By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An innocent man was set free from prison after a New Jersey woman, who confessed to a priest that she had falsely accused him of rape, was told that her penance was to get a lawyer and see that the man was set free.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told the press last Friday that she had spoken to the bishops and that they know abortion funding is not in the Senate version of health care reform, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) responded by saying no such discussion took place.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The same Michigan lawmaker who forced the House to accept an amendment banning all abortion from health care reform says the pro-abortion Senate bill that must pass before Congress can use the “reconciliation” process does not have enough votes to pass the House.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Following the annual meeting of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue and the Permanent Committee of al-Azhar for Dialogue Among Monotheistic Religions, Catholic and Muslim leaders signed a joint declaration pledging to work together to stop religious violence in the world.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A California Federal District Court ruled that a San Diego School District violated the constitutional rights of a teacher when it ordered him to remove banners from his classroom because they “over-emphasized” God even while allowing banners highlighting Hinduism and Buddhism to remain.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI prayed for the victims of the massive earthquake that struck Chile early Saturday morning, asking God to send them relief and courage.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A day after Spain’s Parliament narrowly approved a law easing long-standing restrictions on abortion, the head of the Spanish bishops’ conference said they would take no action against Catholic King Juan Carlos for signing the bill, as he is required to do by law.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The influence of World Youth Day 2008 is being cited as the reason why vocations are surging in the Archdiocese of Sydney.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In what should be considered an all-time low in disrespect for human life, a Florida woman used Twitter to share her experience of having an abortion after taking the abortion pill known as RU-486.
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