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?
Abortion
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.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Catholic lawmakers can’t justify voting for the Democrats’ new abortion bill
In some cases, the best Catholic morality doesn’t translate to the best public laws. But the Women’s Health Protection Act goes beyond the pale.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Pope Francis told bishops to shepherd pro-choice politicians ‘with God’s style.’ What does that mean in practice?
Pope Francis has a broad—and brave—vision of what being a pastor means, writes Sam Sawyer, S.J. And that vision has room for bishops to disagree with each other about the best way forward.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Early Takeaways: Pope Francis on Biden, Bishops, Abortion and Communion
The hosts of “Jesuitical,” Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis, discuss Pope Francis’ advice to bishops deciding whether or not to deny Communion to politicians who support abortion.