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“We want the Florida public to understand that Florida physicians are against Amendment 4 and that’s because it’s dangerous — not just for the babies that will be eliminated after they can feel pain but also for mothers and girls,” said Dr. Grazie Pozo Christie (right) in an interview with “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on Sept. 16, 2024.

Abortion amendment on Florida ballot ‘brutal and dangerous,’ physician says

Sep 17, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

In an interview with “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol, Dr. Grazie Pozo Christie discussed Amendment 4 and its ramifications. Read more

The St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square on March 27, 2020, in New Orleans.

Archdiocese of New Orleans offers $62 million abuse settlement; survivors ask for $1 billion

Sep 17, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The archdiocesan proposal is considerably less than the roughly $1 billion proposed by survivors of clergy abuse. Read more

“It has been disappointing to see how seldom a CPC designation has resulted in real consequences for those responsible for religious freedom violations,” U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Chairman Stephen Schneck told CNA.

USCIRF report: State Department rebuking religious freedom violators rarely changes policy

Sep 16, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Out of 164 CPC designations, there has only been one “binding agreement” entered to address a religious freedom violation and... Read more

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Families are moving out of ‘blue’ states and heading for red and purple, researchers find

Sep 16, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

A new study by the Institute for Family Studies shows that families are moving out of “blue” states and heading... Read more

Bishop Emeritus Edward Slattery of the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma, passed away at age 84 on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.

Oklahoma Bishop Emeritus Slattery, ‘man of deep faith,’ passes away at 84

Sep 16, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

“Bishop Slattery was a man of deep faith who knew that death would bring him to his Lord,” Tulsa Bishop... Read more

Voting booths on Election Day.

Pro-life groups adjust tactics in challenging electoral panorama

Sep 16, 2024

By Martin Barillas

Pro-life groups across the political spectrum are adjusting tactics and expanding collaborative efforts.  Read more

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New study finds regular porn usage linked to higher loneliness, depression

Sep 16, 2024

By Daniel Payne

About 10% of young adults aged 18–39 report watching pornography online “at least once a day.” Read more

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw holds a photograph of the rifle and other items found near where a suspect was discovered during a press conference regarding an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida.

FBI investigating apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump in Florida

Sep 15, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Trump was reportedly playing golf at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach when shots were fired on... Read more

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Nebraska Supreme Court approves competing abortion initiatives for November ballot

Sep 13, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

One would establish constitutional protections for unborn children in later stages of pregnancy and the other would create a constitutional... Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about Florida’s new six-week abortion ban on May 1, 2024, in Jacksonville, Florida. Harris has made abortion policy a central issue of her presidential campaign.

Kamala Harris backers launch $15 million pro-abortion ad campaign in swing states

Sep 13, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The advertisements will air in three important swing states: Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Read more

Deacon Bob Young, representing Knights of Columbus Council 694, accepts the First Liberty Institute's Philip B. Onderdonk Jr. Religious Liberty Award award at the American Legion’s National Convention in New Orleans on Aug. 28, 2024.

Virginia Knights receive religious freedom award after spat with federal government

Sep 13, 2024

By Daniel Payne

A Knights of Columbus council in Petersburg, Virginia, has received a religious freedom award after it won a dispute over... Read more

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Ryan Anderson: The pro-life movement needs to shift to promoting chastity and marriage

Sep 13, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

For the pro-life movement to achieve its goal of eliminating abortion, it must first help bring about a dramatic change... Read more

The Pro-Life Coalition of Pennsylvania holds a "Mercy Witness for Life" rally on July 23, 2016, outside of the former site of Dr. Kermit Gosnell's closed abortion clinic in Philadelphia. Gosnell was convicted of the first-degree murder of three infants, the involuntary manslaughter of his patient Karnamaya Mongar, and other felony counts.

Post-debate explainer: The truth about late-term abortions in the United States

Sep 13, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Despite what viewers heard during Tuesday’s presidential debate, more than a dozen states in the U.S. allow on-demand abortions after... Read more

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North Dakota judge strikes down state’s abortion restrictions

Sep 12, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

North Dakota District Judge Bruce Romanick’s 24-page order making abortion legal up to the point of fetal viability is set... Read more

Signage is strewn across the intersection after Hurricane Francine swept through the area on Sept. 11, 2024, in Houma, Louisiana.

Catholic Charities seeks volunteers in Louisiana as Hurricane Francine floods the region

Sep 12, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Hurricane Francine made landfall in southern Louisiana on Sept. 11 as a Category 2 storm, bringing 100 mph winds in... Read more

St. Josaphat Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago.

UPDATE: Chicago priest ‘strenuously denies’ state’s child molestation allegation, archdiocese says

Sep 12, 2024

By Daniel Payne

CBS News Chicago reported that the alleged incident reportedly took place at an “eighth-grade confirmation retreat” in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin,... Read more

Jennie Bradley Lichter is set to become the new president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund.

March for Life announces ‘longtime marcher’ as new president

Sep 12, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Catholic pro-life activist Nellie Gray founded the March for Life in Washington, D.C., in 1974 following the 1973 Roe v.... Read more

Marijuana leaves.

North Dakota bishops call for rejection of recreational cannabis measure on state ballot

Sep 12, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Measure 5, if approved, would allow adults 21 and over to grow, sell, and use marijuana for recreational purposes. Read more

From left: Our Lady of Fatima; Our Lady of Lourdes; Our Lady of Guadalupe; Our Lady of the Rosary; Our Lady of Sorrows; Our Lady, Undoer of Knots; and Our Lady of Peace.

7 of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s most popular titles

Sep 12, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Over the centuries, the Blessed Mother has been graced with a plethora of different titles; here are seven of them. Read more

The Holy Spirit Catholic Mission in Washoe Valley, Nevada, before (left) and after a rampant wildfire destroyed the church on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

Latin Mass parish in Nevada destroyed by wildfire

Sep 11, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

A rampant wildfire in Nevada destroyed The Holy Spirit Catholic Mission on Saturday, which held the only Latin Mass in... Read more