Vice President Mike Pence made a surprise appearance at the rally for the 46th March for Life, the annual protest event that draws tens of thousands of pro-life activists to the nation’s capital to mark the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion.
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Bishops’ Pro-Life Leader Says Abuse of Minors ‘Upends’ Witness
In the thick of the clergy sex abuse crisis, thousands of American Catholics descended on the nation’s capitol in protest of abortion where Archbishop Joseph Naumann reminded them that the abuse of minors is antithetical to the Church’s pro-life witness.
Cardinal Wuerl Will Not Celebrate Mass for Life
The Archdiocese of Washington announced Jan.16 that Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, will be the main celebrant of tomorrow’s Mass for Life, which will be held at a youth rally before the annual March for Life.
New Poll: Vast Majority of Americans Want Abortion Restrictions
According to a new Marist poll released on Tuesday, seventy- five percent of American believe that abortion should be limited to within the first three months of pregnancy.
In Pro-Life Push, Knights Give 1,000th Ultrasound to Virginia Clinic
A former Virginia abortion clinic that was turned into a free medical facility continued its metamorphosis on Monday, when it received the 1,000th ultrasound machine to be gifted by the Knights of Columbus as part of an effort to curb abortion and foster a “culture of life.”
Case of Opus Dei Priest Raises Fresh Questions About Clerical Abuse Crisis
Opus Dei has a reputation as perhaps the most buttoned-down, by-the-book group in the Catholic Church, so when the Washington Postreported last week that it had paid nearly a million dollars to settle a sexual misconduct allegation against one of its most prominent priests, it set off shockwaves and raised new questions about the Church’s response to the clerical abuse crisis.
US Jesuits Release Names of 50 Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse
Fulfilling a vow to release the names of all U.S.-based Jesuits credibly accused of abuse, the Northeast Province of the Jesuits released a list on Tuesday, becoming the final province of the Society of Jesus to do so.
Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Rule on Birth-Control Coverage
On Sunday, federal Judge Haywood Gilliam blocked a Trump administration’s rule that would allow more employers to decline providing women with no-cost birth control on moral or religious grounds. The Department of Health and Human Services issued the new rules that were supposed to go into effect on today. The ruling by Judge Gilliam, from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, put the new policy on hold for 13 states and the District of Columbia
Pro-Lifers: N.Y. Abortion Bill Could One Day Make Being Pro-Life ‘a Crime’
Officials at the New York State Catholic Conference are calling the Reproductive Health Act “worse than we thought it would be.”
Bishops Describe Their Retreat as Inspiring, Spirit-Filled
Although the weeklong retreat for U.S. Catholic bishops emphasized quiet reflection, several bishops spoke out on social media during the retreat and after it wrapped up Jan. 8 with positive reaction about it and to give shoutouts to the retreat leader, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, who has preached to popes and top officials of the Roman Curia for nearly 40 years.