By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A coalition of Christian clergy, including representatives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, met with President Barack Obama on Wednesday to plead with him to keep cuts to social programs off the table in debt crisis negotiations.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement that strongly opposes the recommendation of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate coverage of surgical sterilization and all FDA-approved birth control in private health insurance plans nationwide.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The FBI is assisting in the investigation nearly three dozen cases of vandalism involving statues at Roman Catholic churches in New Jersey that local police are calling hate crimes.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A lesbian couple is suing the Catholic owners of a Vermont inn for refusing to host their fall wedding reception, a suit that could establish a dangerous precedent that will allow Christian business-owners to be forced to participate in events that are opposed to their religious beliefs.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is expected to rule within weeks on a recommendation by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that all insurance companies be forced to provide free coverage for contraceptives, a mandate that will come with no conscience protections for health care providers in insurance plan networks who do not wish to cover these drugs.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
While the country reels under a massive burden of debt, a new undercover video by filmmaker James O'Keefe shows government waste in action as federal employees coach two men who describe themselves as Russian drug smugglers on how to qualify for Medicaid.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalisat
President Barack Obama has thrown his support behind the Respect for Marriage Act, being introduced in Congress today, which willrepeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and allow same-sex couples the same rights and legal protections as heterosexual couples.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pope Benedict XVI's appointment of Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput to head the embattled Archdiocese of Philadelphia is being seen as a clear sign of what kind of prelates the Pope trusts to lead the Church in America.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
With the state's same-sex marriage law scheduled to go into effect this Sunday, New York is planning to cash in on what they predict will be a rush to marry by offering gay couples special wedding and honeymoon packages.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Michael D. O'Brien, one of the world's foremost experts on Harry Potter, says the positive review of the latest Potter film published in last week's L'Osservatore Romano ignored the Pope's opinion of the series and raises questions about who is behind the editorial policies at the paper.
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