by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Exaggerated hype by the media and scientists in search of funding about the potential use of embryonic stem cells to treat crippling diseases and conditions is being blamed for a growing worldwide stem-cell tourism market.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pro-life lawmakers were forced to hold an unofficial hearing on a bill that will make it a crime for minors to be transported across state lines for an abortion without parental consent after Democratic lawmakers blocked a hearing on the measure.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A University of Minnesota biology professor is refusing to back down in the face of an onslaught of public outrage against his threats to publicly desecrate the Eucharist on the Internet.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
New data on the well-being of the nation’s children presents a mixed bag of good and bad news ranging from decreased smoking and drug use to increased rates of involvement in violent crime and teen pregnancies among our nation’s youth.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Healthcare professionals who object to providing controversial drugs and procedures such as abortion on the grounds of religious or moral beliefs may soon receive federal protection from discrimination.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new study by British researchers confirms earlier studies that found the premature sexualization of young girls is harmful to their mental well-being. The study concluded that the pressure on girls to look and act older than their age is creating a “generation under stress.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During the long flight to Sydney, Australia for World Youth Day 2008, Pope Benedict XVI told reporters that Western societies are permeated by a crisis of faith because modern man does not believe he needs God.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Hundreds of thousands of youth prayed, sang and rejoiced together at the opening Mass for World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, Australia.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In recent months, several studies have produced a stream of evidence that older Americans are happier than their younger counterparts.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A Minnesota professor has issued a call on his blog for consecrated Hosts, promising to “show you sacrilege, gladly and with much fanfare.”
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