Scottish Catholic Observer

Vatican and Ireland are criticised in connection with child protection issues in the Amnesty International Report 2011 published later this morning on the eve of Amnesty International’s 50th anniversary.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0513/1224296840200.html

Celtic join Scottish Catholics in call for crackdown on sectarian attacks targeted at club manager Neil Lennon.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/may/12/celtic-neil-lennon-bullet-sectarian-attacks

Scotland Yard are to ‘bring their expertise’ to the search for missing girl Madeleine McCann (above), whose eight birthday is this week, the Home Office says. Prime Minister writes personally to her Catholic parents.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13378289

Catholic-Protestant leaders reappointed in Northern Ireland.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/05/12/general-eu-northern-ireland_8464094.html

Today will see the publication of a new Papal document that will clarify Pope Benedict XVI’s 2007 permission to expand the use of the pre-Vatican II form of the Mass.

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/in-rome-anticipation-for-a-new-document-on-latin-mass-due-out-tomorrow/

Pope Benedict XVI yesterday underlined the areas in which Catholics and Jews work together, especially practical works of charity and service to the poor.

http://www.zenit.org/article-32559?l=english

Prayers being said as Spanish town of Lorca begins recovery from earthquake that killed nine.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13384572

Two months after the terrible earthquake that struck the Japanese people, Cardinal Robert Sarah, president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum begins a three-day visit today, on behalf of the Holy Father, to the affected areas.

http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=18219

Calls for a law to protect the religious freedom of Mexican after the attacks against the Cathedral of Mexico City and other places of worship.

http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=28981&lan=eng

Australia’s 40 Catholic bishops support the Holy Father’s removal of former bishop of Toowoomba William Morris.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/catholic-bishops-back-the-pope-over-sacking/story-e6frg6nf-1226054979442

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