Tag: Pope Francis

Pope Francis says “you don’t play with life,” condemning both abortion and euthanasia

By Dave Andrusko During a Saturday press conference aboard the papal plane flying from Marseille to Rome, Pope Francis condemned euthanasia and abortion as actions that “play with life.” According to the Catholic News Agency (CNA) the Pope said “You don’t play with life, neither at the beginning nor at the end. It is not played with!” …

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Pope Francis Calls on Politicians to Defend the Unborn, the Foundation of the Common Good

By Marie Smith, Parliamentary Network for Critical Issues (PNCI) Pope Francis emphasized the need to protect unborn children from abortion, calling abortion “a grave problem” that undermines the foundation for “the building of justice, compromising the correct solution of any other human and social issue.” In remarks to the Italian Pro-Life Movement on the occasion …

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Pope Francis tells audience in Vatican City abortion is a ‘white glove’ version of what the Nazis did

Urges families to accept children “as God gives them to us” By Dave Andrusko The timing of Pope Francis’ stirring admonition Saturday against abortion could not have been an accident. His comments to the Forum of Family Associations in Rome likened the abortion of children prenatally diagnosed with various sicknesses to what the Nazis did …

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Pope Francis says no ends can “justify the destruction of human embryos”

By Dave Andrusko Tip of the hat to The Crux for a fine story about Pope Francis’s uplifting visit last week with a group of people suffering from Huntington’s Disease and their families at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall in Rome. Huntington’s Disease, though rare, is devastating. “Huntington’s is an inherited disorder that results in the …

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Pope speaks of the importance of “assisting mothers in welcoming life” and lauds Children’s Hospital for caring for “the smallest and most needy”

By Dave Andrusko ”Pope Francis begins Polish Trip with Strong Defense of Unborn” is how the official Vatican News Service described the Pontiff’s first day. Part of his busy itinerary is leading World Youth Day festivities in Krakow. According to Kathleen Naab, Pope Francis’s first address, which came just an hour after he arrived Monday …

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Pope Francis: the family is the sanctuary of life

By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Pope Francis once again proves himself to be a powerful pro-life voice with his latest apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, Latin for the “Joy of Love.” Showing that he has his hand firmly planted on the pulse of the world, the Pontiff boldly writes against the poison pills …

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Pope’s sermons-in-a-tweet are making a difference around the globe

By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation To tweet or not to tweet? That seems as if it is one of the pressing questions of the 21st century. For those of you who are not familiar with it, a tweet is a communication of 140 characters or fewer on Twitter, the social media platform …

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Abortion never a “solution” to the Zika virus

By Dave Andrusko You may have heard a few words here and there about an exchange between Pope Francis and Donald Trump. But you would have to go to sites such as the Catholic News Association and EWTN to get the full flavor of the Pontiff’s passionate comments about a different topic–how abortion is always …

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Pope Francis Addresses Joint Session of Congress

By Dave Andrusko In his address this morning to a joint session of Congress, Pope Francis told legislators that The Golden Rule “reminds us of our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage of its development” and once again defended the importance of religious liberty. The Pontiff, the spiritual leader of 1.2 …

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An unintentional subtext to President Obama’s welcoming remarks to Pope Francis

By Dave Andrusko Tomorrow Pope Francis addresses a joint session of Congress. But for simplicity and clarity of purpose, today–his first day in our nation’s capital–would be difficult to match. I am not Catholic but the enthusiasm and love and sheer joy of my Catholic friends lifts my spirits as well. President Obama’s remarks welcoming …

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Pope Francis in Pennsylvania — and the Pro-Life Cause

By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation It’s been called the biggest event in the U.S. since the Superbowl—and tickets have been scooped up faster than tickets for a Taylor Swift concert. It is the arrival of Pope Francis in the U.S. People of all different faiths and walks of life are looking forward …

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Pro-abortionists attack Pope Francis for forgiveness

By Dave Andrusko It came as no surprise. You didn’t have to be Catholic (which I am not) to anticipate that this would drive pro-abortionists off the deep end. I refer, of course, to what ran under the misleading headline that “Pope to allow priests to forgive abortion.” As Kathleen Jean Lopez, National Review Online …

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