Argentina has legalized abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
Pro-Life
Posted inInterviews, Politics & Society
How should pro-life Catholics who voted for Joe Biden approach the next four years?
Many members of the Catholic community who voted for Biden did so to promote racial, economic and environmental justice—not to undermine human life.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Why does the Catholic Church object to IVF? It’s more complicated than you think.
Scientific advances have allowed enormous breakthroughs in overcoming infertility—but not without some vexing ethical questions.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
As a teen, I chose adoption. Why are stories like mine missing from the abortion debate?
By inviting birth mothers into our conversations about reproductive politics, we risk complicating the stories we tell ourselves about adoption and the people who participate in it.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
The U.S. bishops should find ways to collaborate with Joe Biden (and not alienate him)
As only the second Catholic president, Joe Biden can renew communication and collaboration with church leaders, writes J. Kevin Appleby. But only if mutual respect prevails.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
We can’t ignore the graphic reality of abortion.
Without “disturbing” images, abortion remains an abstract concept, writes Father Jim Hewes. We need to see the reality of what is done to the most vulnerable lives in our society.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
I testified against Colorado’s extreme abortion law. We deserve better.
Colorado is one of seven states that allows abortion for any reason until birth, writes Anna Keating. But a movement to ban abortion after 22 weeks may finally find success on Election Day.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Talking to Jesus about voting, and listening for freedom rather than fear
Those who are telling Catholics they can vote only one way are not just distorting theology but also wounding people spiritually and pastorally.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I voted for Donald Trump in 2016. This is my message for his Catholic supporters today.
To my fellow Catholics who have also seen the fear and sadness in people’s eyes over the last four years: It doesn’t have to be this way.
Posted inFaith and Reason, Politics & Society
Dear party leaders: Stop taking Catholics for granted
We need to work on the grassroots level to start transforming opinions in both political parties.