This is the South Central Los Angeles church where 22-year-old Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, grew up singing in the youth choir, taking her sacraments and reciting her poetry.
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The March for Life was small this year — but its ‘message of solidarity’ with the unborn was as strong as ever
It was the coldest national March for Life in some years, it was the smallest, and it also may be remembered as the bravest.
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Head of U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee criticizes Joe Biden’s stance on abortion during vigil Mass
“The people of the United States have entrusted enormous power and responsibility to President Biden. However, the presidency does not empower him to define Catholic doctrine and moral teaching,” said Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas.
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How Jesuit high school students are taking part in the (virtual) March for Life
When the march’s organizers announced on Jan. 15 that they would move the event online, Jesuit high schools across the country sought to find creative ways to help students honor life at all stages.
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Pro-life leaders decry Biden decision to rescind ‘Mexico City policy’
President Biden’s memo rescinding the “Mexico City policy” on the eve of the March for Life, “is a deeply disturbing move, especially when the president says he wants national unity,” tweeted Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life Defense and Education Fund.
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Deadly suicide bombing in Baghdad won’t stop Pope Francis from visiting Iraq, patriarch says
Iraq’s top Catholic official said Thursday that a deadly suicide bombing in Baghdad hasn’t thwarted Pope Francis’ plans to visit.
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The future of the pro-life movement after Trump
To overcome some pro-lifers’ shameful alliance with Trump, the movement must become more like Pope Francis, writes Charles Camosy.
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Vatican celebrates funeral for man who used to live on streets nearby
The funeral was celebrated the day after Pope Francis publicly mourned the death of Edwin, a Nigerian who had been sleeping near St. Peter’s Square, and whose death was attributed to Rome’s overnight cold temperatures.
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Survey: One-third of Americans say the Covid-19 pandemic has strengthened their faith
According to a new poll by the Pew Research Center, more Americans say the coronavirus pandemic has strengthened their religious faith than those in 13 other nations that possess what Pew called “advanced economies.”
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Pope Francis: Failure to remember the Holocaust will lead to the same horrors
Remembering the Holocaust and its victims is not only an act of solidarity but also serves as a warning to humanity that such horrors could happen again, Pope Francis said.