Five Republican presidential candidates participated in a debate in Miami Nov. 8, reacting to Ohio voters approving a measure that will codify abortion access in the state’s constitution through fetal viability.
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Sisters of Life Win Exemption From NY Probe of Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
A Catholic community of religious sisters who operate a crisis pregnancy center in New York City won a lawsuit against the state’s health department on Nov. 8, with the agency agreeing not to include the community in a probe of other pro-life pregnancy centers.
Ohio Voters Approve Measure to Codify Abortion in State Constitution
Ohio voters Nov. 7 approved Issue 1, a measure that will codify abortion access in the state’s constitution through fetal viability, typically understood to be 24 weeks gestation, according to an NBC News projection of the results. The loss marks another electoral defeat for anti-abortion ballot measures in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.
Chaplains Say Military Can Reverse Downward Trend
The U.S. military is having trouble recruiting young people, and the problem will grow even more serious unless something is done — and soon — say two Catholic chaplains.
New Catholic Charities USA Leader: We Are Called to Do a ‘Very Noble, Holy Work’
Kerry Alys Robinson, the new president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, the organization dedicated to carrying out the domestic humanitarian work of the Catholic Church in the United States, says its mission isn’t only to be generous, but to inspire generosity in turn.
U.S. Religious Orders Could Face $10 Billion Deficit in Care for Elderly, Retired Members
A Nov. 6 announcement from the U.S. bishops’ conference about next month’s national religious retirement collection came with a chilling warning that a very small percentage of religious communities actually have enough money to care properly for their elderly members.
Pro-life Protesters Gain Partial Win Over Major City’s ‘Abortion Bubble’ Restrictions
In a partial legal win for pro-life protesters outside abortion clinics, a federal judge in Minneapolis has allowed a First Amendment challenge to proceed against the city’s 2022 “abortion bubble” ordinance.
Lawsuits Challenge Constitutional Status of Nation’s First Catholic Charter School
Oklahoma’s Attorney General Gentner Drummond is challenging the constitutionality of the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school after a state school board approved the Catholic school’s application.
Ahead of Key Abortion Vote, Ohio Archdiocese Reports Growing Vandalism
Ahead of a important abortion vote in Ohio, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati says there have been multiple incidents of vandalism, including thefts of yard signs opposing the pro-abortion measure, at archdiocesan schools, churches and cemeteries.
Catholic Charities Reacts to ‘Disturbing’ Online Threats to Staff Over Migration Work
Catholic Charities USA, the organization dedicated to carrying out the domestic humanitarian work of the Catholic Church in the United States, responded Oct. 31 to “disturbing” recent remarks by a social media influencer threatening its staff.