An explosive new investigation by the
Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) uncovered suspicious test scores in roughly 200 school districts, indicating that fudging the numbers on school tests could be a widespread problem in the U.S.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has shredded a major talking point for advocates of same-sex marriage when it issued a ruling saying that same-sex marriage is not a human right.
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Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Santiago, Cuba yesterday and declared himself to be a "pilgrim of charity" while expressing his hope that the communist island nation would move toward greater openness, freedom and religious devotion.
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A man who underwent "sexual reassignment surgery" and was competing in the Miss Universe Canada pageant was disqualified after it was discovered that he was a biological male.
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In a moving blog posted on the popular
St. Peter's List, Father John Higgins recounts the time he arrived at an Emergency Room to anoint the body of a man who came back to life the moment he touched the man's scapular.
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The moment Pope Benedict XVI's plane was spotted in the skies over Guanajuato, Mexico on Friday, the faithful poured from their homes and lined the streets, sometimes five and six rows deep, with many crying tears of joy as church bells began to peal throughout the area in welcome.
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An estimated 54,000 Americans in 140 cities turned out to protest the HHS mandate, which threatens religious liberty by imposing mandatory insurance coverage for birth control on all employers regardless of religious beliefs.
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Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced that his state has opted to become a co-plaintiff with the
Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) in its suit against plans by the Department of Health and Human Services to impose a contraception and sterilization mandate.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Even though the media can't get enough of allegations that the Catholic Church may have surgically castrated "as many as 10 young men" in the 1950s, what most news stories aren't revealing is that it was the Dutch government who ordered the castration of over 400 men during the same time period as part of a eugenics program.
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The bishops of North Carolina have issued a strong statement criticizing President Barack Obama for inserting himself into the debate over an amendment on the May 8 ballot that would define marriage in North Carolina as being between one man and one woman.
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