Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America pushed back against a statement by Donald Trump, saying instead that “Life is a matter of human rights, not states’ rights.”
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Louisiana’s Catholic Democratic governor calls on his ‘pro-life state’ to abolish the death penalty
Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-La., called for an end to the death penalty in Louisiana during his final State of the State address in an impassioned call for lawmakers to adopt legislative proposals reflecting its identity as a “pro-life state.”
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House committee alleges FBI used undercover agent to produce analysis on ‘radical traditionalist’ Catholics
In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, alleged the FBI suggested that “certain kinds of Catholic Americans may be domestic terrorists.”
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Catholic experts weigh in on Donald Trump’s indictment and 2024 campaign: ‘Death by a thousand lawsuits’
Robert Schmuhl, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Notre Dame, said that “the word ‘unprecedented’ is becoming the most common word associated with Donald Trump and his political career.”
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Archbishop Cordileone on Nancy Pelosi’s abortion remarks: ‘Protect and support all human life’
In a March 27 statement to OSV News, Archbishop Cordileone, who previously barred Pelosi from receiving the Eucharist in his archdiocese, said, “We know from science that life begins at conception.”
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Bishop Rhoades: ‘Reproductive justice’ lecture series with abortion doula a ‘scandal,’ ‘unworthy’ of University of Notre Dame
The decision “to provide an unanswered activist’s case that abortion is a tool of justice for the marginalized,” Bishop Kevin Rhoades wrote, “is a grave mistake in judgment that creates scandal.”
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Pro-life leaders reject South Carolina bill allowing death penalty for women who have abortions
Under the bill, an abortion would be considered homicide, subject to sentences of 30 years in prison or the death penalty.
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Cardinal Gregory: Pope Francis makes Americans in both parties ‘uncomfortable’
Cardinal Wilton Gregory said that Pope Francis has made it difficult for Americans to be comfortable with just one aspect of Catholic Social Teaching—“you’ve got to have them all.”
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Biden’s abortion comments in State of the Union address draw criticism from Catholic and pro-life groups
Biden’s “anti-life and anti-religious freedom policy agendas that destroy unborn life, harm the dignity of pregnant mothers, and violate the religious freedom and medical conscience rights of healthcare professionals.”
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Joe Biden reiterates call to codify Roe v. Wade in State of the Union address
In his State of the Union address, President Biden called on Congress to codify Roe v. Wade “to protect every woman’s constitutional right to choose” while calling for national unity.