by Susan Brinkmann
Staff Writer
(May 16, 2008) The California Supreme Court overturned two state laws limiting marriage to unions between a man and a woman and ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. Unless the court grants a stay within 30 days, the ruling will make California the second state in the U.S. to allow same-sex marriage.
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Heroic Catholic Woman Dies in Polandby Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(May 14, 2008) An heroic Polish woman and devout Roman Catholic responsible for saving the lives of more than 2,500 Jewish children during World War II died May 12 at a Catholic Convent in Warsaw at the age of 98.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(May 14, 2008) John Hagee, the Texas pastor known for calling the Catholic Church “The Great Whore” and the “anti-Christ“ has issued a letter of apology to Catholics saying he has acquired “an improved understanding” of the Catholic Church.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(May 14, 2008) A sixteen year old altar boy and devout Roman Catholic refused to be goaded into a fight in a London bakery and ended up losing his life as a result. Referred to as a “saint” by his parish priest, the boy’s parents cling to their faith rather than anger at his killer.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(May 14, 2008) Like hearing her voice whispering from heaven, the family of Terri Schindler Schiavo found a note addressed to them by Terri and written in 1984 on the day she married her husband, Michael.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(May 13, 2008) While addressing participants in an international congress in Rome marking the 40th anniversary of the Encyclical on contraception, Humanae Vitae, Pope Benedict XVI said the truths contained in this document are more relevant now than ever before.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(May 13, 2008) In addition to marking the 40th anniversary of Humanae Vitae, American Catholics will also mark another significant milestone in the creation of the culture of death - the 43rd anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision that established the so-called “Constitutional right to privacy.”
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(May 12, 2008) A report issued this month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that America’s senior population has the highest suicide rate in the country.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(May 12, 2008) Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann has issued a public directive to pro-abortion Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius asking her to refrain from receiving Holy Communion until she has taken “the necessary steps for amendment of her life.”
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(May 12, 2008) In the wake of the recent approval of the apparitions of Our Lady of Laus in France, an expert in Mariology from the Mariunum Pontifical School in Rome has published an article explaining the criteria used by the Church to determine the legitimacy of Marian apparitions.
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