Articles by Peter Pinedo
Republican attorneys general threaten YouTube over ‘misleading’ label on pro-life videos
Mar 6, 2024 / 18:00 pmA letter to a Google executive Neal Mohan said the labels violate the First Amendment and spread “false” information about abortion.
Pro-life groups urge Alabama governor to veto IVF bill
Mar 6, 2024 / 17:12 pmThe bill, already passed by both the Alabama House and Senate, gives blanket immunity to IVF providers for the “damage or death of an embryo” conceived through IVF.
John Paul II shrine ‘considering’ whether to remove mosaics by Father Rupnik
Mar 6, 2024 / 07:00 am“We are carefully considering the best course of action concerning the art that was installed by the Centro Aletti community here at the shrine,” the Knights said.
Military makes policy providing abortions for service members permanent
Mar 4, 2024 / 18:00 pmThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is making permanent a policy to provide abortions in certain circumstances to service members.
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.
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.
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.