By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In spite of a storm of national protest, University of Notre Dame President Fr. John Jenkins says he has no intention of rescinding his invitation to President Barack Obama to speak at this year’s commencement, claiming that the invitation is not an endorsement of the president’s anti-life positions.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
An abandoned elderly woman suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and known only as “Jane Doe” for the last 15 years has been reunited with her family, thanks to the efforts of a good samaritan who refused to give up until he found where the woman belonged.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The British Government is requiring that all couples seeking in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments must be warned that children conceived through this method have a 30 percent increased risk of birth defects and health problems.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
After nearly two years of court battles, the notorious Wichita abortion provider, George Tiller finally goes on trial today. He is facing 19 misdemeanor charges.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A prominent Canadian trauma doctor is saying that the lack of a medical helicopter in Quebec, due to the kind of rationing imposed on the system by socialized medicine, may have contributed to the death of actress Natasha Williamson.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During his first papal trip to Africa, Pope Benedict XVI spoke out in defense of the dignity of women and deplored those who promote abortion as a matter of “reproductive health.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The University of Notre Dame is under fire for inviting pro-abortion President Barack Obama to speak at its commencement on May 17. An online petition protesting the invitation gathered more than 10,000 signatures in less than 48 hours.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In spite of the fact that the majority of Americans oppose President Barack Obama’s decision to use taxpayer money to fund overseas abortions, a New York Congresswoman is asking the government to increase this funding from $50 million to $530 million to “reverse a decade of inadequate funding.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pope Benedict XVI is under attack by the mainstream media and the global HIV/AIDS industry for comments he made en route to Cameroon on Tuesday about how the distribution of condoms only aggravates the epidemic. However, experts on the subject say the Pope is correct and that “profiteering” by AIDS organizations is trumping proven prevention strategies such as abstinence.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A Polish newspaper is reporting that the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints has made the decision to beatify Pope John Paul II on April 2, 2010.
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