Thought of the Day

  "Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted."
   -- Hesketh Pearson

> News From Rome

  Meditation on Psalm 10(11)

  God is “a vigilant Presence on the side of good,” Pope says

  Triumph of Evil Is Only Apparent, Says John Paul II

  Audience: God Is Not Indifferent To Good And Evil

  Is the Pope getting mystical?

  Russian Orthodox "no" to Pope John Paul

  Cause of Beatification Opens for Promoter of a Roman Shrine

> The Religious World

  Muslims Attending Prayers Outstrip Christians In U.K.

  Brochure Tells Why Marriage Matters

  The Polish Angel Who Saved 2,500 Jewish Children

  Can the Church Help Hurting Marriages? - by Fr. Jerry Foley

> The Battle for Life

  Persevering Students Help Close Abortion Clinic

  Campaign promotes "parents right to know" before daughters under 18 get abortion

  Church in Mexico warns of excommunication for use of "morning after pill"

> Our Persecuted Brethren

  Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan Forbids Public Christian Prayer

> News From The World Over

  One dead, dozens injured in general strike in Dominican Republic

  UK: Cannabis downgraded

  Major drugs haul in Italian port

  Russia: Soldiers Ill After 'Freezing Torture'

  Israeli-Hizbollah Swap Planes Head to Israel, Beirut

  Suicide attack on Jerusalem bus

  Israel Releases 400 Palestinian Prisoners

  One Iraqi Killed, 13 Wounded in Roadside Attacks

  Iraq Minister Says Saddam's WMD Carefully Hidden

  U.S. forces going after bin Laden

  20 killed, 40 injured in Myanmar's pagoda blaze

  Mass Sudanese Exodus Creates 'Invisible Crisis'

> US Too ...

  The Pentagon's Weather Nightmare

  Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged

  FCC Cracks Down on Broadcasting Indecency: But Do Fines Go Far Enough?

  FBI, DHS Warn of Possible Subway, Rail Attacks

  Legislation Discourages Obesity Lawsuits Against Restaurant Industry

  Texas plant guard sticks to story

  Georgia may shun 'evolution' in schools

  Iowa Teen Sought After Two Found Slain

  Officials: 'Great Hope' for End to Prison Standoff

  Baltimore Doctor Charged in Ecstasy Case

> Into the Internet

  U.S. offers free cyber alerts, advice on Internet attacks

  Virulent worm targets Microsoft

  MyDoom is the worst virus ever

  New Mydoom.B version of computer virus found: expert

> Science & Stuff

  Mother's poor diet may harm baby

  New neurodegenerative disease identified

  Deadly Disease Linked to Lack of Sunlight-Generated Vitamin D

  U.S. scientists create new form of matter

  Opportunity to Roll Onto Mars Surface

  Restrict painkillers: AMA

> Nature's Nasties

  WHO fears bird flu began in April

  Officials fear avian flu could plague humans

  Two more die as virus spreads

  Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Pakistan

  Woman may have Sars, bird flu - Now that's a nasty combination!

  Seven people die of flu since (human) flu epidemic starts in Russia

  UK: Teenager dies from meningitis

  Texas: Another Meningitis Case Confirmed in Angelina County

  Louisiana: Deaths linked to Mosquito Viruses

  Bangladesh: Mysterious disease kills 15 in three districts

  Mozambique Cholera Outbreak Infects 2900

  Outbreak of African Swine Fever in Ghana

  Strong quake rocks Indonesia's Maluku islands

  Moderate Quake Jolts Southern Iran

  Sleet, freezing rain fall in Virginia

  Storm Hits NY After Cutting Power in Southeast

  UN shut down, flights cancelled as winter storm wallops US

  Thousands Still Without Power After Winter Storm

  UK: Flights cancelled as snow brings chaos to roads and rail

  Snow wreaks havoc on Europe's roads and at airports

  Melbourne: Freak storm lashes suburbs

  South-east Queensland man struck by lightning

  GA: No injuries reported as tornado touches down

  North-east Tasmania drenched in flood rains

  Oregon: Five counties get federal drought disaster aid

  UK: Ice and snow cause travel chaos

> The "Gay" Agenda

  Same-sex adoption ban upheld

  Ban on adoptions by gays upheld by U.S. appeals court

> Messages From Heaven?

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> Things To Ponder

  Mel Gibson agrees to change 'Passion' film to combat anti-Semitism

  Poll: Parents favor abstinence education

  The Difficulty of Prudence - by Matt Abbott

> The Anti-Religionists

  Student who said 'God bless' reinstated

> It Boggles the Mind ...

  Boys suspended for tiny G.I. Joe guns

> Young Victims of Our Sad Times

  The Epidemic of Permissive Parenting: The Brats are Coming

> Pockets of Goodness

  Boy prays for his Mum's killer

> Whut Whazzat???

  Ghost Allegedly Helps Texas Firefighters Put Out Blaze

> Odds And Ends

  Giant Snowball Stops Train in Its Tracks

  'Professor Popsicle' Proves Cold No Barrier

  City Seeks to Curb Sidewalk Pit Stops

  Inmate Stuck in Cell Window Faces Charge

  Woman 'gives birth to her grandchildren'

  Wall of fog plan to protect nuclear plant

  Illegal immigrant caught working at illegal immigrant centre