By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
On January 27, 2009, a lawsuit was filed in Miami, Florida on behalf of Shanice Denise Osbourne, a 23 week-old infant who was allegedly murdered shortly after being born in July of 2006.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The state of Maryland plans to join 15 other states across the country in introducing legislation that will recognize all human beings, born and unborn, as “persons” under the law.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has promised to do her best to secure equal benefits for same-sex couples employed in U.S. Foreign Affairs.
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By Susan Brinkmann
Staff Writer
The moral climate in America is hitting a new low in Texas these days. A new dating service is targeting the state's married people and encouraging them to commit adultery.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
One of the most thriving orders in the Catholic Church today, the Legionaries of Christ, has been given a heavy cross to carry since learning that in addition to allegations of having sexually abused young men, their founder, Rev. Marcial Maciel Degallado, also had an affair with a woman and fathered a child.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Vatican Secretariat of State has demanded that former schismatic Bishop Richard Williamson recant his denials of the Holocaust before being received back into full communion with the Church.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In his 2009 Lenten Message, Pope Benedict XVI says that the ultimate goal of fasting is not only to strengthen us in our efforts to avoid sin but to help us make the complete gift of self to God.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff WriterOne of the nation’s top Christian lawyers says a provision in President Obama’s economic stimulus plan discriminates against religious activity.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pro family groups are criticizing President Barack Obama for selecting David Ogden as the next Deputy Attorney General. Ogden has represented Playboy, Penthouse and the ACLU as well as fought against filters on library computers and successfully defended the right of pornographers to produce material with underage children.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In response to continuing accusations of anti-Semitism directed toward Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church as a result of his reinstatement of a former schismatic bishop who denies the holocaust, the Vatican has issued a strong statement detailing the Pope’s long-standing position on this tragic event.
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