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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A national organization dedicated to protecting children and families has launched a new program to educate mothers and enable them to become proactive in protecting their children from the dangers of wireless technology.
Vatican Expert Says Men and Women Sin in Different Ways
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The personal theologian to Pope Benedict XVI says there is is no “sexual equality” when it comes to sin. Men tend toward sins of lust and gluttony while women struggle with anger and pride.
Student Alleges College Violated Free Speech Rights
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A Christian college student in Los Angeles has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Community College (LACC) and a professor who harassed him and refused to issue him a grade after he gave a speech about God and marriage during a public speaking class.
Fetal Stem Cells Cause Brain Tumor in Teen
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
An Israeli teen with a rare brain disease has developed tumors in the brain after receiving experimental injections of neural stem cells obtained from the brains of aborted fetuses.
Pope Confronts Pelosi's Pro-Abortion Views
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During an official visit with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of her party today, Pope Benedict XVI took a moment to meet privately with the staunchly pro-abortion Speaker to remind her of her duty to create a just system of laws that will protect human life at all stages.
1987 Plot to Kill Pope John Paul II Exposed
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
New information has surfaced about a Soviet-backed assassination attempt on the life of Pope John Paul II in 1987 that was foiled when the assassin’s Catholic wife told a priest who alerted police.
12 Year-Old Stuns the World with Pro-Life Speech
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A 12 year-old Toronto girl stunned her teachers and has become an instant celebrity on Youtube after delivering a five-minute pro-life speech for a school competition. Even though teachers threatened to disqualify her, and one judge actually left the room during the speech, in the end, the girl was awarded first prize for her “controversial” message.
Priest Demands Withdrawel of Obama Candles
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A priest in California is demanding that a novelty shop near San Francisco stop selling votive candles that depict President Obama as a saint with a halo and sporting the robes of a friar.
Vatican Congress Will Explore Genetics and Eugenics
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Vatican announced today that it plans to host an academic conference to explore the ethical, legal and social implications of new discoveries in genetics, and how some of these processes might be used to practice eugenics.
Prominent New York Muslim Beheads Wife
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The owner of Bridges TV, a station launched to help portray Muslims in a more positive light, has been charged with second-degree murder in the beheading death of his estranged wife.