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House passes National Defense Authorization Act with pro-life amendments
Amendments to the defense authorization bill include bans on the military’s spending on abortion travel and transgender surgeries and treatments. Read more
Fight over abortion, transgender treatments heats up ahead of defense spending vote
With the annual military budget package soon to hit Congress, the fight over military spending on abortion and transgender treatments... Read more
GOP defense bill would end abortion, sex-change drugs at VA facilities
House Republicans advanced legislation that would prevent Veterans Affairs facilities from performing abortions in most cases. Read more
U.S. bishops urge Congress to make housing affordable
The bishops urged Congress to invest in programs to make housing affordable and to ensure faith-based organizations have religious freedom... Read more
GOP-created panel’s first hearing on ‘weaponization’ of government draws fire from Democrats
A former FBI agent told members of a new House panel that she left the agency after she believes it... Read more
Investigation into FBI, fed agencies’ targeting of Christians and pro-lifers to begin next week
A primary focus of the investigation will be the Biden administration’s targeting of pro-lifers through the Freedom of Access to... Read more
GOP-led ‘weaponization’ committee to investigate arrests of pro-lifers
The subcommittee is expected to investigate the FBI’s use of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act to... Read more
Republicans seek to end military’s COVID vaccine mandate by holding up defense bill
A number of Republicans are threatening to hold up the NDAA’s passage until Congress requires the DoD to reverse its... Read more
‘Gravely disappointed’: U.S. bishops respond to passage of the same-sex marriage act
Bishop Robert Barron authored a statement urging members of Congress to reject the “misnamed” Respect for Marriage Act passed by... Read more
Will Biden's Inflation Reduction Act work? Here's what cash-strapped families need to know
The Inflation Reduction Act promises Americans relief from rising prices, but the massive $485 billion bill has drawn criticism from... Read more
Rep. Jackie Walorski, killed in car accident, leaves behind pro-life legacy
Walorski leaves behind a legacy of devotion to the unborn, evident in both her record as a lawmaker and personal... Read more
House Republicans and Democrats come together to combat human trafficking
The legislation would protect victims, prosecute perpetrators and prevent trafficking from occurring in the first place, says co-sponsor Rep. Chris... Read more
Convicted Catholic congressman resigns, citing Mother Teresa quote
In the wake of a criminal conviction, U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Nebraska) announced his resignation in a letter to his... Read more
Paid leave program removed from social spending package
A provision creating a national paid leave program will not be included in the social spending package being crafted by... Read more
Pro-life groups must 'wake up' in support of pro-life Democrats, former congressman says
Pro-life Americans must do more to support embattled pro-life Democrats, said Catholic former Democratic congressman Dan Lipinski who is reportedly... Read more
Catholic congressman charged with lying to federal investigators; denies accusations
Catholic congressman Jeff Fortenberry on Tuesday was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of making false statements to... Read more
Senate committee proposes rollback of pro-life policies
A Senate committee introduced nine budget bills on Monday that would roll back several pro-life provisions, allowing for domestic funding... Read more
Pelosi defends her support for legal abortion: ‘God has given us a free will’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday responded to her archbishop, who had said an abortion bill she is working... Read more
Archbishop Cordileone calls abortion bill ‘child sacrifice,’ urges prayer and fasting
The Archbishop of San Francisco warned that an abortion bill to be voted on in Congress this week amounts to... Read more
‘The most radical abortion bill of all time’: House to vote this week on codifying ‘right’ to abortion
The House this week will vote on a bill that the U.S. bishops’ conference warns would effectively impose abortion on-demand... Read more
