by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 15, 2008) Pope Benedict XVI began his first visit to the United States today when “Shepherd One” landed precisely at 4:00 p.m. at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington DC. Smiling and waving to the crowd, the Holy Father strode briskly along the red-carpeted tarmac with the President, Laura and Jenna Bush at his side.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 14, 2008) A new book by best-selling author Deepak Chopra says Jesus Christ was not the Savior of mankind, but an “enlightened teacher who intended to save the world by showing others the path to God consciousness.”
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(April 12, 2008) The President and Laura Bush plan to be waiting on the tarmac of Andrews Air Force Base in Washington DC when the plane carrying Pope Benedict XVI lands in the United States on April 15. Just days before the historic trip, President Bush sat down with EWTN Anchor Raymond Arroyo for a candid interview about his faith, Iraq, freedom of religion, why he believes the pro-life position is in our nation’s interests and why he’s still planning to attend the opening of the Olympic games.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 11, 2008) A new report reveals that Susan G. Komen for the Cure donated more than $700,000 to the nation’s largest abortion provider fiscal year 2005-2006 in spite of a substantial body of evidence supporting a link between induced abortion and breast cancer.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 10, 2008) The peaceful mining town of Bisbee, Arizona has become the center of a raging controversy after the local school board voted to include condoms in the “prom bags” it gives to teens.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 10, 2008) A religious sister who was recently declared a martyr after being killed by Satanists in 2000 received high praise from Pope Benedict XVI for her heroic sacrifice.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 10, 2008) With the Pope’s historic visit on the horizon, the lay Catholic organization, Voice of the Faithful (VOTF), decided it was the perfect time to publish a full-age ad in the New York Times calling for “structural change” in the Church.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 9, 2008) German Cardinal Karl Lehman says a new report detailing the Church’s use of forced labor in Germany during World War II is “a burden of history that our Church will keep facing up to in the future.”
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 9, 2008) After years of study and debate about the treatment potential of embryonic stem cells, a leading researcher in England has conceded that the controversial research may never deliver new treatments.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
(April 9, 2008) With objectionable content occurring every three minutes during the 8 to 9 p.m. Family Hour of television, a renewed commitment from NBC to honor this time slot with more family-friendly fare shows that broadcasters may finally be listening to parents’ complaints.
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