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Muslim Extremists in Nigeria Bomb Catholic Cathedral
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The inauguration of Nigeria's new Christian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has set off a new wave of violence against Christians by Muslim extremists in northern Nigeria, including a June 7 blast that killed 11 people and caused extensive damage to St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Pope Speaks on Environment and Technology
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
While addressing six new ambassadors to the Holy See yesterday, the Holy Father spoke about the need to adopt "a lifestyle that respects our environment" and to understand what constitutes an appropriate use of technology.
Offering Polarity Therapy in a Parish Setting is a Bad Idea
CH writes: "My question is about an energy therapy called 'Polarity Therapy'. Polarity Therapy is being done at the Catholic Church of my friend. I assumed that it was an OK therapy for Catholics because the Catholic Priest in charge of the Church and Nuns allow it and have treatments. I have doubts that it is an approved Catholic therapy."
Adult Stem Cells May Soon be Used to Repair Heart Damage
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A groundbreaking new study has identified the crucial molecular signals needed to enable certain cells in the human heart to be able to repair the damage done by a heart attack.
Husband Plots Wife's Murder on Facebook
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An Indiana woman who posed as a teen on Facebook in order to trick her soon-to-be ex-husband into behaving poorly, got more than she bargained for when he revealed that he was plotting to kill her.
Appeals Court Judges Appear Critical of ObamaCare Mandate
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In what will be the most important decision yet on ObamaCare, a three-judge panel on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals charged with hearing a 26-state challenge to the health care reform law appeared uneasy during oral arguments yesterday with a requirement that forces Americans to buy healthcare or pay a fine.
Detroit Bishop Advises Priests to Avoid Dissident Conference
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Archbishop Allen Vigneron of Detroit has issued a cautionary letter to the clergy of his diocese about an upcoming conference being sponsored by the American Catholic Council (ACC), an umbrella organization comprised of some of the most radical dissident groups in the country.
Catholic Charities Takes Legal Action Against Illinois Civil Union Law
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The leaders of three Catholic dioceses in Illinois - Springfield, Peoria and Joliet - initiated legal action yesterday on behalf of their Catholic Charities asking the courts to allow them to continue to provide foster care without recognizing the parental rights granted to same-sex and cohabiting couples in a recently enacted civil unions bill.
Lawsuit Could Lead to Taxpayer Funded Sex-Change Operations
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A male inmate who repeatedly tried to castrate himself in an attempt to become a woman has filed a lawsuit against the state of Virginia, charging them with failure to provide adequate medical care in the form of a sex change operation - a case which could result in forcing taxpayers to pay for the surgeries.
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