By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A years-long spate of crimes committed against Catholic churches in California continues as police report a 780 year-old relic of St. Anthony was stolen yesterday just hours after it was put on display in a parish near Los Angeles.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new study published in the
Middle East Quarterly has uncovered solid evidence that the majority of mosques in America are promoting moderate to severe violence.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
It's a classic case of "gotcha journalism" gone awry. The media frenzy over the release of thousands of e-mails from former Alaska governor Sarah Palin uncovered nothing incriminating but plenty of evidence that she was a hard-working civil servant. And among the stash was one e-mail about her son, Trig, that some say could alter America's perception of her forever.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a documentary meant to glorify euthanasia, Britain's
BBC2 is planning to air a show tonight in which a man is seen gasping, convulsing and pleading for water as he succumbs to a lethal dose of barbituates.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In spite of receiving a petition signed by nearly a half million people asking the company to "remain neutral in the culture war," Home Depot is refusing to stop pushing the homosexual agenda.
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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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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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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Because of the systematic discrimination women endure in so many cultures around the world, new statistics show they account for 70 percent of the world's poor.
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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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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
While addressing six new ambassadors to the Holy See yesterday, the Holy Father spoke about the need to adopt "a lifestyle that respects our environment" and to understand what constitutes an appropriate use of technology.
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