By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A surprisingly positive review of the latest Harry Potter film in L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican’s newspaper, is causing yet another round of controversy for the paper’s embattled new editor.
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Beatification Process Continues for Man Who Resisted African Witchcraft
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The beatification process of a South African man who was stoned to death after devoting his life to resisting witchcraft and other occult practices so prevalent in his country is advancing to the next phase.
Historic Victory for Parental Rights in Illinois
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
As a direct result of a decision handed down yesterday by a U.S. Appeals Court, Illinois parents will be entitled, for the first time since Roe v. Wade was decided, to notification before their minor daughters are taken for abortions.
Senate Expected to Pass Hate Crimes Bill on Thursday
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Sen. Patrick Leahy announced yesterday that he will introduce the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization bill this week.
Sotomayor Confronted On Abortion
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor told the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday that she considers the question of abortion rights to be “settled law” and said she believes there is a constitutional right to privacy.
New Study Says Love is Not Enough in Marriage
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new study has found that couples who want a long and happy marriage need more than just love to make their relationship to work.
Four Pro-Lifers Arrested During Sotomayor Hearings, Including “Jane Roe”
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
On just her first day on the Hill, the hearings to confirm Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor have been interrupted several times by outbursts from pro-life protestors. One of these protestors, Norma McCorvey, the woman known as “Jane Roe” in the landmark abortion ruling, Roe v. Wade, was arrested after shouting “You’re wrong, Sotomayor!”
New Poll Finds 86 Percent of Americans Favoring Abortion Restrictions
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A new poll has found that Americans are overwhelmingly in favor of at least some restrictions on abortion, with significant majorities supporting conscience exemptions for health care workers and believing that religious leaders should play a key role in the abortion debate.
Bloody Weekend for Christians in Somalia and Iraq
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Over the course of the past weekend, 11 Christians lost their lives while enduring violent persecution in Somalia and Iraq.
Obama Nominates Catholic Doctor as Surgeon General
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
President Barack Obama has nominated Dr. Regina Benjamin, a rural Alabama doctor and a Catholic who received the Pro Ecclessia et Pontifice medal from Pope Benedict XVI in 2006, as the nation’s next Surgeon General.
