Archive for August 13, 2019
Future of Michigan pro-life program in jeopardy as funding threatened
Lawmakers in Michigan are considering ending public funding for a program that counsels pregnant women on alternatives to abortion, prompting... Read more
Pittsburgh parish cancels festival after security warning
A Pennsylvania parish has cancelled a scheduled festival in response to a security threat received by the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Read more
Bishops call for support for HHS rule change
August 13 is the last day on which the Department of Health and Human Services will receive feedback on the... Read more
Pope Francis: In times of suffering, know that you are never alone
Pope Francis wrote a heartfelt letter Tuesday to an Italian community still suffering one year after a bridge collapse. His... Read more
Tennessee legislators discuss abortion bill in hopes of overturning Roe v Wade
The Tennessee Senate judiciary committee held a second day of hearings Tuesday in a 'summer study' session of a bill... Read more
New green card rule undermines family unity, bishops say
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has voiced opposition to a new “public charge” policy that could deny visas and... Read more
Conservative candidate Alejandro Giammattei elected Guatemalan president
Alejandro Giammattei of the center-right Vamos party was elected president of Guatemala Sunday. Read more
At fertility clinics, abandoned human embryos could number in the millions
The number of “abandoned” human embryos in the United States could number in the millions, and many fertility specialists are... Read more
Gomez: 'White America' is a myth
The Archbishop of Los Angeles wrote this week that the white nationalism which motivated a mass shooting in El Paso,... Read more
These are the six US states with one remaining abortion clinic
Amid efforts in many states to pass pro-life legislation and challenge the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, six states—... Read more
