews:

• Tonight Show's Jay Leno Jokes of Priests as Pedophiles Six Times in Five Weeks
• First Female President of India Calls for an End to Female Abortions
• Canada's Population is Aging at an Alarming Rate: 2006 Census
• Toronto Film Festival Winner "Bella" Finds Major Distributor, Anticipates Opening October 26
• Media Misses the Point: Pope Says Have Concern for the Planet Yes, but a Greater Concern for Human Life