Catholic Review
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The 52nd annual March for Life will take place Jan. 24 in Washington. The theme of the 2025 event is “Life: Why We March.”
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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.
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Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, Respect Life, World News
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.
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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.
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Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News
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.
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Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, Respect Life, Uncategorized, World News
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.
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Catholic Review
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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.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Respect Life
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.
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Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Respect Life, World News
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.
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New York is now the first state to offer paid leave to expectant mothers for prenatal medical appointments.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., and Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, will be among the speakers at the 52nd annual March for Life, the group said Jan. 9.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Social Justice, Vatican, World News
While society is increasingly focused on pushing the limits of human achievement, it must not lose sight of its duty to protect the dignity of the vulnerable, especially children exploited by the “scourge of child labor,” Pope Francis said.
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