By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A movie created by an ex-Catholic about a Roman Catholic priest turned vampire opened this weekend in select theaters. In spite of an unbelievable plotline, gratuitous violence and obvious anti-Catholicism, Hollywood movie critics are giving it rave reviews.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In spite of its deadly history, the Italian government has authorized the use of the abortion drug, RU-486. The Church responded by threatening to excommunicate doctors who prescribe the pill, women who take it, and those who encourage its use.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A group of Catholics campaigning for traditional marriage were assaulted by homosexual activists at a busy intersection in Warwick, Rhode Island.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Czech authorities are saying that security measures during Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the Czech Republic in September will be much stricter than they were during President Obama’s visit last spring.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The 51 year old killer of abortionist George Tiller pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder yesterday in a Wichita court after witnesses gave a chilling account of seeing him put a gun to Tiller’s head and pulling the trigger.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
An amendment introduced by Mike Pence (R-IN) to defund Planned Parenthood could have passed with the votes of 84 Catholic representatives who voted against it.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The filming of a new movie based on the true story of a Catholic nun who rescued more than 100 kidnapped schoolchildren from a rebel army in Uganda is being planned for early next year.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
After turning down 31 common-sense amendments to the proposed government-run health care plan, the U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote on a bill that includes radical new measures including mandated national ID cards, government restricted access to disabled citizens and mandatory end-of-life counseling sessions for seniors.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The controversy over the legitimacy of President Barack Obama’s citizenship continues to rage after CNN’s Lou Dobbs reported that Hawaiian officials destroyed the original birth certificate, a charge the state’s health director flatly denies. Congress has also become involved in the fray.
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