By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The March 22 crash of a private plane in a Catholic Cemetery in Montana claimed the lives of nine members of the family of “Bud” Feldkamp III, owner of the largest for-profit abortion chain in the country.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have issued guidelines that call Reiki therapy, an alternative medicine originating in Japan, unscientific and inappropriate for Catholic institutions.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), one of the organizations providing overseas abortions that is now receiving U.S. taxpayer money, appears to be circulating false information about its involvement in China’s brutal one-child policy enforcement.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The first nationwide study of the amount of human drugs found in the nation’s fish population has uncovered an alarming cocktail of pharmaceuticals in fish caught near wastewater treatment plants serving five major U.S. cities. The results have prompted the Environmental Protection Agency to expand its study to 150 additional locations in the U.S.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The March 23 meeting between pro-life leaders and the White House Faith-Based Office director is being described as “cordial” and “honest” but did not result in any indication that the Obama Administration is interested in changing its hard-lined pro-abortion position.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Bishop John M. D’Arcy has issued a statement on March 24 saying he will not attend the 2009 commencement ceremonies at Notre Dame in which Barack Obama will speak and receive an honorary law degree.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In spite of being subjected to enormous ridicule and scorn, a Florida Congressman is sticking to his plans to introduce a bill requiring future presidential candidates to produce documentation such as birth certificates to prove their eligibility to be president.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A U.S. District Court has ruled that 17 year old girls should have unrestricted access to Plan B, also known as “emergency contraception.” The ruling overrides the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirement that minors obtain a prescription for the potentially dangerous drug. Under the pro-abortion Obama administration, the FDA is not expected to appeal the ruling.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In spite of a storm of national protest, University of Notre Dame President Fr. John Jenkins says he has no intention of rescinding his invitation to President Barack Obama to speak at this year’s commencement, claiming that the invitation is not an endorsement of the president’s anti-life positions.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
An abandoned elderly woman suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and known only as “Jane Doe” for the last 15 years has been reunited with her family, thanks to the efforts of a good samaritan who refused to give up until he found where the woman belonged.
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