By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Pope Benedict XVI sent a text message on Sept. 8 to everyone who participated in this year’s World Youth Day, marking 50 days since the closing Mass was celebrated in Sydney, Australia.
Monthly Archives: September 2008
New Project to Save Down Syndrome Babies
The birth of a baby with Down Syndrome to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has drawn national attention to the staggering number of these babies who are aborted every year. A new international project may help to reduce these numbers.
Press Using Governor Palin’s Faith Against Her
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
In an effort to present Republican vice-presidential candidate Governor Sarah Palin’s religious affiliations in the same extreme light as those of Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), the press is trying to create a “Jeremiah Wright-style” scandal out of Governor Palin’s evangelical roots.
Pelosi Invited to Talk with Archbishop
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been invited by her hometown archbishop to discuss her erroneous views of the Church’s position on abortion.
British Media Labels Cardinal Newman “Homosexual”
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Church is coming to the defense of John Henry Cardinal Newman against attacks by a British homosexual activist who claims the Cardinal was a closet homosexual who was in a same-sex relationship with his long-time friend, Father Ambrose St. John.
Worldwide Rosary for the Unborn
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A Memphis-based Catholic organization is coordinating a Worldwide Rosary for Unborn Babies which will take place at 9:00 a.m. on October 18, 2008 around the world.
U.S. Bishops Release Fact Sheet about Church’s Position on Abortion
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
To help end confusion caused by recent misrepresentations of Church teaching on abortion by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities has issued a two-page fact sheet explaining that the Church’s position in defense of human life has never changed.
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