The miracle of life took center stage yesterday around 4:30 a.m. when the pregnant victim of a brutal attack by the father of the child gave birth to a healthy baby boy in a Detroit hospital.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
It's becoming increasing difficult to discern between the facts and the usual media hysterics surrounding the growing Vatileaks scandal which reached new heights this week with the arrest of the pope's butler for allegedly leaking papal documents to the Italian press.
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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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