By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In 2008, at least twenty Catholics were killed while in the service of Christ. The list includes Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of Mossul for Chaldeans (Iraq), 16 priests, 1 religious and 2 lay volunteers.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
If President-elect Barack Obama’s plans to push the pro-abortion agenda to new heights in the coming years, he will be doing so against the will of the American people. Yet another survey, this one commissioned by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), found that only nine percent of the population believes abortion should be legal for any reason at any time during pregnancy.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A New Age organization promoting a new Messiah named Maitreya, who is supposedly responsible for miraculous events such as weeping statues and Our Lady’s appearances in Medjugorge, has published a press release in major newspapers around the world claiming that a great miracle is about to appear in the sky which will be visible to everyone and will precipitate the emergence of the new Messiah.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
According to the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, the birth control pill is polluting the environment and is partly responsible for male infertility.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During Sunday Angelus prayers at the Vatican yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to “act immediately to end the current tragic situation" in the Gaza Strip.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Vatican chose the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Protectress of the Unborn, to issue a brilliant and sweeping Instruction on various methods of reproductive technology, from in vitro fertilization to adoption of frozen embryos. Dignitas Personae (Dignity of a Person) was issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) with the express approval of Pope Benedict XVI.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Anyone wondering what universal health care might look like under President-elect Barack Obama won’t have to look very far. If Obama and Senator Ted Kennedy have their way, Massachusett’s disastrous health care plan may soon be imposed upon the rest of the nation.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In the midst of too many politically correct “Happy Holidays” incidents, the story of an eleven year-old Mississippi boy whose school backed down after penalizing him for mentioning Jesus’ name in a Christmas poem, is a welcome change.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
With only a month left in office, the Bush administration has issued new rules designed to reinforce existing protections for doctors and other health care workers who refuse to participate in medical practices that violate their religious or moral convictions.
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