While it is true that conflict exists between the U.S. bishops and the Biden administration, ignoring the areas of agreement is ignoring the facts. It is bad for the administration, bad for the bishops and bad for the country.
Abortion
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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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Joe Biden’s missed opportunity on abortion
By rescinding the Mexico City Policy, the president did serious damage to his own goal of unifying the country.
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Here’s what you need to know about Poland’s abortion ban — and the protests against it.
Archbishop Gadecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, called for protestors and lawmakers to have further talks “on how to protect the right to life and women’s rights.”
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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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John Courtney Murray paved the way for Joe Biden. But does the Jesuit’s theory of America still stand today?
As we give thanks for John Courtney Murray, S.J., we should probably temper our gratitude and be mindful that “the Murray project,” as it is sometimes called, brings with it some caveats.
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U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair: Calls to codify Roe v. Wade in federal law ‘tragic’
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee called it “deeply disturbing and tragic” that any U.S. president would mark the Jan. 22 anniversary of the Roe decision that legalized abortion by praising it and committing to codifying it in law.
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If President Biden is serious about unity, he should (once again) support the Hyde Amendment
A ban on taxpayer funding of abortions began as a bipartisan policy and remains popular, writes Charles A. Donovan of the Charlotte Lozier Institute. President-elect Biden should keep it in place.