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Cardinal Warns Senate About Growing Threat to Religious Liberty of Catholics

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist During testimony on behalf of the U.S. bishops before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick addressed the "growing threats to religious liberty" Catholics are currently facing in America as a result of the spread of radical secularism.

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Muslim Troops Slaughter 1,000 at Catholic Mission in Ivory Coast

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

Aid workers are reporting that at least 1,000 mostly Christians civilians were slaughtered this week at the Salesian Saint Therese of the Child Jesus mission in Duekoue, Ivory Coast, by Muslim troops loyal to president Alassane Ouattara, prompting many to ask if the conflict in this country is on the verge of becoming the "next Rwanda."

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Showtime Celebrates Darkest Period in Church History During Easter Season

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

"Never let an Easter go by without sticking a thumb in the eye of Christians" must be a secret adage among the mainstream media, which could explain why Showtime chose the holy season of Lent to launch "The Borgia's," a 10-part miniseries about a corrupt and licentious pope and his scandal-ridden family.

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What Could be Earliest Image of Christ Found in Jordanian Cave

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

Archeologists say the face of a figure drawn on the cover of a tiny booklet recently found in a crevice in the wall of a Jordanian cave may be the first-ever portrait of Jesus Christ created by the hand of someone who actually knew Him.

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U.S.Bishops Formally Criticize Nun's Theology Textbook

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine has issued a statement criticizing the doctrinal orthodoxy of a textbook written by Sr. Elizabeth Johnson of Fordham University in which she suggests, among other things, that in order to fully understand the truth about God, we need Jesus plus Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, etc.

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