White House: Biden will reverse Mexico City Policy
Washington D.C., Jan 28, 2021 / 06:43 am MT (CNA).- President Joe Biden announced Thursday morning that he will be reversing the Mexico City Policy. The policy prohibits U.S. funding of foreign NGOs that perform or promote abortions as a method of family planning. The White House announced that Biden …
Local March for Life Events 2021
Friday, January 29 March for Life Virtual Watch for Live Streaming! Mini March for Life 1:00 p.m. Holy Name Church, 2448 Auburn Ave., Cincinnati 45219 Join Father Ethan Moore in prayer RSVP: Click here Saturday, January 30 Life’s Fifth Quarter 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Holy Name Church, 2448 Auburn …
Survey: Americans more likely to say that pandemic strengthened their faith
Washington D.C., Jan 27, 2021 / 12:37 pm MT (CNA).- Americans are more likely than people in other developed countries to say their faith has strengthened during the pandemic, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center. The survey, published on Wednesday, found that while more than two-thirds …
Walk for Life West Coast draws thousands to San Francisco march
by Perry West Denver Newsroom, Jan 27, 2021 / 03:25 pm MT (CNA).- Despite pandemic restrictions, thousands of pro-life advocates showed their support at the Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco on Saturday. Eva Muntean, co-chair of Walk for Life, said she expected only a few hundred to …
Archbishop Cordileone: Catholics must recover ‘idea of worthiness to receive Communion’
by CNA Staff Washington D.C., Jan 27, 2021 / 01:30 pm MT (CNA).- In an interview discussing his recent admonition of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco emphasized the need for Catholics to recover the sense of worthiness to receive Holy Communion. “Catholics no longer …
Obiturary: Sister Gwen Koza, SNDdeN
Sister Gwen Koza SNDdeN May 4, 1927 – December 29, 2020 Mildred Gwendolyn Koza was the oldest child of Thomas and Mildred Koza. Gwen’s father died before Gwen’s third birthday, leaving her mother with Gwen and a newborn baby. Mrs. Koza left Gwen with her paternal grandparents in Michigan City, …
Obituary: Sister Mary Margaret Fischer, SNDdeN
Sister Mary Margaret Fischer SNDdeN June 28, 1927 – December 17, 2020 Mary Margaret Fischer, the fifth child and third daughter of a working-class family, was born just in time to have vivid memories of growing up during the Great Depression. Her parents were both of German descent. Her father’s …
Members of Congress push for end to the federal death penalty
Washington D.C., Jan 26, 2021 / 03:55 pm MT (CNA).- Dozens of members of Congress are urging the Attorney General-designate to stop use of the federal death penalty. In a letter to Attorney General-designate Merrick Garland on Tuesday, 45 members of the House—led by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Adriano …
Several states set to consider pro-life, pro-abortion bills
Washington D.C., Jan 26, 2021 / 05:45 pm MT (CNA).- Several state legislatures are considering measures in support of and against abortion. The South Carolina senate this week is considering a bill that would ban elective abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which occurs around six weeks into …
Pope Francis on Holocaust Remembrance Day: ‘These things can happen again’
Vatican City, Jan 27, 2021 / 03:50 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis said on Wednesday that commemorating the Holocaust means to be aware that “these things can happen again.” Speaking at the end of his general audience, the pope noted that Jan. 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, …
