Authorities are looking for vandals who scrawled anti-Catholic slogans on the walls of historic Holy Cross Church in Santa Cruz, California, and broke into the church where they damaged a baptismal font that was a gift from Blessed Junipero Serra, founder of the California missions.
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A New York Court of Appeals issued a ruling this week that amounts to making the viewing of child pornography legal in the state of New York.
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President Obama's reversal on same-sex marriage yesterday is generating a flood of criticism, even from the ranks of some homosexuals who are accusing him of doing nothing more than pandering for votes.
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By an overwhelming 60-40 vote, North Carolinians went to the polls yesterday and voted in favor of a constitutional amendment that makes marriage between one man and one woman the only legal union recognized by the state, banning not only same-sex marriage but civil unions as well.
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A new study by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation has found that seven out of ten teenagers have viewed pornography on the Internet, adding to growing concern among experts that porn addiction is on the verge of becoming a national epidemic among American youth.
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Although they have not yet rescinded an invitation to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to speak at a graduation ceremony later this month, Georgetown University is feeling the pressure of thousands of letters of protest and has amended its statement to downplay Sebelius' participation in their graduation festivities.
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While addressing a group of U.S. Bishops on Saturday during their ad limina visit to Rome, Pope Benedict XVI said "providing young people with a sound education in the faith represents the most urgent internal challenge facing the Catholic community in your country."
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The latest traditional Chinese medical treatment, a "cure-all" pill that contains the powdered remains of aborted fetuses, was intercepted by customs officials in South Korea this week.
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In the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers have compared the risks of major birth defects to the different types of assisted reproductive therapies used, as well as for those resulting from frozen embryos the fertility drugs.
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A new study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has found that a majority of teens now say they are choosing to abstain from or delay sexual activity.
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