Catholic News Roundup 04-23

Risking Birth Defects
Conceiving through in vitro fertilization increases the risk of birth defects by a significant margin … says a review of dozens of studies done since the practice was initiated thirty years ago.   
MSNBC
Mercator.net


Bishop Denied Free Speech
An American bishop is being blasted over his comments about Obama’s policies … as political lobbyists … and some of America’s most prestigious Catholic educators … excoriate him.
Lifesite News
CatholicCulture.org


Historic Boston Church Closed
A seven year vigil has ended ... as the Archdiocese of Boston changes the locks on an east side church. Boston Catholic Insider 


Romney Hires Homosexual
Mitt Romney is causing a stir amongst conservative voters … deciding to add an openly homosexual man to his staff.
TheBlaze.com
RealClearPolitics.com


Muslim Burn Sudanese Church
A mob has torched a Catholic Church in Sudan … as tensions grow between the militant Islamic nation and the recently seceded … and decidedly Christian country … of Southern Sudan.
Associated Press