A strange story is emerging from the town of Gloucester, Massachusetts as a result of a Time magazine investigation into the presence of a high number of pregnancies at the town’s high school. Gloucester is one of those communities which exist on the fringe of our nation’s prosperity, not as economically devastated as some, but […]

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The rumors may well be simply an over reaction to the warm welcome given President Bush by the Pope, but the word is spreading around the Vatican that George Bush might be interested in converting to Catholicism. Unlike most foreign dignitaries who are greeted by the Pope in the Library of the Apostolic, Pope Benedict […]

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A mystery is catching the attention of Romans as two nuns have chained themselves in front of the Vatican and appealed to Pope Benedict XV to grant them permission to return to a convent from which they were expelled. Dressed in Camelite habits, the two nuns say they have been thrown out of a convent […]

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A coordinated attack on British abortion laws failed when Parliament rejected one effort after another to declare abortion a crime. The campaign was pushed by many members of the Catholic Church hierarchy who pleaded for an end to abortion. Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor, used the debate on human fertilization and embryology as a lever in […]

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The Supreme Court of Chile ruled against a lesbian’s right to teach Catholic religion based classes in the school system. A 1983 Education Ministry decreee requires all relligon teachers to possess an aptitutde certificate issued by a religious authority. Sandra Parvez, who has taught religious classes for over 20 years, lost her fight to continue […]

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Another right wing domino fell and a left wing radical rose as Paraguay witnessed the triumph of Fenando Lugo, a suspended bishop, won the presidecny. Paraguay had been ruled for over sixty years by the conservatve Partido Colorado but the people of the land locked nation moved to the left in search of new leadership. […]

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The Chinese people endured over a hundred years of being treated as a second-rate nation while European nations seized “spheres of influence” in a country whose history had created strong feelings of pride. Recent protests in Tibet were viewed by many Chinese people as an insult to their nation since many regard the struggle for […]

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The rights of Italian women to abortion has come under attack due to efforts of one of the nation’s most famous pundits, a man who styles himself a “devout atheists,” but whose pro-life political campaign has frightened those fighting for the rights of Italian women. Giuliano Ferrara, who began his political life as a communist, […]

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An Ontario Human Rights investigation has concluded that that York University’s long-standing practice of cancelling clases on Jewish holidays discriminates against students of other religions. The report vindicates a crusade by David Noble, a York University history professor, who has argued for years the practice discriminates against students of other religions. “This is fantastic,” said […]

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We print the following letters without comment. When members of the military write, their words should be presented as written. Both appeared in the Stars & Stripes.
“I cannot believe Ann Coulter’s comments in ‘Obama threw wrong person under the bus,’(March 24). I cannot believe Stars & Stripes published such inflammatory accusatory, vile, disgusting information. […]

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