By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Sister Marguerite Bartz, 64, a sister of the Blessed Sacrament, was found dead in her convent on Sunday morning. The circumstances surrounding her death are under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing for a vote this week on the new House health care reform bill, dubbed Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R.3962), even though lawmakers are planning to tack on an extra 800-pages to the already mammoth bill at the last minute.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Anyone who is still wondering about whether or not abortion funding is included in the latest health care bill unveiled by the House, need only glance through the invitation-only audience who attended Speaker Pelosi’s press conference last week where the infamous late-term abortionist, LeRoy Carhart was spotted in the crowd.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Bryan, Texas resigned after watching an ultra-sound procedure.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The
New York Times declined to publish a blistering op-ed by Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York calling the paper to task for its strong anti-Catholic bias, so the Archbishop decided to publish it himself on his new blog.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Bishops Committee on Pro-Life Activities will present a new document on ethical infertility treatments for debate and a vote by the full body of the Conference during their Nov. 16-19 meeting in Baltimore.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The same gay couple who displayed a mannequin of Gov. Sarah Palin hanging from a noose last Halloween decided to up-the-ante this year by displaying crude effigies of traditional marriage supporters Maggie Gallagher, Carrie Prejean, and a Mormon missionary.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pro-life leaders are urging the public not to react to a statement made by congressman Bart Stupak (D-MI) saying if his amendment to ban abortion fails to be included in the House’s health care reform bill, he will probably vote for it anyway.
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