By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Republican presidential candidate John McCain shocked the political world today by choosing the staunchly pro-life Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. The 44 year old first-term governor is a known reformer who believes marriage should be between a man and woman, supports drilling in ANWR and is a lifetime member of the NRA.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A young Mozambican woman crawled for more than two miles to Mass every Sunday in spite of having no legs or a wheelchair to carry her.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Four Franciscan monks were brutally attacked and beaten in their monastery on the outskirts of Turin, Italy by masked men who left one friar in a coma and three others seriously injured.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Instead of correcting erroneous statements made on NBC’s Meet the Press last weekend about the Church’s position on when life begins, a spokeswoman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) issued a statement acknowledging the mistake but excusing the Speaker by claiming she is like many other Catholics who routinely skirt “clear Catholic teaching” on abortion.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pope Benedict XVI and human rights groups around the world are calling for prayer and more police intervention to stop the violence directed against Christians in Orissa, India that have left more than 18 people dead, 75 churches burned and hundreds of homes destroyed.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
When it comes to belief in divine intervention, patients have a lot more faith than their doctors.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pope Benedict took some time during his summer holiday in northern Italy to write a letter of complaint to authorities in the nearby town of Bolzano about a sculpture of a crucified frog that is being displayed in the town’s museum.
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The latest breakthrough in stem cell research may be bad news for the tooth fairy but good news for anyone who has lost a few teeth.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The mainstream media is ignoring the presence of thousands of pro-life advocates at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, as well as one of the largest pro-life displays ever erected, in protest of the Democratic Party’s support of abortion.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new study has found that a history of alcohol dependence appears to lower the likelihood of having a biological child, particularly for women.
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