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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer An icon of St. George in a Greek Orthodox church in Ramla, Israel is drawing blocks of Christians after it began to leak a mysterious oil.

Fertility Clinic Mixup Ends in Abortion

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer In another example of the incredible waste of human life that takes place routinely in fertility clinics around the world, a British woman who conceived after receiving another couple’s embryo by mistake decided to abort the child. The aborted baby was the couple’s final embryo and their last hope for a child.

Pope Warns Faithful of "Empty Eucharistic Worship”

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer On the great Feast of Corpus Christi, Pope Benedict XVI warned the faithful to avoid “empty Eucharistic worship” and to look to Mary as an example of the kind of faith and love with which we should adore the Eucharist from our hearts.

Archbishop Burke on Life After the Notre Dame Scandal

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer During a recent interview, Archbishop Raymond Burke, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, said the recent Notre Dame scandal of inviting pro-abortion President Barack Obama to speak at its 2009 commencement has served to sensitize people to the shame of abortion and to realize how dangerous it is for Catholic institutions to pursue prestige in the secular world at the expense of fidelity to Christ.

White House Scrubs Plans to Repeal DOMA

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer For unknown reasons, the White House has purged its website of any mention of the president’s campaign promise to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and filed a Supreme Court brief yesterday where they defended DOMA as being a valid exercise of Congress’ power.

AMA to Oppose Government-Run Health Care

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer The American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s largest physician organization, has announced that it will not support President Obama’s government-sponsored insurance plan, a position that is considered to be a setback for advocates of a public insurance plan.

State of Massachusetts Sponsors Transgender Prom

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer The state of Massachusetts sponsored another “transgender prom” in Boston City Hall for middle and high school age youth. Eyewitnesses said the event was heavily infiltrated by older homosexuals who openly courted young people attending the event.

WHO Declares Swine Flu Pandemic

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global flu pandemic for Swine Flu after documenting the spread of the A/H1N1 virus to 74 nations where more than 300,000 people have been infected and 141 have died.

Sotomayor Admits Says She’s Not Pro-Life

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer During a meeting with a member of the Senate Steering Committee, Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor said she does not share the Catholic Church’s position on abortion and has never given much thought to whether or not the unborn have rights.

Funding to Promote Abortion/Homosexuality Overseas Passes House

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer A bill authorizing the funding of a new State Department office that will promote abortion and homosexuality overseas was able to pass the House in spite of efforts by conservative members of both parties to stop it. It will now be up to the Senate to stop it.