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Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
The America Profile: Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, the pro-life Catholic Democrat
John Bel Edwards is bringing “common sense and compassion” to the governor’s office in Louisiana. Is the pro-life Democrat a model for how his party can win Catholic voters nationwide?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
CDC report shows continued decline in U.S. abortion rate
The abortion rate in the United States continues to decline, as do the number of abortions overall.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Your Catholic 2018 midterm roundup: health care, wages, abortion and more
Many ballot measures supported by Catholic leaders saw success in the Midterms.
Posted inFaith, News
March for Life in January will emphasize ‘pro-life is pro-science’
Next year’s March for Life plans to fortify its pro-life message with science that proves life begins at conception and with a specific focus on stem-cell research.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Pro-life Catholic women support Trump’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
“I believe there are adequate, alternative options for true women’s health care out there, and Planned Parenthood is not needed,” said Alisha Fox, a health and wellness coach at a Catholic fertility center in Chicago.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
Can a pro-life scholar survive in academia?
The lecture provoked no hostile reaction from the students who heard it. But a media firestorm erupted.
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Limousine crash ‘heartbreaking, gut-wrenching’ for New York community
All 17 passengers in the limo and its driver were killed when the car ran through a stop sign, struck two pedestrians and a parked car, and landed in a shallow ravine.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis: An abortion is like hiring a hit man to “fix a problem”
“Is it right to hire a hit man to solve a problem? No, you can’t. It’s not right to take out a human being, a small one, too, in order to fix a problem. It is like hiring a professional killer,” the pope said.
Posted inFaith, News
Ruling strikes down parts of St. Louis ‘abortion ordinance’
The ruling said the ordinance violated the First Amendment rights of Catholic elementary schools and Our Lady’s Inn, by requiring them to employ or house people who are not abortion opponents.