By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Newly published Vatican regulations will require candidates for the priesthood to undergo psychological tests in order to screen out men with strong homosexual tendencies and those who are unable to control their heterosexual urges.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A first ever class action lawsuit has been filed by a Canadian woman who was conceived by artificial insemination from an anonymous donor with the hopes of allowing children of these manufactured unions to have access to information about the donor parent.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A prominent bioethics lawyer says she believes Sen. Barack Obama’s plan to “spread the wealth” will ultimately mean taxpayer funding of elective Medicaid abortions as well as clinics such as Planned Parenthood.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a shocking admission during a conversation with Princeton University Provost Christopher Eisgruber, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the Court went too far in the landmark 1973 case,
Roe v. Wade, a decision that legalized abortion and led to the death of nearly 50 million Americans.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
When Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm, a Catholic, addressed a campaign rally in support of Barack Obama on Oct. 26 and called embryonic stem cell research “pro-life,” Lansing Bishop Earl Boyea chose not to let the preposterous comment go unchallenged.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The bodies of two Catholic priests were found in a Moscow apartment at around 9:00 p.m. on Oct. 28, both victims of severe physical trauma. According to the Vatican Press Office, the two priests were murdered separately at an interval of several days.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new movie based on the true story of a woman who watched her son die after givingn birth to him in the bathroom of an abortion clinic is being released to an increasing number of audiences including the U.S. Congress.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Even though they seem to have disappeared from the radar screens of most professional pollsters, values voters, the voting block that handed George W. Bush the victory in 2004, may be poised to do the same for Sen. John McCain in 2008.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, issued an open letter to all "pro-choice" candidates running for office in the U.S., challenging them to examine their support for abortion.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Women who want to prolong childbearing into their later years – but who worry about the clicking of their biological clock - may soon be able to pinpoint the onset of menopause within one year.
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