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Violence
Congressional bill aims to protect pro-life pregnancy centers against ‘terror attacks’
by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 21, 2022 / 10:30 am Republican Reps. Chris Smith of New Jersey and Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at protecting pro-life pregnancy centers against a surge in violent attacks. “Despite dire threats and horrific attacks, the selfless volunteers …
Report assesses threats to religious pro-life Americans following overturn of Roe v. Wade
by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Sep 9, 2022 / 12:12 pm A new report from the Religious Freedom Institute (RFI) quantifies and analyzes the many reported incidents of violence against pro-life people and entities since May and offers recommendations for government officials on how to respond. The RFI concluded that conditions …
Rash of attacks on Catholic churches prompts $1 million ad campaign from Catholic Vote
by Kelsey Wicks Denver Newsroom, Aug 19, 2022 / 19:14 pm Catholic Vote has launched a $1 million dollar ad campaign against Catholic President Joe Biden in response to the Department of Justice’s inaction in the face of violent attacks against pro-life organizations and Catholic churches after the leaked draft …
Reports of at least 40 people killed in church fire in Egypt
by AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Aug 14, 2022 / 05:50 am At least 40 people — most of them children — have died in a fire in a Coptic Orthodox church in Giza Governorate, Egypt, on Sunday, according to government and church officials. Thirty-five children between two and six years of …
Drive-by gunshots target Denver-area Catholic church
by Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Aug 8, 2022 / 17:30 pm A gunman shot at a Denver-area Catholic church in separate early morning incidents Saturday and Monday. No one was hurt, but one estimate suggests the gunshots caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage. Parish staff stressed the …
Any arrests so far in attacks on Catholic churches and pro-life pregnancy centers? Here’s what we know
by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 20, 2022 / 16:07 pm An arrest has been made in connection with the arson and vandalism of both a Catholic church and a Methodist church in Bethesda, Maryland, that occurred on July 9 and July 10. Peter Piringer, a spokesman for the …
Pregnancy center director tells Congress pro-life work ‘worth the risk’ of attacks
by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 13, 2022 / 18:45 pm The head of a pro-life pregnancy center in Sacramento, Calif., spoke to members of the U.S. Senate on July 12 about the importance of pregnancy centers and the need to protect them. “Just last week, a man approached …
Four Catholic churches in Wisconsin vandalized with pro-abortion graffiti
by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 6, 2022 / 19:00 pm Four Catholic churches in Wisconsin’s Chippewa county were vandalized in the past week. The churches are Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Notre Dame Catholic Church, and St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Chippewa Falls, and St. Peter the Apostle …
BREAKING: Historic Catholic church in West Virginia destroyed in suspected arson
by Joe Bukuras Mansfield, Mass., Jun 27, 2022 / 09:22 am St. Colman Catholic Church, a historic church located in Raleigh County, West Virginia, burned to the ground in an apparent arson attack Sunday, according to the local volunteer fire department. The small, white building was known as “The Little …
FBI investigating suspected arson attack on Colorado pregnancy center
by CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 26, 2022 / 07:00 am The FBI has joined local police investigating a suspect arson at at pro-life pregnancy center in Longmont, Colorado. The center, Life Choices, sustained fire and heavy smoke damage, authorities said. The front of the building also was defaced with …