Justices seem willing to allow Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban December 1, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News In the Supreme Court’s first major abortion case in decades – which looked at Mississippi’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy – the majority of justices Dec. 1 seemed willing to let that ban stay in place.
All eyes are on Supreme Court for its biggest abortion case in decades December 1, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News When the Supreme Court hears oral arguments Dec. 1 for the biggest abortion case in decades, all eyes — and ears — will be on the court.
Parish-based outreach walks with moms in need November 23, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Erin Younkins, director of the Office of Life, Justice and Peace in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Institute for Evangelization, said 45 parishes in the Baltimore archdiocese are already active in Walking with Moms in Need.
Archbishop Lori speaks out for conscience rights November 22, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress Archbishop William E. Lori, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop’s Committee on Pro-life Activities, is urging the U.S. Congress to pass a conscience protection act that would protect health care workers who refuse to assist with abortion.
Catholic leaders applaud decision to commute Julius Jones’ death sentence November 18, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Catholic opponents of the death penalty, including Oklahoma City’s archbishop, praised the Nov. 18 announcement that the Oklahoma governor granted death-row inmate Julius Jones clemency — just hours before he was scheduled to be executed.
Physician-assisted suicide expected to be an issue in Maryland General Assembly November 17, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, Maryland General Assembly, News, Respect Life “Our responsibility as Catholics is to be a voice for the voiceless, the most vulnerable and those at the periphery of society,” Kraska said. “Those most likely to be harmed by this dangerous legislation are racial and ethnic minorities, the poor, the elderly and those with disabilities.”
Men from around the country pray for end to abortion as bishops meet in Baltimore November 15, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2021 The marchers walked 1.6 miles from the abortion clinic to the Baltimore Renaissance Hotel, where they prayed the rosary outside the hotel in which U.S. bishops are meeting Nov. 15-18 for their fall general assembly.
Catholic university allows student group’s Planned Parenthood fundraiser November 8, 2021By Pablo Kay Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said Nov. 5 he was “deeply disappointed” by Loyola Marymount University’s decision to allow a student group’s fundraiser for Planned Parenthood to go forward later the same day despite thousands of protests against the event.
Bishops: Bill would help many but its funding of abortion is ‘unacceptable’ November 5, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The proposed Build Back Better Act has much-needed provisions “uplifting the common good,” but “it is completely unacceptable” the current House version of the bill “expands taxpayer funding of abortion,” the chairmen of six committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Nov. 3.
Supreme Court could be leaning to allow challenges to Texas abortion law November 2, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News During oral arguments just shy of three hours Nov. 1, the Supreme Court closely examined — and seemed to have concerns about — how the new abortion law in Texas was framed and is enforced.
Pope to pharmacists: Do not become accessories to homicide of abortion October 18, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News All health care professionals have a right to conscientious objection, just as they have a right to denounce unjust harm inflicted on innocent and defenseless life, Pope Francis said.
Nearly 12,200 praying for Pelosi to have ‘change of heart’ on abortion October 18, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Close to 12,200 people in the Archdiocese of San Francisco have joined the “Rose and Rosary for Nancy” campaign launched by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone to urge prayers for a “change of heart” for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on abortion.
