By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The American Family Association (AFA) is rallying an angry public to put pressure on lawmakers to hold open congressional hearings to investigate the financial meltdown on Wall Street that will cost American taxpayers $700 billion.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
After a controversy concerning the exhumation of the body of John Henry Cardinal Newman in preparation for his beatification, officials unearthed the Cardinal’s tomb and found no body inside and only a few artifacts in the coffin.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pope Benedict XVI opened the Synod of Bishops on the Bible yesterday with a warning that nations once rich in faith are losing their identity under the influence of "a certain modern culture.”
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By Susan Brinkmann
Staff Writer
A high school in upstate New York has agreed to delay the implementation of yoga classes after a group of parents and religious leaders complained the program indoctrinates children in Hindu rites and is a violation of the separation of church and state.
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The first female vice-presidential candidate in Republican history, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, stunned her critics last night by delivering a strong and confident performance against Democratic rival Senator Joe Biden in the vice-presidential debate.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During the month of October, recognized as Respect Life Month, U.S. Bishops are warning their flocks about the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), a federal bill that could invalidate every existing state law restricting abortion in the U.S.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a blatant example of Nazi-style eugenics, a Louisiana lawmaker is considering a plan to pay poor women $1,000 to have their Fallopian tubes tied in order to curb the population of people who need government aid but don’t pay taxes.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The chairman of the U.S. Bishop’s Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development has sent a letter to government leaders asking them to consider five key principles during their consideration of the bail out of the nation’s economy.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
As a new cold season looms, pediatricians are urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to demand a recall of over-the-counter (OTC) cold medicines for children younger than six years old because of the potential for life threatening side affects.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
One of the nation’s most powerful pro-family groups has decided to do something about the biased reporting of ABC, NBC and CBS on the presidential election.
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