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Notre Dame ‘abortion doula’ talk was unworthy of Catholic university, local bishop laments
By Kevin J. Jones CNA Newsroom, Mar 22, 2023 / 08:06 am The University of Notre Dame’s local bishop has strongly criticized the Catholic university for hosting a “reproductive justice” talk featuring abortion doula Ash Williams, who described abortion as “a type of birth.” According to a National Public Radio profile, Williams’ …
Wind rips roof off historic Indiana Catholic church
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Mar 6, 2023 / 13:45 pm A parish church in southern Indiana that dates to the late 19th century had its roof ripped off in a windstorm Friday. Photos shared by the Diocese of Evansville show the roof of St. Joseph Parish church, which is …
Rep. Jackie Walorski, killed in car accident, leaves behind pro-life legacy
by Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 4, 2022 / 12:02 pm The tragic death of Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski and her two staff members, Emma Thomson and Zachery Potts, in a car accident Wednesday afternoon has left many in the nation’s capital mourning the loss of the Indiana congresswoman, …
Planned Parenthood drops suit challenging Indiana ultrasound requirement
CNA Staff, Aug 22, 2020 / 03:29 pm MT (CNA).- Planned Parenthood has agreed to drop a lawsuit against an Indiana law requiring an ultrasound for women prior to having an abortion. “Due to events that have occurred in the more than three years since this court entered the preliminary …
Catholics pray for Navajo man scheduled for federal execution
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Aug 19, 2020 / 03:00 am MT (CNA).- Catholics are speaking out on behalf of a Native American man on federal death row, who is set to be executed this month. The man’s tribe, the Navajo Nation, objects to the death sentence and has asked …
Christmas comes early in Indiana with nativity scene court case
CNA Staff, Aug 7, 2020 / 10:00 am MT (CNA).- An Indiana town is defending its Christmas display in court this summer, after a traveller through the area claimed she was offended by the sight of a nativity scene on public land in 2018. In a friend-of-the-court brief filed on …
Indiana ‘hopeful’ Supreme Court will hear case on defunding abortion clinics
by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 4, 2020 / 11:00 am MT (CNA).- The state of Indiana is hopeful the Supreme Court will hear their case on whether the state can block Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from receiving Medicaid funding. State Solicitor General Tom Fisher told CNA …
