By Father Tad Pacholczyk
Last month, an advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta recommended that 9 to 12 year old boys be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus transmitted through sexual contact.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Rather than sue the activist lawmakers and judges who imposed same-sex marriage in their states against the will of the people, Nike, Google and Starbucks are among 70 corporations, financial institutions, and medical centers that are joining a lawsuit calling for the repeal of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) because of the "burdens" it places upon them.
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Perhaps in a bid to up its falling ratings,
Glee, the popular teen TV show, is scheduled to push new boundaries in its next show which will feature a same-sex couple consummating their relationship.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee began consideration today of the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation introduced earlier this year that would repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
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The offices of a French satirical weekly known as
Charlie Hebdo were firebombed yesterday morning after it announced that Mohammed would be its "editor-in-chief" for the next issue.
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Twelve nurses employed by a hospital run by the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey (UMDNJ) filed suit on Monday against the hospital for requiring them to either participate in abortions or lose their jobs.
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Those of us who love to keep up with our world via
Twitter, Facebook and other social media need to be aware that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is increasing its surveillance of these sites in an attempt to pre-empt any sign of civil unrest in the country.
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A petition drive is underway to convince Fox TV to run a public service announcement about the reality of adoption after misrepresenting it on their hit series, Glee.
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The practice of female infanticide in India is causing girls to be victimized either at birth, or later on in life when a shortage of marriageable girls is leaving women vulnerable to "wife sharing," rape, and sex trafficking.
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The annual Halloween debate about whether or not Catholics should participate in this pagan holiday is raging anew, but one Deacon in the Diocese of Portland suggests that instead of continuing in our love-hate relationship with this holiday, we turn it into a valuable teaching moment for our children.
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