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.
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Catholic Leaders Praise Supreme Court Decision Ending Remain in Mexico
U.S. Catholic immigration leaders celebrated the June 30 Supreme Court ruling that allows the Biden administration to end a controversial Trump-era border policy, but they have little optimism that the ruling will prompt any steps towards true immigration reform.
Pro-Life Voices Urge Love and Support for Women after Roe v. Wade Ruling
With Roe v. Wade gone, pro-life voices urged accelerated support of women with unplanned pregnancies.
Cardinal Dolan Says Court Decision Allowing High School Coach to Pray a ‘Major Victory’
Religious liberty advocates are hailing a June 27 Supreme Court decision that a high school football coach had a constitutional right to pray at the 50-yard line after his team’s games as a landmark ruling for religious exercise in public life.
Supreme Court Sides with Coach in Public School Prayer Case
In a 6-3 vote June 27, the Supreme Court ruled that a former high school football coach had the right to pray on the football field after games because his prayers were private speech and did not represent the public school’s endorsement of religion.
Welcoming Court’s Decision, Leaders Say it’s Time to Build Pro-Life Culture
The 6-3 ruling to overturn Roe came in the court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which was a challenge to a Mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks.
Overturning Roe v. Wade: “An Important Step,” Bishop Brennan says
“A historic day,” is how the Catholic bishops of New York state, including Bishop Robert Brennan of Brooklyn, described June 24 — the date Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
Decades of prayers from pro-life advocates were answered this morning as the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and in doing so abolished the legal right to an abortion at the federal level, and returned the jurisdiction back to state lawmakers.
SCOTUS: Tuition Program Excluding Religious Schools is Unconstitutional
In a 6-3 ruling June 21, the Supreme Court said a Maine tuition aid program that excluded religious schools violated the Constitution’s free exercise clause.
As DACA Marks 10th Anniversary, Recipients Voice Frustration Over Inaction
Standing outside the U.S. Capitol pleading with lawmakers to grant her and her peers a path toward citizenship is not how Zuleyma Barajas pictured her life 10 years after she was granted a temporary solution to remain in the U.S.