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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A representative of the National Education Association (NEA) has asked the UN to do more to combat "homophobia and transphobia" in schools by mandating "inclusive" sex education in U.S. schools that do not teach abstinence or allow students to opt-out.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist In the wake of a bloody massacre of 58 Catholics during  Mass in a Cathedral in Baghdad this weekend, Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, the Permanent Observer of the Holy See, implored the U.N. to do more to protect Christians from violence.

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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist During an address to the United Nations regarding international goals for securing gender equality and the empowerment of women, the Vatican's representative, Archbishop Celestino Migliore said honoring women's unique service to others in the heart of the home is essential to the true empowerment of women.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist An international coalition of pro-life and pro-family groups has re-launched a petition drive that is expected to gather one million signatures in support of the unborn child and the traditional family.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A letter urging Congress to do more to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon has been sent by a new coalition representing millions of Roman Catholic, evangelical and other Christian denominations.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer

In a televised address to participants in the UN summit on climate change, which was held in New York City on Sept. 22, Pope Benedict XVI said that because the natural environment is given by God to everyone, “our use of it entails a personal responsibility towards humanity as a whole, particularly towards the poor and towards future generations.”

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