By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In a ringing indictment of the nation’s “safe sex” programs, D.C. area school officials are planning to counter the epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among youth by offering free testing to all high school students in the coming school year.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
For the first time, the woman appointed by the Vatican to review women’s religious orders in the U.S. has revealed that the process will include an examination of “the soundness of doctrine held and taught” by the women.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A study by statisticians at Oregon State University has concluded that deciding not to have an “extra” child is 20 times better for the environment than practices such as recycling, using energy efficient appliances and driving a “green” car.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Just three days after Catholic Charities USA shocked the Catholic world with their endorsement of the Obama Administration’s pro-abortion health care reform, news broke that the organization has received its first ever federal contract totaling $100 million.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The offices of an organizer of the upcoming World Congress of Families were defaced with obscenities and anti-Christian slogans on July 30, prompting conference leaders to pledge they will not be intimidated by “radical opposition.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The first Catholic Vietnamese-American congressmen, Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao, (R-New Orleans), announced that he would rather save his soul than vote for any health care bill that includes abortion coverage.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Parents Television Council (PTC) analyzed the twenty most popular prime time broadcast shows among children ages two to17, ranking the programs according to their suitability for young viewers.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A leading Catholic voice says Congress has little to fear by the bishops’ opposition to abortion coverage in the health care bill because most of the Catholics in Congress support the bills and several mainstream Catholic organizations such as Catholic Charities USA, the Catholic Health Association and the St. Vincent de Paul Society, have voiced their support.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is asking members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to amend their health care reform bill (H.R. 3200) to retain longstanding government policies on abortion and conscience rights.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Allegations of a Koran being defiled are behind the grisly murder of eight members of a Christian family in Pakistan and the burning of dozens of Christian homes. Residents fear many more bodies may still be buried in the rubble.
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