Catholic Media Digest – January 5, 2010

Health Care
New Catholic mandate on comatose patients (Seattle P-I)

National News
Catholics push to restrict payday loans in Iowa (Seattle Times)
2010 U.S. Stamp Features Pro-Life Heroine Mother Teresa (Catholic Online)

News from around the world
Irish atheists use Bjork, Mark Twain to challenge blasphemy law (CNN.com)

Religion
Priest brings Mass to desert (Olympian)

Pope Benedict XVI
Pope’s aide visits woman who knocked him down (Seattle P-I)
Pope Plans 4 International trips and Mideast Synod in 2010 (Catholic Online)