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Biden administration tightening asylum system to stop national security threats
May 13, 2024 / 07:00 amThe Biden administration said a proposed rule will “enhance operational flexibility” and help the Department of Homeland Security.
South Carolina to ban sex-change treatments on minors
May 10, 2024 / 13:45 pmThe “Help Not Harm” bill prohibits health providers from performing sex-change surgeries or hormonal treatments on minors.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorses unrestricted abortion ‘even if it’s full term’
May 9, 2024 / 17:25 pm“My belief is that we should leave it to the woman, we shouldn’t have government involved,” Kennedy said on an episode of the “Sage Steele Show” aired Wednesday.
Democratic attorneys general form ‘reproductive rights working group’
May 9, 2024 / 15:15 pmThe group is being led by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, who said the group will serve as a “united effort” to “protect access to abortion.”
Biden-Harris go all in for ‘reproductive freedom’
May 9, 2024 / 11:17 amHere’s what is going on with abortion throughout the country.
Why did Pope Francis invoke St. Stanislaus for peace in Ukraine and Israel?
May 8, 2024 / 16:53 pmThe pope prayed that the intercession of St. Stanislaus “obtain ... the gift of peace in Europe and throughout the world, especially in Ukraine and the Middle East.”
Ireland’s March for Life draws thousands amid ‘soaring’ abortions
May 8, 2024 / 07:00 amAhead of Ireland’s elections, speakers urged march attendees to “think pro-life” this year.
U.S. abortion law is ‘far more permissive than the vast majority of the world’
May 7, 2024 / 17:00 pmU.S. abortion law makes it “a global outlier in a shared category with human rights abusers like China and Vietnam,” Mia Steupert of the Lozier Institute said.
New study suggests rampant ‘cafeteria Catholicism’
May 6, 2024 / 18:37 pmFew Catholics are in full agreement with Church teaching on abortion, euthanasia, and the death penalty.
Columbia’s Catholic chaplain: Campus protests were pushed by ‘explicitly communist’ outsiders
May 3, 2024 / 17:05 pmAccording to Father Roger Landry, nearly half of the approximately 300 protesters arrested at Columbia University were non-student activists.
Florida issues emergency rules to combat Biden abortion ‘misinformation’
May 2, 2024 / 18:20 pmThe rules establish guidance for lifesaving measures and clarify that certain procedures are not considered abortion and remain legal.
Trump polls ahead of Biden among Catholic voters with shift in Hispanic vote
May 2, 2024 / 15:26 pmOverall, Pew has Trump leading by only 1% among the general voter population. His support among Catholics, however, shows signs of growth compared with 2020.
Pro-life roundup: Here’s what happened with abortion at the state level this week
May 1, 2024 / 18:50 pmHere’s a look at what’s happening in the states with abortion-related legislation and policies.
Here are the countries that rank worst in the world in religious freedom
May 1, 2024 / 17:05 pmAmong the countries topping USCIRF’s list of the world’s most egregious religious freedom violators are Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, and India.
Bishops: New Biden HHS Obamacare rule advances ‘ideological view of sex’
Apr 30, 2024 / 15:30 pmThe change means that any insurer or physician receiving federal financial assistance must cover or provide sex-reassignment surgeries and therapies.
World Central Kitchen resumes relief efforts, dedicates operation to slain Catholic worker
Apr 29, 2024 / 17:20 pm“We are restarting our operation with the same energy, dignity, and focus on feeding as many people as possible,” said Erin Gore, World Central Kitchen CEO.
Miami archbishop slams Biden for ‘unconscionable’ deportation of Haitian refugees
Apr 29, 2024 / 14:00 pmArchbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami is criticizing President Joe Biden for resuming deportations of Haitian refugees, which he called “unconscionable.”
109 years after genocide, Armenia faces another existential threat
Apr 26, 2024 / 18:00 pmSpeaking on “EWTN News Nightly,” Simone Rizkallah said “this feels less like a remembrance and more like a truly historical event that we are in the midst of.”
Arizona House votes to repeal law protecting life from moment of conception
Apr 24, 2024 / 17:15 pmThe vote comes after Democrats launched several unsuccessful attempts to repeal the pro-life law.
Biden targets Trump in Florida speech on abortion
Apr 23, 2024 / 17:45 pmPresident Joe Biden on Tuesday called for a national right to abortion during a campaign speech in Tampa, Florida.