Relic of True Cross Stolen from Boston Cathedral
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A relic of the true cross that has been on display in Boston's Cathedral of the Holy Cross for more than 200 years has been stolen.
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Diocese of Peoria To Fight for Fired Professor
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Diocese of Peoria is planning to meet with officials from the University of Illinois to discuss the case of a professor of Catholicism who was recently fired after an anonymous student complained that his teaching of the Church's position on homosexuality amounted to "hate speech."
Pro-Abortion Groups Enraged by HHS Clarification of Abortion Coverage in ObamaCare
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) infuriated pro-abortion groups when it took steps last week to implement a ban on funding abortions in state high-risk insurance pools under the new health care law after a national pro-life group exposed a loophole in the law.
DC Citizens Vow to Fight for Right to Vote on Same-Sex Marriage
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Proponents of traditional marriage are vowing to continue the fight for the right to vote on same-sex marriage after a sharply divided D.C. Court of Appeals decided that because the traditional concept of marriage between one man and one woman is discriminatory, citizens should not have an opportunity to vote on the matter.
BP Stops the Leak!
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Engineers are cautiously optimistic over the apparent success of a new containment cap that has stopped the oil that has been gushing into the Gulf for nearly three months. Critical tests of the cap are now underway.
New Vatican Rules Cause Controversy
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Feminists are crying foul over new Vatican directives concerning the manner in which “grave crimes” in the life of the church are addressed because they believe the document puts participation in female ordination in the same category as the sexual abuse of minors.
Nebraska Law Allows Women to Sue for Psychological Complications of Abortion
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new Nebraska law that is the first to allow women to sue for psychological injuries related to abortion went into effect yesterday.
Archbishop Calls for Civil Disobedience of New Abortion Law
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Spanish Archbishop Francisco Gil Hellin of Burgos is instructing his flock that because no one has the right to kill an innocent human being, there is no obligation to obey the country's new abortion law.
Court Issues "Anti-Family" Ruling on FCC Indecency Policy
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Parental rights advocates, anti-pornography activists and at least one current member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are condemning as "anti-family" a decision by a federal appeals court that declared the FCC's ban on "fleeting obscenities"during prime-time hours as unconstitutional.
Priest Calls for Prayer for Cancer-Stricken Atheist
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago is praising the Catholic media for calling for prayer for well-known atheist, Christopher Hitchens, who was recently diagnosed with a deadly form of cancer.
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