By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Vietnamese government’s stringent two-child policy is forcing scores of Catholics in that nation to pay hefty fines for remaining faithful to Church teaching about the use of artificial contraception.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new survey has found that one out of every three scientists say they believe in God – a number similar to what was found in a survey from the 1920s.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A man from Derry, Ireland is revealing for the first time how he was miraculously healed of life-threatening kidney problems after being touched by a glove worn by St. Pio of Pietrelcina. He comes from the same town where a woman who suffered a near fatal brain hemorrhage was also healed by St. Pio.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first moonwalk, and some of NASA’s top astronauts are endorsing a pro-life commercial about the event that promotes the potential of human life.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Even though President Barack Obama promised a “robust” conscience clause protecting health care workers, a former official of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says his $635 billion off-budget reserve fund includes principles that will deny health providers the freedom to choose not to kill unborn babies through abortion.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pro-life legislators are warning that the two healthcare reform bills moving through Congress at this moment will open the door to the largest expansion of abortion in America since Roe v. Wade.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Using sound and vibration stimulation, Dutch researchers were able to determine that unborn babies have short-term memory from at least 30 weeks gestation – or about two months before they are born.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pope Benedict XVI underwent surgery this morning after falling and breaking his wrist while on vacation in the Italian alps.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The results of a new study on cohabitation is adding to the mounting pile of evidence that living together before marriage leads to increased risk of divorce and lower satisfaction in marriage.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A White House spokesman is confirming that President Barack Obama's nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Regina Benjamin, is a Catholic who supports abortion rights.
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