by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has denied signing on to a petition to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that accuses conservative radio and television personalities of “hate speech.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
While addressing prelates at the close of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Benedict XVI advised bishops to be realistic as far as politics is concerned, but to do so from the perspective of God and His Word.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During an interview with the Italian press, Dan Brown, whose blasphemous novel,
The Da Vinci Code, was condemned by the Vatican, says he would like a papal audience with the Pope.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
President Obama’s controversial regulatory czar, Cass Sunstein, says the U.S. government should consider getting out of the marriage business by abolishing it’s sanction of marriage.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A campaign launched three weeks ago by a popular on-line news source has resulted in more than four million “pink slips” being sent to members of Congress, warning them that a vote for higher spending , socialized medicine, cap-and-trade legislation and hate-crimes bills will result in a “pink slip” on election day 2010.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A 64 year-old janitor has been charged with the stabbing death of the pastor of a Morristown, New Jersey church.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, bishop of the diocese of Providence, says Rep. Patrick Kennedy’s remarks about the Church’s opposition to abortion-funded health care reform are “irresponsible and ignorant of the facts.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
While the House version of health care reform seems to be proceeding according to schedule, nearly two dozen pro-life Democrats are maintaining their threat to use a procedural move to block a vote on the bill unless members are permitted to vote on an amendment specifically prohibiting abortion funding in the bill.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), the son of the late Senator Edward Kennedy, is accusing the Catholic Church of fanning “the flames of dissent and discord” by stating its opposition to health care reform unless it is amended to explicitly prohibit abortion funding.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An international coalition of pro-life and pro-family groups has re-launched a petition drive that is expected to gather one million signatures in support of the unborn child and the traditional family.
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