Tag: pro-life issues
Amid COVID-19 surge, March for Life remains set for Jan. 21...
WASHINGTON — The 49th annual national March for Life — with a rally on the National Mall and march to the Supreme Court Jan....
Former Baltimore Ravens star Matt Birk has long embraced pro-life cause
BALTIMORE — A lifelong Catholic who attended parochial schools in St. Paul, Minn., former professional football player Matt Birk had always considered himself pro-life,...
New York court will reconsider abortion-coverage mandate for religious groups
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sent a case back to a lower court Nov. 1 asking it to reconsider a ruling against the Diocese...
Florida sidewalk advocacy aims to reach women planning on abortion
WEST PARK, Fla. — Libby Johnson, a retired delivery room nurse, has prayed near a Miramar, Fla., abortion clinic for the past six years...
Key Catholic advocates support federal spending package but urge abortion funding...
CLEVELAND — The multitrillion dollar spending bill being considered in Congress has gained support from key Catholic advocates in large part because of measures...
Evangelism and unity are on the menu at National Catholic Prayer...
WASHINGTON — Evangelism and Christian unity were the main topics at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Sept. 14, an event which often puts more...
Silver Rose, honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe, returns to Diocese of...
The Silver Rose, a program of the Knights of Columbus honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe, is returning to Delaware in October. It will be visiting parishes...
Law in Texas restricting abortions after six weeks survives test in...
WASHINGTON — In a late-night decision Sept. 1, the Supreme Court ruled against blocking a Texas law banning abortions at six weeks of pregnancy.
The...
U.S. bishops call refusal to include Hyde Amendment in spending bills...
WASHINGTON — The refusal by the U.S. House to include the Hyde Amendment and other pro-life riders in appropriations bills before lawmakers passed the...
Efforts to attach pro-life amendments to House appropriations bill fail
WASHINGTON — As he offered three amendments to the State Department appropriations bill before the House July 28, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., asked...