After an "exhaustive biological analysis" of a consecrated host that turned blood red this summer in a St. Paul church, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced that the cause of the phenomenon was a fungus, not a miracle.
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As shocking as it might sound, progress on the normalization of pedophilia is well under way as a small but influential group of mental health professionals, academics and pedophile "activists" quietly work to convince the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to decriminalize pedophilia and be more tolerant of "minor-attracted persons."
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This is the time of year when advertisements for weight-loss fads are a-dime-a-dozen. "Take this magic pill" or "lose weight without diet or exercise" sound irresistible to the person who is desperate to lose a few pounds. But when the claims sound too good to be true, beware! They probably are.
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It was about this time last year when Pope Benedict XVI gave a brilliant reflection on the history and meaning of Christmas, saying that only those who welcome Jesus with a child's heart can recognize "the Lord in the Child" who comes to us on Christmas Day.
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In these tough economic times, Santa Claus has to do a lot more than dress up in a red suit and promise the world to long lines of eager-eyed children; these days a good Santa has to know how to gently set limits to what kids can expect to find on Christmas morning.
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Church officials are planning to review the case of an 18 year-old Catholic Pakistani girl named Mariah Manisha who was shot to death for refusing to submit to rape, a forced marriage and conversion to Islam.
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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona and the University of Georgia (UGA) have developed an experimental cancer vaccine that reduced tumors by 80 percent in mice models that mimicked most pancreatic and breast cancers, even those that were resistant to standard treatments.
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A new report by the Parents Television Council (PTC) has found that the top four reality shows on
MTV -
Jersey Shore, Real World, Teen Mom 2 and
16 and Pregnant are teaching young girls that it's hip to be self-denigrating, mean-spirited and promiscuous.
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Today's woman is smart, sophisticated, and adept at multi-tasking, but when she steps into a wedding dress for the first time, most become aware for the first time of the beauty of being woman.
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Families facing hard times this Christmas are getting some unexpected relief in the form of "Secret Santas" who have been popping up all over the U.S., mostly at Kmart stores, where they secretly pay off the layaway accounts for cash-strapped families.
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