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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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium, was pelted four times with custard pies at a press conference by homosexual activists.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff JournalistIn a tragic example of why members of Congress should keep the pro-life amendments in the budget proposals being debated on the Hill, a family planning raid on a man's home in Linyi City, Shandong Province in China resulted in a government official stabbing a man to death for defending his family.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A state court in Illinois delivered a decisive victory to pro-life pharmacists in Illinois when it struck down a state law that compels pharmacy owners to dispense Plan B and other forms of emergency contraception, even when doing so violates their religious moral beliefs.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After 70 years of state enforced atheism, Russian schools will soon be teaching religion again, crucifixes may once again be hung on the walls of schools and offices, and a building once used for programs aimed at demolishing the family will soon host an important summit addressing the demographic crisis in that country.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
American scientists have successfully created a human heart out of adult stem cells that could one day spare transplant patients a long and uncertain wait for a donor.
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