It was a significant revelation from Pope Francis, coming at a time when a group of bishops in the United States are pushing to deny Communion to pro-choice politicians, including President Joe Biden.
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At Catholic Prayer Breakfast, bishop says Pope Pius XI predicted ‘woke-ism’
This year’s National Catholic Prayer Breakfast had no political speakers and only a small political contingent in attendance, and there was little mention of an upcoming Supreme Court case involving a Mississippi abortion ban.
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Abortion is integral to upholding systems that oppress women. That’s why I support the new Texas law.
Rebuilding our world to embrace femaleness, our way of being, as the model of perfection for women would be just and right, writes Gloria Purvis. Abortion thwarts this renewal.
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The Machiavellian tactics of the Texas abortion law that pro-lifers may come to regret
The Texas abortion law wins a battle in the culture war but at what cost?
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A challenge to Planned Parenthood in Texas: Don’t shut down. Support women with life-affirming prenatal care.
If Planned Parenthood does not trust crisis pregnancy centers, the abortion Goliath should beat the centers at their own game.
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Pro-life Catholics: You can’t end abortion without taking on the patriarchy.
Until all structures of sexism are transformed and the patriarchal mores in our hearts and relationships are converted, there will always be unwanted pregnancies.
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Mexican bishops decry ‘murderous’ court decision to legalize abortion
Observers say the court decision sets precedent and will lead to decriminalization across the country. The decision also removed criminal sanctions for abortion providers.
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Supreme Court rules against blocking Texas’ 6-week abortion ban
In a late-night decision Sept. 1, the Supreme Court ruled against blocking a Texas law banning abortions at six weeks of pregnancy.
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Catholics’ views on abortion are deeply scriptural, as well as historical and philosophical
Christian love of neighbor, natural law and God’s eternal law all figure in the desire not to murder.
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Four ways the U.S. bishops can counter Biden’s abortion stance without denying him Communion
Finding common ground with President Biden would not signal a surrender on abortion by the U.S. bishops, writes J. Kevin Appleby. It would instead fit the pastoral mission of the church.