By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI prayed for the victims of the massive earthquake that struck Chile early Saturday morning, asking God to send them relief and courage.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A day after Spain’s Parliament narrowly approved a law easing long-standing restrictions on abortion, the head of the Spanish bishops’ conference said they would take no action against Catholic King Juan Carlos for signing the bill, as he is required to do by law.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The influence of World Youth Day 2008 is being cited as the reason why vocations are surging in the Archdiocese of Sydney.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In what should be considered an all-time low in disrespect for human life, a Florida woman used Twitter to share her experience of having an abortion after taking the abortion pill known as RU-486.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
With the president’s approval rating at an all time low – 44 percent – a new poll has found that a majority of Americans believe the federal government poses a threat to their freedom.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Representatives of the Secular Coalition of America, whose board members include atheist activists such as Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, are scheduled to meet with officials from the Obama administration at the White House today.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Thousands of radical feminists are expected to arrive in New York next week to attend the annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) where they will push their pro-abortion agendas on government delegations.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
When the subject of abortion coverage in health care reform was raised at yesterday’s summit, President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stuck to their talking points and insisted that abortion is not covered in their plans.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, said today that the 24 bodies of dead babies found in the freezer of a Philadelphia abortion clinic should be given a reverent burial as soon as possible, and that this should be a public event in which people can mourn the loss of these lives.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new bill proposed by Britain’s Labor government will force Catholic and other faith-based schools to promote homosexuality and abortion.
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