By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
As Congress prepares for the confirmation hearings of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court, her mysterious stance on abortion has become a worry to pro-abortion forces and a hope for pro-lifers.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In another attempt to nominate a suitable Ambassador to the Holy See after several of his choices have been turned down, President Barack Obama has named a 45 year old Liberation theologian to become the United State's Ambassador to the Holy See.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Last month, when Pope Benedict XVI told a crowd in St. Peter’s Square that Mary took part in her Son’s sacrifice “thus cooperating in the mystery of redemption and becoming mother of all believers," it touched off a new wave of speculation about whether or not he will declare a fifth Marian dogma naming Mary as Co-Redemptrix.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Governor of New Hampshire has stated publicly that he will only sign a new law allowing same-sex marriage in his state if the bill contains an amendment providing protection to churches whose teachings oppose to gay unions. However, the state’s House of Representatives narrowly rejected these changes on Wednesday, causing the bill to stall.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
More than 25 public buses traveling through the crowded streets of Chicago are now sporting signs that proclaim, “In the beginning, man created God.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Some of the nation’s leading billionaires met secretly to consider ways in which they can use their wealth to slow the growth of the world’s population and speed up improvements in health and education.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pope2You.net, a new website designed to help young people from around the world get to know Pope Benedict XVI, received almost half a million hits on its first day in operation.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A string of articles praising President Barack Obama appearing in the Vatican’s newspaper,
L’Osservatore Romano, is causing a wave of criticism across the Catholic world.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Some of the nation’s leading billionaires met secretly to consider ways in which they can use their wealth to slow the growth of the world’s population.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a 6-1 decision, the California Supreme Court ruled to uphold a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage known as Proposition 8. The also ruling allows the estimated 18,000 gay couples who married before the law took effect to remain married.
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