Thirty-nine years ago, Cheryl Pedersen was a scared 19-year-old who discovered she was pregnant and didn’t know where to turn, leading her to have an abortion. It’s a choice that she deeply regrets to this day.
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Trump Orders JFK, RFK, MLK Assassination Files Declassified: ‘Everything Will Be revealed’
President Donald Trump on Jan. 23 signed an executive order directing the declassification of files on the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, the nation’s first Catholic president, his brother Sen. Robert Kennedy, and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the famed Civil Rights era leader.
Trump Pardons 23 Pro-Life Activists Convicted of FACE Act Violations
On the eve of the national March for Life rally in Washington, President Donald Trump announced Jan. 23 he was issuing pardons for 23 protesters arrested for violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinics (FACE) Act.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
A federal judge on Jan. 23 temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to change the interpretation of the 14th Amendment, which grants birthright citizenship.
Trump to Send Video Message to March for Life Rally; Vance to Speak at Event
President Donald Trump will deliver a video message to the March for Life rally in the nation’s capital Jan. 24, and Vice President JD Vance will speak to the rally in person.
USCCB President Calls Trump Orders on Migration, Death Penalty ‘Deeply Troubling’
Executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on issues including migration, the environment and the death penalty are “deeply troubling,” Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a Jan. 22 statement, while praising another on gender policy.
How to Participate In the Upcoming March for Life In Person or Virtually
The 52nd annual March for Life will take place Jan. 24 in Washington. The theme of the 2025 event is “Life: Why We March.”
Former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards Dies at 67
Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and progressive activist, died Jan. 20 after a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. She was 67.
Trump Administration Reverses Policy To Permit Ice Arrests at Churches
The Trump administration said Jan. 21 it would rescind a long-standing policy preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests at what are seen as sensitive locations, including houses of worship, schools and hospitals.
Donald Trump Sworn in as 47th President, Pledging Crackdown on US-Mexico Border
President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second, non consecutive term in the White House Jan. 20, becoming the nation’s 47th president four years after he left office as its 45th.