Category: Religious

By Dave Andrusko In his address on Monday to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Francis spoke up unequivocally on behalf of unborn children and their mothers. Writing for Vatican News, Salvatore Cernuzio quoted from the Pontiff’s remarks: Peace also demands that we defend life, a good today endangered “all too often even in …

By Lowell Highby, Lutherans for Life Editor’s note. These  wonderful resources from Lutherans for Life can be found at lutheransforlife.org and the Concordia Publishing House. The word “abortion” does not appear in the Bible. Yet, God’s Word has plenty to say that relates directly to abortion. Here’s the reason: God’s Word is about life (John …

‘I continue to call on the President and all our elected officials to increase support and care to mothers and babies, rather than facilitate the destruction of defenseless, voiceless human beings,’ wrote Archbishop Lori. By Michael Haynes A leading U.S. Catholic bishop has hit back at President Joe Biden’s August 3 executive order facilitating abortion, …

By Parliamentary Network for Critical Issue  A new constitution is set to be approved or rejected in a national vote on September 4. The Catholic bishops conference in Chile has studied the text and is warning that “An informed discernment and a conscientious vote is necessary”. The bishops most strenuously object to the proposition that …

By Joseph Naumann, archbishop for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Editor’s note. This is taken from May 20th issue off The Leaven, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Kansas City. Once again, I encourage every member of the archdiocese to vote in favor of the “Value Them Both” amendment. While I earnestly …

Church of the Ascension’s grade school was vandalized around 1 a.m. on July 10. This message was accompanied by another on the school’s front doors. The vandal also spray painted a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the parish grounds.  By The Leaven Editor’s note. The Leaven is the official newspaper of the Archdiocese …

By Pablo Kay, Angelus News California’s Catholic bishops are mobilizing faithful in support of families, especially women facing difficult or unexpected pregnancies, as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to rule on the future of legal abortion in the country and state lawmakers push to “enshrine the most extreme forms of abortion into the California Constitution.” …

WASHINGTON – The theme for this year Religious Freedom Week is Life and Dignity for All. “This year, as we approach the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is especially mindful of the debates around our country about abortion. The Catholic Church plays a crucial …

By Dave Andrusko San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone announced on Thursday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.) is barred from receiving Holy Communion because of her pro-abortion stance. “Archbishop Cordileone told Pelosi in a letter Thursday that she had not offered ‘an accommodation to my many requests to speak with you again since you vowed …

A French order of nuns for women with Down syndrome  By Chiara Bertoglio  If you seek a quintessentially counter-cultural story, then that of Sister Marie-Ange is definitely it. It is told in a recent book, issued in French with the title of Choisie pour l’étérnité! (“Chosen for Eternity”, by Raphaëlle Simon, published by Artège). Indeed, …

Enshrining a ‘right to abortion’ would be ‘an unjust law, devoid of an ethical foundation and destined to be a cause of perpetual conflict among the citizens of the EU,’ the European bishops wrote. By David McLoone BRUSSELS – The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) has spoken out against French …