By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new report issued by the American Life League has found that a top executive with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has “deep ties” with a national organization that promotes abortion and homosexual rights.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican has officially opened an investigation into the cause for sainthood of a popular Venezuelan mystic who allegedly received 31 apparitions of the Virgin Mary during her lifetime.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A new policy enacted by Celebrity Cruises will end the company’s long tradition of carrying Catholic priests on its voyages. The move is sparking cries of bigotry from the Catholic League and has left many priests saddled with nonrefundable expenses for cruises they are no longer allowed to make.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Catholics are expressing shock and outrage over an event that occurred at St. James Church in New York City which involved a concert featuring secular rock/rap groups who used the sanctuary of the church as the stage.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
According to the office of Mother Mary Clare Millea, the Superior General in charge of directing a three-year study of U.S. women religious orders, some communities are refusing to cooperate with the unprecedented visitation.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pope Benedict XVI has summoned all Irish bishops to Rome next month for a meeting to discuss the clerical abuse scandal.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican has confirmed that a “presumed miracle” attributed to Pope Pius XII is now under investigation.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Responding to the catastrophe in Haiti, the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” has announced that it has established 12 sites on the ground in the stricken island nation to distribute food, water, clothing, medical aid and shelter to the population.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In a brilliant response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent statements about how the gift of free will justifies her support for positions such as abortion and gay rights, Archbishop George Niederauer turns her comments into a valuable teaching moment for Catholics.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The editor of an international news agency says that while the major media reports on individual incidents of violence against Christians, it ignores the larger picture which reveals a “silent holocaust of Christian martyrs” that is taking place around the world today.
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