Austrian “Dungeon Dad” Pleads Guilty
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The 73 year-old Austrian man who fathered seven children with a daughter he kept confined in a basement “dungeon” pleaded guilty Wednesday to all charges against him.
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Public Has Until April 9 to Comment on Conscience Protections
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Anyone wishing to voice their opinion about President Barack Obama’s decision to dump the Provider Conscience Clause – the regulations put in place by President Bush to protect doctors and medical facilities from having to perform medical procedures that violate their conscience – has until April 9 to do so.
Obama Administration to Meet with Pro Life Leaders
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A meeting between the White House Faith-Based Office and representatives of leading pro-life organizations will meet on March 31 to discuss abortion.
Renewed Amendment Spares Human Embryos
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
President Barack Obama may have lifted the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, but the U.S. appropriations bill he signed two days later contained an amendment that prohibits “research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses.”
Pope Benedict XVI Announces Year of the Priest
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
While addressing members of the Congregation for the Clergy this morning, Pope Benedict XVI announced the Year of the Priest to run from June 19, 2009 to June, 2010.
HIV/AIDS at Epidemic Levels in Washington DC
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Experts say the rate of HIV/AIDS in Washington DC has become a “severe epidemic” with every mode of transmission of the disease found to be on the rise.
Study Finds Harmful Effects of Cohabitation on Children
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A Canadian study has found that children living in households with cohabiting parents are more likely to engage in risky behaviors than children who are raised in intact two-parent families.
Vatican Official Condemns Sebelius Nomination
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, called the nomination of pro-abortion Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) "offensive" and a “source of greatest embarrassment” to the Catholic Church.
Pollsters Warn Obama Support Slipping
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Two of the most prominent pollsters in America say claims by the mainstream media that polls are showing Pres. Barack Obama’s popularity to be remaining high are just plain wrong.
Cancer Causing Chemicals Found in Baby Products
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new report has found evidence of cancer-causing chemicals in popular baby products such as Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo and Baby Magic lotion.
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