Gloria Purvis speaks with Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco about some of the most contested issues in the Catholic Church today.
Abortion
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Could a U.S.-style culture war over abortion be brewing in Europe?
A grassroots pro-life movement is emerging across the continent with elements that seem straight from the U.S. pro-life playbook. Could a U.S.-style culture war be brewing in Europe?
Posted inFaith and Reason, Politics & Society
The feminist revolution has stalled. Blame Roe v. Wade.
Given the centrality of abortion rights in the feminist movement today, it is no surprise that work–family balance remains such a pressing issue.
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If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, what happens to the March for life?
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and sends the abortion issue back to the states, will there still be a need for the annual rally and march in Washington?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Archbishop Lori speaks about Pope Francis meeting Biden, abortion and Communion
“It’s clear that the pope does not agree with the president about abortion. He’s made that exceptionally clear.”
Posted inFaith, News
Over 12,000 Catholics are praying for Nancy Pelosi to have ‘change of heart’ on abortion
Close to 12,200 people in the Archdiocese of San Francisco have joined the “Rose and Rosary for Nancy” campaign launched by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Joe Biden to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican on Oct. 29
Biden’s Vatican meeting comes just a couple of weeks before U.S. bishops are expected to vote on a controversial document that could take aim at pro-choice Catholic politicians.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis receives Speaker Nancy Pelosi in private audience
Like President Biden, Speaker Pelosi is Catholic and has been attacked publicly by some American bishops for favoring abortion legislation.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Analysis: How Texas’s new abortion law is a dramatic departure from legal norms
The Texas Heartbeat Act is an extraordinary departure from legal norms. The law empowers “any person,” other than a government official, to sue everyone involved in performing an abortion after the detection of fetal “cardiac activity.”
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San Francisco archbishop asks Catholics to fast and pray for Nancy Pelosi over her abortion stance
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco is asking “all Catholics and others of goodwill” to join a prayer and fasting campaign for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic Democrat who supports legal abortion.