By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Record crowds turned out for Easter Mass at the national Basilica and the Cathedral of St. Matthew in Washington DC this year. The surprising turnout is being attributed to a spiritual revival due to economic hardship.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new study by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) School of Public Health found that middle school youth are engaging in risky sexual behavior as early as age 12.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Already under fire for inviting pro-abortion President Barack Obama to speak at this year’s commencement, the University of Notre Dame is adding even more scandal to Catholic sensibilities by hosting a series of events during Easter week that celebrate homosexuality.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A 12 year-old Christian boy who posted his views on same-sex marriage on YouTube has received thousands of comments by people attacking his faith and sexuality. One comment even told him to “Kill Christianity, and then kill yourself.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In his address on Good Friday, Pope Benedict XVI spoke out against increasing secularism in the West, warning that it could turn into a “desert of godlessness.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
While experimenting on mice, Chinese researchers discovered that an adult mammal can harbor primitive cells in her ovaries that can become new eggs capable of producing healthy offspring, thus raising the possibility that science may one day be able to help women continue to conceive later in life.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new nationwide poll has found that 87 percent of adults believe healthcare professionals should not be forced to participate in procedures to which they have moral objections.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A mail room worker at the White House has confirmed receipt of a “deluge” of more than 2.25 million red envelopes symbolizing lives snuffed out by abortion.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In an attempt to respond to the avalanche of criticism Notre Dame is facing for inviting President Obama to be this year’s commencement speaker, they have distributed “talking points” to their Board of Trustees to help them defend the embattled institution.
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