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Chaminade Julienne Students readying for the March for Life in Washington DC (Courtesy Photo)
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 06:00 am The 51st annual March for Life will kick off in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19 under the theme “With Every Woman, For Every Child.” The March for Life, which calls itself the world’s “largest annual human rights demonstration,” takes place …

O God of love, compassion, and healing, look on us, people of many different faiths and traditions, who gather today at this site, the scene of incredible violence and pain. We ask you in your goodness to give eternal light and peace to all who died here– the heroic first-responders: …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Sep 8, 2023 / 13:45 pm The Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team hosted a “Ladies Night” at the ballpark on Aug. 31. Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams took it as an opportunity to invite religious women from the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, to the event. …

By Kevin J. Jones CNA Staff, Jul 5, 2023 / 09:56 am A fatal shooting Wednesday morning on the D.C. campus of the Catholic University of America is no threat to the university community and is under police investigation, the university said July 5. A male shooting victim was found at …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jun 21, 2023 / 12:45 pm On Saturday, June 24, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., several pro-life organizations will be leading a “National Celebrate Life Day” rally to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Roe v. …

By Kevin J. Jones CNA Staff, Jun 15, 2023 / 15:20 pm Franciscan priests will again serve as chaplains and ministers at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland after their contract went unrenewed in favor of a private defense contractor, provoking an outcry from prominent Catholics. “Of course, it …

By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., May 17, 2023 / 15:58 pm The new “National Life Monument,” a larger-than-life bronze sculpture depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary pregnant with the Christ Child, was unveiled and dedicated today on the campus of The Catholic University of America’s Theological College in Washington, D.C. According to …

by Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Feb 16, 2023 / 16:50 pm When several people in Washington, D.C., for the March for Life visited the National Archives Museum last month they were taken aback when staff told them to cover up the pro-life messaging on their clothing or leave the building. …

By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Feb 14, 2023 / 12:30 pm Pro-life advocates who visited the National Archives Museum last month have filed a lawsuit charging that staff at the museum told them to remove any pro-life clothing or leave. “All of our clients were told by National Archives employees …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 12, 2022 / 17:00 pm When Caleb Williams stood up to the podium accept the Heisman Trophy Saturday, the University of Southern California (USC) quarterback gave credit to his Catholic education for showing him how to be a “man for others.” A graduate of …