Scottish Catholic Observer

SCOTLAND

East Renfrewshire Council limits entry from Glasgow Catholic primary schools to St Ninian’s (above), Scotland’s top Catholic secondary.

http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/newspage.htm?callback=2&id=62664

Old Firm coaches Ally McCoist (below) and Johan Mjallby joined forces to back the Wee Box, Big Change scheme for the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF).

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2011/03/16/charity-s-loose-change-box-campaign-proves-a-big-hit-with-celebrities-86908-22993447/

Primary deputes from Westminster are in Glasgow Archdiocese to learn more about Catholic education in Scotland.

http://www.sces.uk.com/news/2011/03/16/westminster-primary-deputy-heads-visit-scotland.html

VATICAN

Holy Father makes former Anglican bishops monsignors.

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2011/03/17/pope-makes-former-anglican-bishops-monsignori/

The prefect of the Congregation for Clergy says the value of Eucharistic adoration cannot be overestimated.

http://www.zenit.org/article-32047?l=english

Cardinal Levada leads St Patrick’s Jubilee celebrations in Rome.

http://www.oecumene.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=470712

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Caritas Japan is ready to work side by side with the Government during the emergency and in the rehabilitation of the people struck by the recent and ongoing crisis in the country.

http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=28595&lan=eng

Calling the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal ‘hideous’ and ‘nauseating,’ New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan says the scandal ‘needs to haunt’ the Church for some time to come.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/03/17/60minutes/main20044218.shtml

US President Barack Obama to visit Oscar Romero’s tomb.

http://www.elpais.cr/articulos.php?id=42853

Germany unveils logo for upcoming Papal visit.

http://www.ewtnnews.com/catholic-news/World.php?id=2837

Jesuit superior general announces revision of order’s General Curia.

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/jesuit-superior-general-announces-revision-of-orders-general-curia/

BEATIFICATION

The Polish bishops are looking to Pope John Paul II, who will be beatified May 1, as a friend of God in heaven.

http://www.zenit.org/article-32046?l=english

Pope John Paul II: Made for TV, says Sr Mary Ann Walsh in the US.

http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Pope-John-Paul-II-Made-for-TV-Mary-Ann-Walsh-03-17-2011.html#author-short

AND FINALLY

Sample pages from YOUCAT (Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church).

http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2011/03/sample-pages-from-youcat-youth-catechism-of-the-catholic-church.html

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