by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 31, 2008) The trend toward smaller families among Catholics has resulted in Islam surpassing Roman Catholicism as the world’s largest religion for the first time in history.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 31, 2008) “From divine mercy, which brings peace to hearts, arises authentic peace for the world, peace between peoples, and among various cultures and religions,”said Pope Benedict XVI on the Feast of Divine Mercy.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 28, 2008) A natural family planning method in which women use a set of beads to keep track of their fertile days is gaining wide acceptance among women and their partners, according to a new study.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 28, 2008) Fetal body parts and confidential patient records were found in a dumpster behind a Michigan abortuary this month, but instead of penalizing the abortionist, the state issued an $1100 fine to the person who discovered the remains.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 28, 2008) A Texas teen became the second female soldier since World War II to be awarded the nation’s third highest medal of valor, the Silver Star, for her gallant actions during combat in Afghanistan last year.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 27, 2008) A Pakistani nun barely survived a slashed throat during a knife attack in her convent near Lahore. The attack, which occurred on International Women’s Day, drove home the terrifying reality of the plight of women in that country.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 27, 2008) Christians are used to seeing their faith portrayed negatively in the major media, but that wasn’t case for atheists last year. The publication of several best-selling books on the subject in 2007 launched atheism into a year of glowing press coverage that lacked even a hint of the kind of criticism usually aimed at Christianity.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 27, 2008) When Pope Benedict lands in Washington, DC on April 15, he will find himself in a country where the majority of the people view him in a favorable light.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 26, 2008) The family of 21 year old Zach Dunlap, who came back to life only minutes before a transplant team was to remove his organs, attributes his sudden and miraculous recovery to divine intervention.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(March 26, 2008) The tragic death of a Florida teen during breast implant surgery is calling attention to the growing trend among teens to undergo this and other risky procedures in order to achieve the “perfect body.”
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