Jennie Bradley Lichter, president-elect of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, said challenges for the group’s cause on both political and cultural fronts also present an opportunity to demonstrate “leading with love.”
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From Indy to LA: Pilgrim Applications Open for 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Route
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage organizers are seeking eight young adults to spend six weeks traveling with the Eucharist from Indiana to California next summer as perpetual pilgrims in the United States’ second national Eucharistic pilgrimage.
Archdiocese of Los Angeles to Pay $880 Million to Settle Abuse Claims
In a settlement that Archbishop José Gomez says will provide just compensation to victim-survivors and allow the local Church to continue to carry out its ministries, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles will pay out $880 million to settle 1,353 childhood sexual abuse claims.
Charlotte Diocese Helps North Carolina Hurricane Victims Amid ‘Heartbreaking Scenes’
A week after the remnants of Hurricane Helene swept through the western part of North Carolina, Msgr. Patrick Winslow said everyone leading the Diocese of Charlotte’s response and recovery efforts is still trying to understand the full extent of the damage.
San Francisco Archbishop Questions Ballot Initiative to Identify Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
Ahead of polls opening next month, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco is asking the local faithful, “Why would anyone want to stigmatize a primary health care facility and a pregnancy resource center that gives pregnant women support for having their babies?”
Short-Lived Strike Puts Focus on How Dockworkers’ Labor Keeps Economy, Supply Chain Rolling
Some labor strikes can be comfortably ignored by many Americans.
Trump’s Proposed Mandate Aims to Fund IVF’s Large-Scale Destruction of Human Embryos
As the U.S. presidential race nears a Nov. 5 political reckoning, Catholic voters nationwide continue to ponder a host of pro-life issues — among them, Republican candidate Donald J. Trump’s stated support of in vitro fertilization and his proposed plan to widen its availability through federal government or private insurer coverage mandates.
In Western North Carolina, Parishes and Schools Respond to Helene Devastation with Supply Drives, Donations
Late Sept. 27 night, as the first photos and cries for help emerged after Tropical Storm Helene ripped through the North Carolina mountains, Father John Putnam texted his staff at St. Mark Church, in Huntersville: “There’s a great need for supplies for diapers, canned goods and water in the mountains. We have folks that can deliver on Sunday. Can we get a blast out?”
Federal Asylum Restrictions Demonstrate ‘Absence of Moral Compass,’ Advocate Says
Multiple Catholic immigration advocates have spoken out this week against the Biden administration’s move to expand previously implemented asylum restrictions, with one opining that the decision shows “an alarming absence of moral compass.”
Vance and Walz Debate Abortion, Immigration, Gun Policy and Democracy
At the first and only debate Oct. 1 between Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., and Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, the vice presidential nominees of their respective parties, the candidates sparred with each other on topics including abortion, immigration, gun policy relating to preventing school shootings, and democracy, with each one all the while seeking to defend his own running mate while critiquing his opponent’s.