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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A woman who had 15 abortions in 16 years has written a book chronicling her dark past, not to warn women about the physical and emotional pain of having repeat abortions, but to “eliminate the stigma of abortion.”
Bishops Express Support for Christopher West
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Two Pennsylvania prelates have issued a statement of support for the embattled Christopher West, whose work promoting Pope John Paul II's "Theology of the Body" came under fire after he made controversial statements on ABC’s Nightline last spring.
Pro Life Leader “Deeply Concerned” After White House Meeting
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The leader of a major pro-life group who was invited to the White House last Thursday to discuss abortion in health care reform left the meeting “deeply concerned” about the Administrations refusal to explicitly exclude abortion from bills currently circulating in Congress.
Vatican Astronomer Says Belief in Aliens Okay
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Father Jose Gabriel Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory, said there need be no opposition between belief in aliens and belief in God.
Crisis in UK School Over Child’s Sex Change
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A 12 year-old boy who returned to school after summer vacation as a girl caused such an uproar in a UK school that teachers were forced to call an emergency assembly to deal with the problem.
Notre Dame’s President Announces Pro Life Initiatives
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The president of the University of Notre Dame has issued a letter announcing a series of pro-life initiatives to be undertaken on-campus, saying these decisions came “out of the vigorous discussions surrounding President Obama’s visit last Spring . . .”
House Votes to Defund ACORN
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A provision to strip the corruption-riddled Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) of all federal funds passed the U.S. House yesterday by a wide margin.
Poll: Americans Don’t Want Abortion Coverage in Health Care
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new Rasmussen poll found that the majority of Americans believe government-subsidized health care plans should be prohibited from covering abortion.
Pope Addresses Role of Priests and Laity in Church
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Speaking on the occasion of the Brazilian bishops Ad Limina pilgrimage to Rome, Pope Benedict XVI said we must be careful not to secularize the clergy or clericalize the laity.
Orthodox Church Calls Elton John a Sinner
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
After Elton John announced last weekend that he and his male partner had fallen in love with, and wanted to a adopt, a 14-month old HIV positive child they met while touring the Ukraine, the Orthodox Church there called him a “sinner” and thanked God that the country’s laws would prevent him from adopting the child.