By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut on Tuesday after the diocese sought to keep sealed thousands of legal documents pertaining to six priests accused of sexual abuse.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A 50 year-old Italian woman afflicted with a fatal nerve disease claims that she has been able to ditch her wheelchair and walk ever since bathing in the healing waters at Lourdes earlier this month.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new report issued by the U.N. is calling for sex education to be taught to children over the age of five in all countries and claims that international law requires this to be done.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Sen. Edward “Ted” Moore Kennedy died shortly before midnight Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass. at the age of 77.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is warning that the swine flu could cause up to 90,000 U.S. deaths, mainly among children and young adults, and see more than 1.8 million hospitalized if the H1N1 virus resurges as expected this fall.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Responding to reports promulgated by some news organizations, the Press Office of the Holy See told the Italian press yesterday that Pope Benedict XVI is not planning to make changes to enhance the sacredness of the liturgy at this time.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In spite of consistent government denials, a new national survey has found that most Americans believe the worst about a public health care option.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Denver’s Archbishop Charles Chaput is speaking out about the government’s misuse of the Catholic concept of common ground, saying that using this label to describe any health care proposal that includes abortion “a lie.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A Newsweek reporter who saw an abortion for the first time while assigned to do a story on Nebraska abortionist LeRoy Carhart admitted that the experience left her disturbed.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a blatant example of why rigorous conscience protection is needed in the U.S., the state of Wisconsin has passed a new budget in which employers are required to include contraception coverage in their employees’ health insurance. Religious employers are not exempted from the mandate, which prompted the Wisconsin Bishops Conference to issue a strong objection to the policy, calling the move "blatant insensitivity to our moral values and legal rights."
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