by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The dissident group, Catholics for Choice, plans to publish an open letter to Pope Benedict XVI in a major U.S. and Italian newspaper on July 25, the 40th anniversary of Humanae Vitae, claiming that the encyclical has been an “utter failure” that endangers women’s lives and leaves millions at risk of HIV.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new study has found that while rap music is notorious for its questionable lyrics, even pop stars such as Madonna, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson and Beyonce are producing music with graphic sexual language.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A tree blessed by Pope John Paul II eight years ago during a visit to the Holy Land was the only tree in a plot of land to produce olives this year.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Three women are claiming to have been “ordained” into the priesthood on Sunday during a conference by the dissident group, Roman Catholic Womenpriests.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
With the start of the Beijing Olympics only weeks away, President Bush has vowed to maintain pressure on China for its religious freedom violations.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Almost a half million youth were urged to become “prophets of a new age” by Pope Benedict XVI at the closing Mass of World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, Australia.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new law aimed at stripping federal funding from any school that dispenses the morning after pill to students under the age of 18 is making its way through Congress. Currently, more than 180 public high school and middle schools dispense the drug without parental notification.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The idea that women need abortions for “mental health” reasons was delivered a serious blow this month by a study published in the
Archives of General Psychiatry that found women were actually less prone to mental disorders during pregnancy.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Those who take the wrong turn in life have always been particularly loved by Jesus, because once they recognize their mistake, they are the most open to His healing message.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pope Benedict XVI was greeted by 500,000 youth who lined the shores of Sydney Harbor as the Papal “Boat-a-cade” officially brought him to World Youth Day 2008 (WYD08).
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