Articles by Peter Pinedo
Four more pro-life activists convicted under FACE Act
Apr 3, 2024 / 15:30 pmAccording to a Department of Justice statement, the pro-lifers face a “maximum of six months in prison, five years of supervised release, and fines of up to $10,000.”
World Central Kitchen pauses Gaza relief efforts after 7 workers killed in Israeli strike
Apr 2, 2024 / 13:40 pmThe Israel Defense Forces have accepted responsibility for the strike but said they did not intend to kill innocent humanitarian aid workers.
Florida Supreme Court approves 15-week pro-life law, allows abortion amendment on ballot
Apr 1, 2024 / 18:05 pmThe separate rulings uphold Florida’s 15-week abortion ban while also clearing the path for a proposal that opponents say could invalidate the state’s pro-life laws.
Oregon reports significant uptick in assisted suicides
Mar 28, 2024 / 15:00 pmSince the state’s passage of the “Death with Dignity Act” in 1997, assisted suicide numbers have been consistently rising there.
South Dakota to create ‘Med Ed’ video to combat ‘abortion misinformation’
Mar 28, 2024 / 13:00 pmThe bill requires the South Dakota Department of Health to create an informational video describing the state’s abortion law.
Archdiocese of Baltimore ministers to victims’ families, stranded crew of bridge collapse
Mar 27, 2024 / 17:50 pmIn the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse on Tuesday, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has been at the forefront of efforts to help those impacted.
PHOTOS: Pro-life and pro-abortion activists hold dueling rallies outside Supreme Court
Mar 26, 2024 / 18:15 pmWhile there were significantly more pro-abortion demonstrators present outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday, there were many pro-life doctors and students.
PHOTOS: New York pro-lifers march with ‘joy on steroids’ despite heavy rain and taunting
Mar 25, 2024 / 18:18 pmAs hundreds of pro-lifers walked the route, escorted by a contingent of “New York’s Finest” police officers, the protesters followed them, shouting “Shame on you!”
Nevada judge rules state must include abortion in its Medicaid program
Mar 22, 2024 / 18:30 pmThe ruling found that limits on the Medicaid program keeping tax dollars from being used for abortion violated the state’s Equal Rights Amendment.
House Republicans include slew of pro-life bills in 2025 budget proposal
Mar 22, 2024 / 16:27 pmThe Republican Study Committee dedicated a section of its “Fiscal Sanity to Save America” federal budget proposal to “measures designed to advance the cause of life.”
‘Women should be outraged’: Lawmakers urge Supreme Court to restore abortion pill restrictions
Mar 21, 2024 / 18:00 pmSpeaking at a Capitol Hill press conference on Thursday, lawmakers and activists said it was crucial that the court rule in favor of the pro-life groups in the case.
House members highlight ‘horrific’ organ harvesting of aborted babies
Mar 20, 2024 / 16:15 pmThe panel featured testimony that Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics throughout the country are selling the organs and body parts of aborted babies.
Pope Francis appoints new bishop to lead Wisconsin diocese
Mar 19, 2024 / 12:30 pmPope Francis on Tuesday appointed Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Gerard Battersby to lead the Diocese of La Crosse in western Wisconsin.
San Antonio archbishop bans retreat center for ‘false teachings’ against Pope Francis
Mar 18, 2024 / 18:00 pmBishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller’s disciplinary action follows the apostolate’s publication of several messages on its website.
‘The religion of the Incarnation’: Catholic artists reflect on the necessity of beauty
Mar 17, 2024 / 07:00 amDespite the artistic lack in recent decades, there appears now to be a growing resurgence in the Catholic artistic world.
Head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church talks war, the pope, and same-sex blessings
Mar 16, 2024 / 08:00 amIn an exclusive interview with EWTN News, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk spoke of the continued need for humanitarian aid in his country.
Kamala Harris becomes first vice president to visit abortion clinic
Mar 14, 2024 / 17:20 pmKamala Harris became the first sitting vice president to visit an abortion clinic when she toured a Planned Parenthood facility in Minneapolis on Thursday.
House passes bill to ban or force sale of TikTok
Mar 13, 2024 / 13:30 pmThe House has passed a bill that could ban the massively popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from being used in the United States.
Meet the young Catholic pilgrims who will walk thousands of miles with the Eucharist this summer
Mar 12, 2024 / 15:30 pmThese “Perpetual Pilgrims” will walk thousands of miles across the United States this summer, carrying Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
Judge blocks Texas efforts to close Catholic nonprofit accused of ‘human smuggling’
Mar 12, 2024 / 11:12 amEl Paso County District Court Judge Francisco Dominguez ruled on Monday that Attorney General Ken Paxton could not revoke Annunciation House’s license to operate.