As we Jesuits survey our culture, we cannot help but see abortion as part of the massive injustices in our society.
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CNN settles lawsuit with Covington Catholic student from viral video
The amount of the CNN settlement was not made public during a hearing at the federal courthouse in Covington, Kentucky.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
Debate over Vatican official’s assisted suicide remark driven more by ideology than reality
Is it appropriate for a priest to accompany a person who had chosen to undergo assisted suicide?
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March for Life theme borrows page from suffragist centennial
The March for Life, the annual march in Washington to protest legalized abortion in the United States, is tying itself in 2020 to the women’s suffrage movement for the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
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British bishops urge voters to question candidates on life issues
British bishops have made the right to life a priority for Catholics ahead of a general election in which two major political parties have promised to liberalize abortion laws.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
After 50 years, the U.S. bishops’ focus on abortion has done little to change hearts and minds.
Steven P. Millies: A half-century of the U.S. bishops calling abortion the ‘preeminent issue’ in politics leaves Catholics unprepared for a post-Roe landscape.
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U.S. bishops said abortion should be Catholic voters’ top priority. Here’s why they’re right.
Alexandra DeSanctis: We are called to defend the least among us, and there is no more weak and defenseless population than unborn human beings.
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U.S. bishops: ‘The threat of abortion remains our preeminent priority.’
U.S. bishops: “The threat of abortion remains our preeminent priority because it directly attacks life itself…. At the same time, we cannot dismiss or ignore other serious threats to human life and dignity such as racism, the environmental crisis, poverty and the death penalty.”
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Archbishop Naumann invites church to join a year of service to pregnant women
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann sees the day that Catholic parishes can be one of the first places a woman facing an unexpected or challenging pregnancy can turn to for assistance rather than think of seeking an abortion.
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U.S. bishops debate how to integrate Pope Francis’ broader pro-life focus
Proposed changes to a bishops’ letter introducing “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” reveal concerns that segments of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are not fully on board with Francis’ now six-year-old papacy.