BREAKING: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in historic abortion decision
by Katie Yoder, Shannon Mullen Washington D.C., Jun 24, 2022 / 08:24 am The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade in a historic decision released Friday that brings a sudden and dramatic end to nearly a half-century of nationwide legalized abortion in the U.S. The opinion, in the Mississippi abortion …
The Ohio Catholic Bishops’ Response to the Recent Supreme Court Decision: The Catholic Commitment to Life and to Walking with Women in Need
The Catholic Bishops of Ohio are encouraged by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This is a positive step toward a desperately needed conversion to a culture of life in our country, one that respects the inherent dignity and sacredness of every human being …
First married couple to be beatified together featured at World Meeting of Families
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jun 22, 2022 / 09:46 am Relics of the first married couple to be beatified together by the Catholic Church can be venerated inside St. Peter’s Basilica this week during the World Meeting of Families in Rome. Blessed Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi are the official …
Some Clarity on Roe and Dobbs
What is the current U.S. law regarding abortion? Roe v. Wade (1973), Doe v. Bolton (1973), and especially Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), prevent states from restricting abortion prior to viability (the time at which a baby can survive outside the mother’s body). This is generally considered to be at 24 weeks of …
Pro-abortion vandalism targets Michigan clinic, Minnesota pro-life group
by Joe Bukuras Mansfield, Mass., Jun 21, 2022 / 12:52 pm A pro-life pregnancy center in Michigan and a pro-life organization in Minnesota have both been vandalized within the past week. The Lennon Pregnancy Center in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, was vandalized sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning. Gary Hillebrand, …
Two Jesuit priests killed in a church in Mexico
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Jun 21, 2022 / 13:00 pm The Jesuits of Mexico announced Tuesday that two of their priests were killed Monday inside a church in a mountainous region of Chihuahua state. Fathers Javier Campos Morales and Joaquín César Mora Salazar had served as Jesuit priests for …
Nigerian Catholic parish hard hit in latest raid
by Douglas Burton Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 21, 2022 / 14:40 pm An early morning raid Sunday by terrorists in north-central Nigeria hit a Roman Catholic congregation hard. “We lost three of our parishioners, and 36 people were kidnapped, the majority of whom were Catholics,” Father Francis Agba, pastor of …
Kids’s Corner: St. Thomas More
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June 22: St. Thomas More
On June 22, the Catholic Church honors the life and martyrdom of St. Thomas More, the lawyer, author and statesman who lost his life opposing King Henry VIII’s plan to subordinate the Church to the English monarchy. Thomas More was born in 1478, son of the lawyer and judge John …
