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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer

The Vatican chose the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Protectress of the Unborn, to issue a brilliant and sweeping Instruction on various methods of reproductive technology, from in vitro fertilization to adoption of frozen embryos. Dignitas Personae (Dignity of a Person) was issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) with the express approval of Pope Benedict XVI.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Anyone wondering what universal health care might look like under President-elect Barack Obama won’t have to look very far. If Obama and Senator Ted Kennedy have their way, Massachusett’s disastrous health care plan may soon be imposed upon the rest of the nation.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer In the midst of too many politically correct “Happy Holidays” incidents, the story of an eleven year-old Mississippi boy whose school backed down after penalizing him for mentioning Jesus’ name in a Christmas poem, is a welcome change.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer With only a month left in office, the Bush administration has issued new rules designed to reinforce existing protections for doctors and other health care workers who refuse to participate in medical practices that violate their religious or moral convictions.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer   While addressing ambassadors to the Holy See today, the Pope praised the world’s diversity as something to be admired, not feared.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer The latest cabinet picks by president-elect Barack Obama signal the ushering in of a new era of pro-homosexual lawmakers on the Hill.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer   Less than a week after the Vatican issued a sweeping Instruction calling attention to the destructive nature of many new forms of reproductive technology, a leading stem cell researcher confirmed just how lethal this research can be.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer  A new study released today by Family Research Council's Mapping America Project finds that children have fewer problems at home and at school when they live with both biological parents and frequently attend religious services.

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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer Speaking on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, warned about creating “new” human rights based on self-serving ideologies rather than on nature and the common good.

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