Scottish Catholic Observer

Rome expecting at least 300,000 pilgrims for John Paul’s beatification.

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1101235.htm

Caritas bishop sees long days ahead in Japanese rebuilding.

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/caritas-bishop-sees-long-days-ahead-in-japanese-rebuilding/

Archbishop Mennini, Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain, on today’s summit meeting on Libya in London.

Audio: http://www.oecumene.radiovaticana.org/EN2/articolo.asp?c=473864

The Apostolic vicar of Tripoli says the work of the Church in Libya goes on, and that Muslims have promised their support for Christian ministry.

http://www.zenit.org/e-32163

Catholic Church leaders in Ireland are shocked by Education Minister Ruairi Quinn’s target of transferring more than 1500 church schools to other patrons.

http://www.independent.ie/education/latest-news/church-shocked-by-quinn-plan-for-schools-2598203.html

Association of Catholic Priests in Ireland voices regret at the Church’s intention to press ahead with the new Mass texts in November as planned.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0329/1224293297835.html

Muslim mob attacks Catholic church in Pakistan.

http://www.speroforum.com/a/51127/Muslim-mob-attacks-Catholic-church-in-Pakistan

Care of families has an important place in evangelising, Pope tells Latin America and Caribbean bishops.

http://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2011/03/culture-of-life-and-respect-for-rights.html

Remembering 9/11 as one human family. The Catholic lay community Sant’Egidio that helped organise the World Days of Prayer for Peace since 2002 is planning a meeting of religious and lay people in Munich Germany on this year’s anniversary of the 911 attacks to pray for world peace .

http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=474024

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