Priest involved in sex-abuse investigation of Wisconsin colleague defends Vatican’s response

Priest defends Vatican’s handling of Wis. scandal

MILWAUKEE – A priest who helped investigate child sex allegations against a former colleague in the Milwaukee Archdiocese says there’s no indication the current pope knew at the time of the investigation.
The Rev. Thomas Brundage said Tuesday from Alaska that there’s no way of knowing whether then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger … Read more »».

Anti-American cleric al-Sadr calls for Iraqi referendum on who will be prime minister

Anti-US cleric calls for Iraq referendum on PM

BAGHDAD – An anti-American Shiite cleric called Tuesday for a referendum on who will be Iraq’s prime minister, a proposal that was nearly certain to fail but which added more turmoil to an already tense and uncertain postelection period.
The firebrand cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, who leads a Shiite religious … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Anti-American cleric al-Sadr calls for Iraqi referendum on who will be prime minister.

APNewsBreak: Vatican mounts legal defense to shield pope from US sex abuse lawsuit

Vatican defends pope in US lawsuit
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is launching a legal defense that the church hopes will shield the pope from a lawsuit in Kentucky seeking to have him deposed over claims that the Holy See was negligent in failing to report abuse claims.

In court documents obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : APNewsBreak: Vatican mounts legal defense to shield pope from US sex abuse lawsuit.

Best Hanuman Jayanti SMS

Hanuman Jayanti is observed on the Full Moon day of the month Chaitra. This day is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Hanuman. Devotees visit Hanuman temple and worship Lord Hanuman on this special occasion.
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Minority panels’ conference to be held Wednesday

NEW DELHI – The annual conference of minority commissions is being held here Wednesday to ascertain the needs of Indian minority communities, identify solutions for the issues related to their socio-economic problems and facilitate focus of governmental action towards them.

Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will inaugurate the day-long state minorities commissions’ conference organised by …. Read the original article  : Minority panels’ conference to be held Wednesday.

Hanuman Jayanti Today: Chalisa, Mantra, Wallpapers, SMS Free Download

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)-Lord Hanuman, the greatest devotee of Sri Rama is worshiped all over India as the all powerful devotee, who had accompanied and helped Sri Rama in his battle against Ravana. In the month of Chaitra according to the Hindu calendar, Hanuman Jayanti or the birthday of Sri Hanuman is celebrated … Read more »».

As Easter nears amid scandal, Catholics find ties to the church tested in painful ways

Catholics find ties to the church tested by crisis

WARSAW, Poland – An Austrian priest avoids mention of Pope Benedict XVI in his Masses. A Philadelphia woman stops going to confession, saying she now sees priests as more flawed than herself. British protesters call for the pontiff to resign.
As the faithful fill churches this Holy Week, …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : As Easter nears amid scandal, Catholics find ties to the church tested in painful ways.