By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The nation’s largest grass roots Catholic pro-life organization, the American Life League, is calling on the Attorney General for the state of Indiana to investigate Planned Parenthood’s counseling practices after an undercover sting caught a clinic worker counseling a 13 year-old on how to avoid state statutory rape laws.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Americans are expressing outrage at a display erected by atheists mocking religion that is being allowed to stand next to a nativity scene in Washington’s state capital. But abuses of one of Christianity’s most beloved holidays are taking place across the nation, all in the name of “tolerance.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a Dec. 5 letter to his flock, San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer is appealing to people on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate to be tolerant of each other and to "disagree without being disagreeable."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
One of the largest studies ever conducted examining fertility patient’s attitude toward the disposition of their stored frozen embryos shows most couples are very conflicted about what to do with them.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The newly opened Capital Visitor Center in Washington DC is drawing criticism for distorting the history of the nation by almost completely ignoring its religious heritage.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The international doctor’s panel that gives aid to the Church in judging whether pilgrims to Lourdes have received miraculous healings has decided not to continue its involvement in assessing miracles at the world’s most popular Marian shrine.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The ranking monarch in Luxembourg, Grand Duke Henri, is to be stripped of his executive power to veto laws because he is refusing to sign a controversial euthanasia bill into law for ethical reasons.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Cherie Blair, the vocal pro-abortion “Catholic” wife of Britain’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair, has been invited to speak on Dec. 12 at The Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. While many see this invitation as an outrage, the University claims Blair, a barrister, will be speaking in an academic capacity only.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Parents Television Council (PTC) has released a report rating the suitability of the 20 most popular prime time broadcast shows among children ages 2-17.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Vatican is opposing a European Union proposal for a United Nations (UN) declaration condemning discrimination against homosexuals because it could lead to increased pressure on states to recognize same-sex marriage.
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