Shortly after celebrating Mass on the Solemnity of Pentecost, the Holy Father announced that he will proclaim St. John of Avila and St. Hildegard of Bingen as Doctors of the Universal Church on October 7.
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During an interview on
Fox News Sunday, Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington DC scuttled rumors of dissension in the ranks of U.S. bishops regarding the recently filed lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama's birth control mandate.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
In what many are calling a deliberate act of censorship, the mainstream media has almost completely ignored news of the 43 Catholic dioceses and organizations that are suing the Obama Administration over its birth control mandate.
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The percentage of Americans who identify themselves as "pro-choice" has hit record lows according to a new Gallup survey.
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Thanks to pressure by the New Media, MTV decided to scrap its plans for a reality TV show that would have followed young adults in a quest to lose their virginity.
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One of the most outspoken advocates of embryonic stem cell research, Michael J. Fox, made headlines during a recent interview with
ABC News in which he admitted that embryonic stem cell therapy hasn't lived up to its promises.
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Plans for the nationwide Fortnight for Freedom program, an unprecedented campaign sponsored by the U.S. Catholic Church to call attention to the critical role of religious liberty in American society, will begin with Mass in the nation's oldest diocese, include protests, prayer and fasting at the parish level, and will conclude with the ringing of the bells in every Catholic steeple in America at 12 noon on July 4.
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A total of 43 dioceses, hospitals, schools and church agencies filed 12 lawsuits across the country today, charging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' birth control mandate with being a violation of religious freedom.
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The horrors of socialized medicine became startlingly clear last week when a newborn infant died in a UK hospital after his mother was forced to give birth to him in the waiting room.
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