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Abortion
Catholic gymnast Simone Biles says she is ‘pro-choice’ in social media post
by Christine Rousselle Washington D.C., Aug 10, 2021 / 11:00 am Olympic gymnast and Catholic Simone Biles sparked a stir on Monday, Aug. 10, when she announced on her Instagram stories that she is “very much pro-choice.” Biles, 24, asked her Instagram followers to submit their “unpopular opinions,” which she …
‘An assault on those who are pro-life’: Legal group responds to DOJ dropping conscience complaint
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Aug 5, 2021 / 11:15 am Members of Congress and a conservative legal group this week criticized the Justice Department for dropping its conscience rights lawsuit against a Vermont hospital. In December 2020, the Justice Department sued the University of Vermont Medical Center after a …
US bishops condemn abortion funding in House-passed spending bill
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Jul 30, 2021 / 09:00 am Leading U.S. bishops on Thursday opposed the House passage of appropriations bills that fund abortions and exclude some existing conscience protections in health care. “Funding the destruction of innocent unborn human lives, and forcing people to kill in violation …
House passes spending bills without restrictions on abortion funding
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Jul 29, 2021 / 15:00 pm The House this week passed spending bills that would allow funding of abortions both in the United States and abroad. On Thursday afternoon, the House voted 219-208 to pass a large spending bill without customary prohibitions on federal funding …
Recent target of NY pro-abortion protests speaks out
by Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., Jul 26, 2021 / 12:45 pm After pro-abortion protesters obstructed a July 10 pro-life rosary procession in Brooklyn, a priest leading the procession compared it to a “Way of the Cross.” Pro-life advocate Fr. Fidelis Moscinski, CFR helped lead the “Witness for Life” prayer procession …
Mississippi AG asks Supreme Court to overturn abortion rulings
by Kate Scanlon Washington D.C., Jul 23, 2021 / 11:00 am Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to overturn two of its landmark rulings on abortion, arguing those decisions “shackle states to a view of the facts that is decades out of date.” The high …
Pelosi’s archbishop: No devout Catholic can condone abortion, ‘let alone have the government pay for it’
by CNA Staff San Francisco, Calif., Jul 23, 2021 / 02:10 am The Archbishop of San Francisco on Thursday responded to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) after she cited her Catholic faith while defending efforts to permit federal funding of elective abortions. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, Pelosi’s home …
New bill would defund public universities that provide on-campus abortions
by Kate Scanlon Washington D.C., Jul 21, 2021 / 14:05 pm Pro-life lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday to defund public colleges and universities that perform abortions or offer the abortion pill to students or staff. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), the founder and chairman of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, on Wednesday …
Diocese responds after state senator says he was denied Communion
by Kate Scanlon Washington D.C., Jul 19, 2021 / 14:30 pm After a New Mexico state senator said he was denied Communion this weekend because of a political matter, his diocese responded that it had privately warned him he should not approach for Communion, due to his obstinate support for …
Knights of Columbus disappointed by advancement of funding bill without Hyde Amendment
by CNA Staff Hartford, Conn., Jul 15, 2021 / 18:19 pm The Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus on Thursday registered his sorrow at the advancement by the appropriations committee of the US House of Representatives of a funding bill without including the usual prohibitions on abortion funding. According …
