Articles by Peter Pinedo
Supreme Court says states cannot remove Trump from 2024 ballot
Mar 4, 2024 / 12:33 pmThe 9-0 decision, issued Monday morning, reversed a December 2023 ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court.
Alabama Senate passes IVF protection bill amid Catholic outcry
Mar 1, 2024 / 18:30 pmThe Republican-majority Senate passed a bill to protect IVF in a 32-0 vote on Friday.
Pro-lifers skeptical as new study claims to prove abortion on the rise
Mar 1, 2024 / 16:30 pmA pro-abortion group has released a new study in which it claims the monthly abortion rate has remained at the same level or even increased since 2022.
CVS and Walgreens to begin selling abortion pills this month
Mar 1, 2024 / 15:00 pmThe Biden administration has significantly loosened restrictions on abortion drugs in recent years, allowing pills to be administered via mail and telemedicine.
Biden says he disagrees with Catholic Church’s stance on IVF
Feb 29, 2024 / 16:35 pmThe president was asked by EWTN White House correspondent Owen Jensen on Thursday what he thought about the Church’s position on the issue.
Alabama House passes bill protecting IVF
Feb 29, 2024 / 15:30 pmThe Republican-majority House passed the bill in a 94-6 vote just a week after the state Supreme Court ruled that babies conceived through IVF are human children.
What is the Catholic Church’s position on IVF?
Feb 28, 2024 / 18:13 pmWhile the Church encourages certain fertility treatments for couples struggling to have children, the use of IVF is contrary to Catholic teaching.
Here’s what Trump, Biden, and the Catholic Church are saying about IVF
Feb 26, 2024 / 14:30 pmAs the U.S. bishops have pointed out, many Catholics may not be aware that the Catholic Church forbids the use of assisted reproductive technology.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: When is it passing through your town?
Feb 23, 2024 / 18:25 pmThe stops, which were announced by organizers on Thursday, include shrines, cathedrals, parishes, cultural sites, and parks.
Catholic University installs Crucifixion artwork by imprisoned Catholic activist Jimmy Lai
Feb 23, 2024 / 14:35 pmThe picture is now on permanent display by the St. Michael the Archangel Chapel in Catholic University’s Busch School of Business.
‘We are not going anywhere’: Knights of Columbus vow to keep up aid to Ukraine
Feb 21, 2024 / 06:00 am“The founding mission of the Knights of Columbus was to care for the vulnerable,” said Szymon Czyszek, organizer of relief efforts in Eastern Europe.
First of its kind Catholic trade high school debuts in Houston
Feb 16, 2024 / 09:00 amThe Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston has opened a first of its kind Catholic trade school for high schoolers in Texas’ largest city.
House members call for investigation into DC’s five late-term aborted babies
Feb 14, 2024 / 18:45 pmSeveral members of Congress and pro-life leaders held a press conference in front of the Capitol on Wednesday.
Police drop investigation into vandalization of Nebraska Blessed Mother statue
Feb 14, 2024 / 14:45 pmA police report obtained by CNA lists the incident as a “larceny,” not as vandalism nor a possible hate crime.
National Catholic Prayer Breakfast speakers highlight joy and sacrifice of the Christian life
Feb 8, 2024 / 17:45 pmBishop William Byrne Byrne of Springfield, Massachusetts, delivered the keynote address on the need for greater participation in the Christian life.
House advances resolution to increase sanctions on Nigeria over persecution of Christians
Feb 7, 2024 / 16:00 pmSponsored by Rep. Chris Smith, the resolution would call on the Biden administration to designate Nigeria a “country of particular concern.”
Virginia bishops warn of ‘deadly harm’ in new assisted suicide bill
Feb 7, 2024 / 14:30 pmThe bishops’ statement called Virginia’s “Death with Dignity” bill being considered by the state Legislature a “lethal measure” that could harm many Virginians.
Senate border deal criticized by bishops, other Catholics from all directions
Feb 6, 2024 / 16:30 pmThe U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to Senate leaders in which they expressed “serious concerns” about the latest bipartisan border deal.
Church in Sri Lanka to begin canonization process for hundreds killed in 2019 Easter attack
Feb 5, 2024 / 18:30 pmThe Archdiocese of Colombo has plans to submit a petition to the Vatican to declare those killed in the Easter Sunday attacks “martyrs of faith.”
A legacy of love: Catholics reflect on Bishop Dorsonville’s impact on the Church
Feb 2, 2024 / 18:15 pmAn immigrant, priest, and bishop, Mario Eduardo Dorsonville was known and beloved to people from the halls of Congress to the humblest of street corners.