By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Vatican has announced that it will accept the resignation of New York’s Cardinal Edward M. Egan, 76, and has appointed Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan, 59, as his successor.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) announced that he will force a vote next week on a bill that prevents the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reinstating the Fairness Doctrine.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A nationwide petition campaign is underway that will ask U.S. Bishops to withhold communion from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other prominent Catholics in public office who persistently dissent from Church teaching on serious moral issues.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The bishop of the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania is threatening to close the diocesan cathedral during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations this year if elected officials who support abortion are featured at the events.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A national organization dedicated to protecting children and families has launched a new program to educate mothers and enable them to become proactive in protecting their children from the dangers of wireless technology.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The personal theologian to Pope Benedict XVI says there is is no “sexual equality” when it comes to sin. Men tend toward sins of lust and gluttony while women struggle with anger and pride.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A Christian college student in Los Angeles has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Community College (LACC) and a professor who harassed him and refused to issue him a grade after he gave a speech about God and marriage during a public speaking class.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
An Israeli teen with a rare brain disease has developed tumors in the brain after receiving experimental injections of neural stem cells obtained from the brains of aborted fetuses.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During an official visit with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of her party today, Pope Benedict XVI took a moment to meet privately with the staunchly pro-abortion Speaker to remind her of her duty to create a just system of laws that will protect human life at all stages.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
New information has surfaced about a Soviet-backed assassination attempt on the life of Pope John Paul II in 1987 that was foiled when the assassin’s Catholic wife told a priest who alerted police.
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