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Kennedy Reveals Bishop Tobin’s 2007 Request to Refrain from Communion

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The feud between Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence, Rhode Island, and Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) is continuing after the Congressman revealed to the press on Friday the contents of a confidential letter he received three years ago from the Bishop asking him to refrain from taking Communion due to his consistent pro-abortion voting record.

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Senate to Cast Crucial Vote on Health Care Reform This Weekend

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Only days after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) unveiled the health care reform bill that he and other Senate leaders have been crafting in secret for weeks, the full Senate will be asked on Saturday to vote on whether or not the bill should be brought to the floor for debate.

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Christian Leaders Unveil “Manhattan Declaration” Today

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist An ecumenical group of clergy and scholars concerned about government policies that undermine the sanctity of human life, redefine the institution of marriage and encroach upon religious liberties in the United States, are releasing a statement today informing civil authorities that the signers will not “under any circumstance” abandon their Christian consciences.

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Pray for Children Today!

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Today is the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children, an event sponsored by the United Nations (UN) every year on Nov. 20. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child in 1989.

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Harvard Med School Dean Gives Health Care Reform Bills a Failing Grade

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist In an op-ed appearing in the Wall Street Journal, Dr. Jeffrey S. Flier, the dean of Harvard’s Medical School, gives the current health care reform process a failing grade and says the people who favor the legislation are engaged in “collective denial.”

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Senate Health Reform Bill to Include Abortion Coverage

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist According to the nation’s largest pro-life organization, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has rejected the Stupak-Pitts Amendment which stripped abortion coverage from the House health care reform bill and has decided to include abortion coverage in the Senate version of health care reform.

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