On the eve of the national March for Life rally in Washington, President Donald Trump announced Jan. 23 he was issuing pardons for 23 protesters arrested for violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinics (FACE) Act.
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JD Vance to speak at March for Life rally
Vice President JD Vance will speak at the March for Life rally in the nation’s capital Jan. 24, organizers announced a day prior to the event.
Most Americans support legal limits on abortion, Knights-Marist poll shows
A majority of Americans support legal limits on abortion, according to results from a Knights of Columbus-Marist poll released Jan. 23.
How to participate in the upcoming March for Life in person or virtually
The 52nd annual March for Life will take place Jan. 24 in Washington. The theme of the 2025 event is “Life: Why We March.”
Former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards dies at 67
Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and progressive activist, died Jan. 20 after a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. She was 67.
Thousands of Angelenos at annual OneLife event invited to find hope in L.A.’s ‘trial by fire’
The specter of the lingering wildfires hung in the air as thousands gathered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Jan. 18 for the 11th annual OneLife LA celebration and Requiem Mass for the Unborn.
Catholic leaders condemn Trump’s order to expand use of death penalty
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on the federal death penalty Jan. 20, among the first actions of his second term, directing the attorney general to “pursue the death penalty for all crimes of a severity demanding its use,” prompting statements of concern from Catholic opponents of the practice.
USCCB president calls Trump orders on migration, death penalty ‘deeply troubling’
Executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on issues including migration, the environment and the death penalty are “deeply troubling,” Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a Jan. 22 statement, while praising another on gender policy.
Trump signs executive order directing government to only recognize two biological sexes
President Donald Trump signed executive orders Jan. 20 that direct the U.S. government to only recognize two sexes, male and female, and another ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs within federal agencies.
Bishop Burbidge: IVF presents an ‘obvious’ and ‘subtle’ threat to human dignity
In vitro fertilization, which is contrary to Catholic teaching, poses threats “to human dignity and human rights” in ways both “very obvious” and “at other times quite subtle,” said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va.
Radio Interview: Incoming March for Life president looks at pro-life priorities
March for Life President Jennie Bradley Lichter talks with George Matysek about the pro-life movement and the upcoming march. In the second segment, Catholic Review Radio features the powerful keynote address of Gloria Purvis, a nationally known Catholic speaker and pro-life activist, at the 2023 Maryland March for Life.
Jubilee Year gives new hope for ending, healing from abortion, says bishop
As the nation’s Catholics prepare to commemorate unborn children in prayer, a U.S. bishop is pointing to the Jubilee Year as a time of hope for healing from the wounds of abortion.