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Michigan Priest Under Review for Participating in Forbidden Liturgy

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist In spite of a letter from Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron forbidding clergy in his diocese to participate in a Mass that took place during a conference by heretical Catholic groups this weekend, a 78 year-old retired priest defied the ruling and is now under review for presiding over the liturgy.

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New Journalistic Low: Newspapers Recruit Volunteers to Scour Palin E-Mails

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Criticism is mounting over the decision by several major newspapers to recruit volunteers to scour 24,000 e-mail messages to and from Sarah Palin during her tenure as governor, ostensibly to help them uncover the "most important information."

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Muslim Extremists in Nigeria Bomb Catholic Cathedral

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The inauguration of Nigeria's new Christian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has set off a new wave of violence against Christians by Muslim extremists in northern Nigeria, including a June 7 blast that killed 11 people and caused extensive damage to St. Patrick's Cathedral.

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Appeals Court Judges Appear Critical of ObamaCare Mandate

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist In what will be the most important decision yet on ObamaCare, a three-judge panel on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals charged with hearing a 26-state challenge to the health care reform law appeared uneasy during oral arguments yesterday with a requirement that forces Americans to buy healthcare or pay a fine.

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Detroit Bishop Advises Priests to Avoid Dissident Conference

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Archbishop Allen Vigneron of Detroit has issued a cautionary letter to the clergy of his diocese about an upcoming conference being sponsored by the American Catholic Council (ACC), an umbrella organization comprised of some of the most radical dissident groups in the country.

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