By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is warning that the swine flu could cause up to 90,000 U.S. deaths, mainly among children and young adults, and see more than 1.8 million hospitalized if the H1N1 virus resurges as expected this fall.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Responding to reports promulgated by some news organizations, the Press Office of the Holy See told the Italian press yesterday that Pope Benedict XVI is not planning to make changes to enhance the sacredness of the liturgy at this time.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In spite of consistent government denials, a new national survey has found that most Americans believe the worst about a public health care option.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Denver’s Archbishop Charles Chaput is speaking out about the government’s misuse of the Catholic concept of common ground, saying that using this label to describe any health care proposal that includes abortion “a lie.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A Newsweek reporter who saw an abortion for the first time while assigned to do a story on Nebraska abortionist LeRoy Carhart admitted that the experience left her disturbed.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a blatant example of why rigorous conscience protection is needed in the U.S., the state of Wisconsin has passed a new budget in which employers are required to include contraception coverage in their employees’ health insurance. Religious employers are not exempted from the mandate, which prompted the Wisconsin Bishops Conference to issue a strong objection to the policy, calling the move "blatant insensitivity to our moral values and legal rights."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A 39 year-old Nebraska man stole a 300 year-old painting of the Blessed Virgin worth $100,000 to pay for the abortion of a 14 year-old teen who he raped in 2006.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
L’Osservatore Romano reviewed the first of the
Twilight movies and says the characters in this story about a lonely teen and a vampire are so radical it makes the movie seem disconnected from reality.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new Website from the U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops (USCCB) will educate Catholics about the forthcoming English translation of the new Roman Missal.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Despite frequent statements to the contrary, a leading non-partisan watchdog group says President Obama is being less than honest when he tells the public that health care reform will not provide government funding for abortion.
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