By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In his video address to participants at the Sixth World Meeting of Families in Mexico City, Pope Benedict XVI said families must become “a living Gospel which everyone may read” and called upon Christians everywhere to work for “adequate cultural, juridical, economic, social and health protection for families,” and support for freedom of choice in the schooling of their children.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Under a hail of criticism, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts has corrected its announcement about celebrating “freedom of choice” on Inauguration Day with a free doughtnut of "choice." The company realized the inappropriateness of its phrasing and reissued the announcement with the offending language removed.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During the “ad limina” visit of the bishops of Iran, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged Iranian Catholics to be patient during the difficult times in which they are living.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The former head of the liberal Catholics for Faithful Citizenship was arrested in Ohio on Jan. 14 on seven felony prostitution charges, including some involving minors.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The popular donut company, Krispy Kreme, has decided to celebrate the anti-life beliefs of President-elect Barack Obama by offering a free “doughnut of choice” to every customer on Inauguration Day.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In keeping with his strong pro-life beliefs, one of his last acts of President George W. Bush is to proclaim Monday, January 18, as National Sanctity of Human Life Day.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In keeping with its usual pro-Obama bias, the mainstream media has almost completely ignored the fact that Carol Browner, the woman tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to become the new “global warming czar” has direct ties to Socialist organizations.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Church’s refusal to work with organizations that provide abortion and/or contraceptive services to victims of human trafficking has provoked a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Teens across the nation are participating in ever larger numbers in a trend called “sexting” where they take nude photos of themselves, then send them to others on their cell phones or post them online. Some say they do it as a joke; others claim it’s just another way to get a date.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A senior cleric in Saudi Arabia has publicly defended the practice of permitting girls as young as 10 years old to marry in that country, saying those who think this practice is inhumane are following a “bad path.”
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