By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity said during a recent interview that the Pope wants Catholics to become more actively involved in the political life of their nations.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pro-life leaders from around the world coming to Washington this week to stand in solidarity with their American brothers and sisters in the Annual March for Life.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An international expert on violence against women is warning that the “right to abortion” enslaves women because it turns them into instruments of sexual gratification.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Televangelist Pat Robertson is standing by his controversial comments about the Haitian earthquake’s connection to a pact with the devil made by people centuries ago.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The tragic situation in Haiti is spawning a host of online scammers and “text to donate” services that generous Americans need to be aware of.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Revealing how she feels about conscience protection in health care reform, Attorney General Martha Coakley, a Democrat running in a special election to replace Sen. Ed. Kennedy in the U.S. Senate, says Catholics who believe in Church teaching and who value their religious freedom shouldn’t work in an emergency room.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Washington insiders say pro-life congressman Bart Stupak (D-MI) and a group of 10 to 12 lawmakers are refusing to cave to any “sweetheart deals” and are standing firm in their intent to vote against any health care bill that contains abortion funding.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a brilliant response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent statements about how the gift of free will justifies her support for positions such as abortion and gay rights, Archbishop George Niederauer turns her comments into a valuable teaching moment for Catholics.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The editor of an international news agency says that while the major media reports on individual incidents of violence against Christians, it ignores the larger picture which reveals a “silent holocaust of Christian martyrs” that is taking place around the world today.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Reporters who attended a phone conference with President Barack Obama's faith council yesterday say the task force is considering new rules that would require religious groups that receive federal funds to cover up all religious symbols.
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