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Biden twists Catholic teaching to defend abortion up to birth

May 04, 2022

President Joe Biden has asserted that no “mainstream” religion claims to know when human life begins, contradicting his Catholic faith. Biden made the statement while addressing a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion signalling that justices will overturn Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide in 1973. “Roe says what all basic mainstream religions

Pope sends two cardinals to Ukraine as he laments ‘rivers of blood and tears’

March 08, 2022

Pope Francis condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and expressed his solidarity with the country on Sunday. “Rivers of blood and tears are flowing in Ukraine,” he began his Angelus address. “It is not merely a military operation, but a war, which sows death, destruction, and misery.” The 85-year-old pontiff spoke to the crowd gathered in

Sainthood cause opens for Pakistani security guard who sacrificed his life to stop suicide bomber

February 02, 2022

When a suicide bomber attempted to enter a Catholic church in Pakistan in 2015, a 20-year-old volunteer security guard blocked him. “I will die but I will not let you go in,” he reportedly told the terrorist armed with explosives. The attacker then set off a bomb, immediately killing himself and the man now recognized

Faith leaders unite to ‘Pray for Dobbs,’ the case that could overturn Roe v Wade

November 23, 2021

Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christians recently united for a day of prayer in anticipation for an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case concerning abortion. “Our Christian churches and all people of goodwill must pray, fast, and work harder to end this pandemic of child sacrifice,” Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., said at the

Leading pro-life bishops: Catholic Church must be prepared if Roe overturned

November 19, 2021

The Catholic Church must be prepared to act if Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide, is overturned, says the incoming chair of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities. “If Roe is overturned, the issue, as I understand it, goes back to the states and the

Virginia youth leader arrested on sexual battery charges

November 08, 2021

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 7, 2021 / 17:22 pm A child’s tip led police to arrest a Catholic youth leader in McLean, Virginia, on nine counts of aggravated sexual battery on Nov. 1. Antonio Pérez-Alcalá, 75, is accused of sexually assaulting minors while serving as a local leader for Secular Institute Stabat Mater, a program dedicated

USCCB pro-life chairman urges Biden to act like the ‘devout Catholic’ he says he is

October 14, 2021

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 12, 2021 / 10:53 am The U.S. Catholic bishops’ pro-life chairman is expressing disappointment with President Biden as his administration reverses a Trump-era rule that restricted funding over abortion. “It’s really sad,” Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, who heads the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life

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