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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The Catholic Church in Poland is investigating claims that a piece of a consecrated Host transformed into human heart tissue during Mass.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Scientists at Stanford University in California have been able to coax embryonic stem cells into becoming eggs and sperm, which could one day lead to the creation of children through entirely artificial means.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist In the event of passing health care reform that will place oppressive mandates on the citizenry, a growing number of states are moving to protect individuals’ freedom of choice when it comes to purchasing – or not purchasing – health insurance.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has sent an e-mail directive to every parish in the United States asking that an urgent message about health care reform be communicated to parishioners in their bulletins this weekend and announced at every Mass.

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Hello everyone! It has been a very busy time for me and, though my intentions were of the best, it has taken me longer than I'd hoped to get a post ready to go. As you know from my previous post, I attended the Catholic Radio Association Conference held in Birmingham, AL from October 13 - 17. The event began with a tour of Radio Mountain, the home of the shortwave radio network begun by Mother Angelica back in 1994. I never cease to be amazed at the wonder of radio communication through the air waves.

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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist   The ongoing and rampant abuse of Switzerland’s assisted suicide laws is causing lawmakers to consider banning the practice in an attempt to reduce so-called “death tourism.”

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist While accepting the credentials of Ali Akbar Naseri, the new ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran today, Pope Benedict XVI called for a “new phase of international cooperation” and reassured believers in Iran that he is always “near to them.”

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist

In a joint release from the Archdioceses of New York and Philadelphia, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York and Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia have placed a friendly wager on the outcome of the 2009 World Series.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A popular HBO comedian is under fire for a crude attack on Christianity in a recent episode where he urinates on a painting of Jesus Christ.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist According to the memoir of a speechwriter for former President George W. Bush, the administration refused to grant Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling a presidential medal of freedom because her books “encouraged witchcraft.”

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