Peter Pinedo

Peter Pinedo

Peter Pinedo is a former D.C. correspondent for CNA. A graduate of Franciscan University, Peter previously worked for Texas Right to Life. He is a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Articles by Peter Pinedo

Military makes policy providing abortions for service members permanent

Mar 4, 2024 / 18:00 pm

The 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 pm

The 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 pm

The 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 pm

A 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 pm

The 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 pm

The 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 pm

The 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 pm

While 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 pm

As 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 pm

The 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 am

The 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 pm

Several 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 pm

A 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 pm

Bishop 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 pm

Sponsored 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 pm

The 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 pm

The 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 pm

The 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 pm

An immigrant, priest, and bishop, Mario Eduardo Dorsonville was known and beloved to people from the halls of Congress to the humblest of street corners.