By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
New legislation introduced in the predominantly pro-life Nebraska legislature which would ban all abortions after 20 weeks due to the baby’s ability to feel the pain of the procedure, could open up a whole new field of abortion law that has the potential of doing great damage to the abortion industry.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new report from the Guttmacher Institute indicating a sharp rise in teenage pregnancy rates proves that Planned Parenthood-style sex education is a failure.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
CBS is beingn pressured to not only drop a powerful pro-life ad scheduled to air during the Super Bowl, but to counter this message with ads the promote abortion or homosexuality.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new book written by the man in charge of the process leading to the canonization of the late Pope John Paul II reveals that in addition to signing a document promising to resign should he ever become incurably ill, the late pontiff was also in the habit of mortifying himself with a belt and sleeping on a bare floor to practice self-denial.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A national coalition of women’s groups is calling upon
CBS to cancel its plans to broadcast a pro-family commercial during the Super Bowl that features Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and the mother who opted to give him birth rather than follow her doctor’s advice to abort him.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A British author worried about the coming “silver tsunami” of elderly people says the only way to cope with this “invasion of terrible immigrants” is to erect euthanasia booths on every street corner where the aged can go to commit suicide.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci sent shockwaves through the fashion world this weekend by unveiling a new line of Catholic-themed fashions for men that include shirts blazoned with “Jesus is Lord!” and crown-of-thorns necklaces.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new policy enacted by Celebrity Cruises will end the company’s long tradition of carrying Catholic priests on its voyages. The move is sparking cries of bigotry from the Catholic League and has left many priests saddled with nonrefundable expenses for cruises they are no longer allowed to make.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Catholics are expressing shock and outrage over an event that occurred at St. James Church in New York City which involved a concert featuring secular rock/rap groups who used the sanctuary of the church as the stage.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
According to the office of Mother Mary Clare Millea, the Superior General in charge of directing a three-year study of U.S. women religious orders, some communities are refusing to cooperate with the unprecedented visitation.
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