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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A veteran British broadcast journalist has been arrested after admitting on his television show that he killed his gay lover.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Joe Sestak, a Pennsylvania Democratic candidate who is challenging incumbent Arlen Specter for a U.S. Senate seat in 2010, told the press the White House tried to convince him to drop out of the race by offering him a lucrative federal job instead.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Pope Benedict XVI has dismissed Monsignor Dale Fushek, the founder of Life Teen, from the priesthood. Fushek is being investigated for alleged sexual abuse of minors.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Chinese leaders say yesterday’s meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama caused “serious damage” to relations between the two countries.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Pro-life groups are warning that the White House is expected to release its final health care proposal just prior to the Feb. 25 televised summit, which many say is a sign that they already have enough votes to pass the pro-abortion Senate bill.

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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The impending passage of same-sex marriage legislation in Washington DC has forced the Archdiocese to end its 80-year affiliation with the District's child and family services in order to avoid having to place children in same-sex households.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Researchers say the first decline in divorce rates seen in years may be the result of the recession.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Even though a record number of people under the age of 30 claim they are not affiliated with any organized religion, other indicators show they are still very religious. This generation was also found to be very open to blending practices from a variety of faiths. 

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A woman who brandished a knife at a pro-life street counselor on the day of her scheduled abortion, revealed that the counselor’s message hit home - she decided to keep her baby.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Even though it was written by the official postulator of Pope John Paul II’s cause for sainthood, the Vatican is not hiding its displeasure with a recently published book containing revelations about the Pope’s private life that many believe should have remained confidential.

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