U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Pope Francis on Wednesday and received Communion during a papal Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, witnesses said, despite her position in support of abortion rights.
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Catholic churches vandalized by abortion-rights advocates following Supreme Court ruling
Several acts of vandalism targeting Catholic churches occurred in the days following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Dobbs could be the beginning of the end for the pro-life movement—unless we step up to the challenge.
We cannot protect the unborn simply by defeating something or rolling back cultural developments. We must build something.
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How do pollsters decide who’s a ‘devout’ Catholic?
Abortion polls tell part of the story.
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Vatican: After Roe v. Wade, it’s time for widespread pro-life work
A truly pro-life celebration of overturning Roe v. Wade would involve efforts to pass legislation protecting life, women’s rights and motherhood, said an editorial in the Vatican newspaper.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
We need to talk about ‘life of the mother’ exceptions in abortion law.
Have we considered how to handle the ethical dilemmas that overturning Roe v. Wade will cause when states pass abortion laws so restrictive they will endanger the lives of mothers?
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Roe v. Wade was a legal and moral travesty. Its end can bring true justice for women and the unborn.
What is most needed in the public debate on abortion is an honest moral reckoning with the two goods that are in tension when a woman faces a pregnancy she feels she cannot continue.
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‘We thank God today’: Catholics react to the end of Roe v. Wade
Catholic leaders welcomed the news as a culmination of decades of pro-life activism while also calling for the creation of a stronger social safety net to assist women facing crisis pregnancies.
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Breaking: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion.
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On abortion and LGBT rights, states are getting more powerful. Will there be a backlash?
Will a reversal of Roe v. Wade, which would return the power to regulate abortion to the states, be popular with American voters and Catholic voters in particular? Not necessarily.