By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican has just published a notice regarding the feast day assigned to Pope John Paul II, who will be beatified this year on May 1, Divine Mercy Sunday.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In the same week that the Cardinal Newman Society (CNS) issued a devastating report documenting more than 150 current and past connections between Catholic colleges and Planned Parenthood, Philadelphia's La Salle University has announced that it is investigating a professor for hosting a business ethics forum in which three strippers gave lap dances to students.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A fierce budget battle on the Hill ended at the eleventh hour on Friday night when pro-life lawmakers were forced to give up attempts to defund Planned Parenthood and ObamaCare in order to avoid a government shutdown.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
While U.S. lawmakers argue over funding of "women's reproductive health" services, cutting these services may one day be inevitable in a government-run health care system such as the UK's, where recent budget constraints are forcing them to ration these - and many other services - in an effort to control costs.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
While commenting on Sunday's gospel before praying the Angelus yesterday in St. Peter's Square, Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged the doubt and confusion many Christians have toward the Resurrection but reassured them that Christ does indeed "break down the wall of death."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Even though homosexual activists like to say their population amounts to as much as five percent of the population, a recent study finds the number to be closer to just 1.7 percent.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In the event of a government shutdown, which could take place tonight unless lawmakers reach a deal on the federal budget within the next few hours, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has published a list of facts about what citizens can expect:
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A controversy has erupted over the use of Catholic school students as props during a hearing conducted by state legislators in Providence, Rhode Island on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a treaty that is not backed by the Vatican.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Most Rev. Michael Sheehan Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, has issued a pastoral letter in which he addressing the problem of Catholics who cohabit, saying they are living in a state of mortal sin and should not receive the sacraments until they make their union acceptable to Jesus Christ.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Jesuit-run Fordham University has bestowed honors on Sister Elizabeth Johnson, the feminist theologian whose book, Quest of the Living God, was censured by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
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