One thing that foster parents desire more than anything else is support, said the founder and president of Borrowed Hearts Owensboro in western Kentucky.
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The Abortion Provider at the Center of the Dobbs Case is Opening a Clinic in New Mexico; A Pro-Life Group Is Moving In Next Door
Several hundred pro-life advocates were gathered for a pro-life rally in Las Cruces the evening of July 19 when Mark Cavaliere, executive director of the Southwest Coalition for Life, made a surprise announcement.
Pax Christi USA Has Remained Persistent in Pursuit of Peace for 50 Years
Fifty years ago as the Vietnam War raged and the nuclear arms race remained in high gear, visions of a U.S. Catholic peace movement were taking shape, looking to help the Catholic Church become a peace church.
In Washington, U.S. Bishop Shares His Mission’s Work in Papua New Guinea
Pope Francis’ message for World Mission Day 2022 focuses on a phrase from the Acts of Apostles from the risen Jesus to his disciples just before his ascension into heaven.
Georgia’s ‘Heartbeat Law’ Takes Effect After Appeals Court Lifts Injunction
Georgia’s “heartbeat law” is now in effect after a July 20 ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that reversed a lower court decision and said the law should be permitted to take effect immediately.
Oregon’s Catholic Sentinel and El Centinela Newspapers to Shut Down Oct. 1
The Portland-based Catholic Sentinel and El Centinela newspapers will close Oct. 1, reflecting a national transition in Catholic communications, according to a news release issued jointly July 21 by the Archdiocese of Portland and Oregon Catholic Press.
Stunt or Not, Activists Tell D.C. Mayor That Busloads of Migrants Need Help
In response to Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s claim that migrants were “tricked” onto buses that shipped them from Texas to the nation’s capital, activist Abel Nuñez counters: “Whether they were tricked or not, they’re in your city, so what are you going to do about it?”
After Dobbs, States Focus on Abortion Laws, Interstate Travel for Abortions
For the first time in some 50 years, states have an unprecedented opportunity to explore anew ways to regulate abortion services and at a time when some employer health insurance plans have already entered the fray.
Catholic Medical Association Counters Health and Human Services Directive on Emergency Abortions
In response to the Biden Administration’s latest federal health care directive that allows providers to perform abortions in emergency situations, the national Catholic Medical Association (CMA) stated its members are “dedicated to providing the highest standard of care to both the mother and her unborn child without directly compromising either one in the process.”
Texas Bishops Call for Immigration Reform After Migrant Deaths in Trailer
The Texas Catholic bishops urged immigration reform, saying it is necessary to prevent what happened to 53 migrants discovered dead and dying inside a trailer June 27 from happening again.