Another elderly pro-life activist sentenced to two years in prison
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, May 31, 2024 / 18:40 pm Paulette Harlow, an elderly woman with a debilitating medical condition was sentenced to 24 months in jail Friday after…
Texas Supreme Court upholds law outlawing abortion even in so-called ‘hard cases’
Another woman, Ashley Brandt, testified that when she was 12 weeks pregnant with twins, one of the babies was diagnosed with acrania, a fatal condition in which the skull fails…
Catholic bishop: Biden admin ‘subverted’ pro-family policy by mandating abortion leave
The archbishop argues that the regulation “distorts the law beyond recognition” and turns “the plain text of the law on its head to promote abortion.” He noted that the USCCB…
Church responds to mob attack on Christians in Pakistan
Despite strong resistance from the mob, police rescued 10 Christians and shifted them to a safe location, Gill said. Due to the intervention of Rizwan Gill MPA, a local Muslim…
Tennessee bans ‘abortion trafficking’ of underage girls
Tennessee is the second state in the country to enact an abortion trafficking ban after Idaho, which enacted a similar measure in April 2023. A federal judge in November 2023…
U.S. bishops to Congress: Abortion funding is ‘antithesis of healthcare and justice’
“By offering ‘free’ abortions or facilitating abortions, the government effectively asks pregnant women in difficult circumstances to end the life of their child, as the only ‘solution’ to their socioeconomic…
As Jimmy Lai languishes in prison, fellow activists convicted in Hong Kong
Frances Hui, policy and advocacy coordinator for the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, told “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol that the latest convictions were “not a surprising…
Tennessee bans minors’ interstate gender transitioning without parental consent
“This is just to prevent bad actors from coming in and taking our children to go somewhere else without that child’s parent or guardian giving them permission to do that,”…
In midst of brutal war, Sudanese Catholic community says ‘relationship with God has grown’
Dar Mariam, the residence of the Salesian Sisters in Sudan, has taken heavy fire in the war, but those who have sought refuge there say they “have grown closer to…
Trans-identifying monk risks ‘scandal’ and ‘confusion’ in Church, experts say
Father Thomas Petri, a Dominican moral theologian and president of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., told the Register that Pope Francis “has been clear in…
‘The Chosen’ announces Season 4 streaming; show’s creator gives Season 5 preview
“The Chosen” premiered in 2017 with its pilot episode, “The Shepherd.” Jenkins then had the idea to create a multi-season show about Jesus and his followers. VidAngel — now Angel…
U.S. bishops’ synod synthesis reveals desire for greater unity, evangelization
Also emphasized was the importance of clerical and lay Catholics working together. “It is important for laypeople to rely on their pastors and help their pastors, and it is important…