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St. Joseph, protector of Holy Family, is model for 2021 Respect Life Month

As part of the Year of St. Joseph declared by Pope Francis, the U.S. Catholic Church's annual Respect Life Month celebration in October "highlights the example of that great saint" as protector of life, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee.

Bishops urge Mexico to return to policy of ‘open arms’

The Mexican bishops' migrant ministry has called on the federal government to return to a policy of "open arms" as the country experiences heavy waves of migration -- most visibly with Haitians, who recently traveled the length of Mexico to the U.S. border in large numbers.

House OKs abortion bill called ‘far outside the American mainstream’

In a 218-211 vote Sept. 24, the U.S. House passed what opponents consider one of the most extreme abortion bills ever seen in the nation -- the Women's Health Protection Act.

Apple, OnlyFans both backtrack on eliminating online porn

So often when you want to make progress in a certain area of life, it's one step forward, two steps back.

Down syndrome advocates vow to appeal British court ruling on abortion

Two women who challenged the U.K. government over a law that allows abortion up to birth for disabled babies have vowed to take their case to appeal after it was dismissed by the High Court.

In Plenary Council, Australians search for ‘a new way of living as church’

As part of the listening and dialogue phase of the Australian Catholic Church's Plenary Council, 220,000 Australians answered the question, "What do you think God is asking of us in Australia at this time?"

Bill to codify Roe called one of most ‘extreme’ abortion bills seen in U.S.

The Women's Health Protection Act of 2021, introduced in the U.S. Senate and House June 8 and currently moving through various committees in both chambers, "is nothing short of child sacrifice," said Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco.

Pope ‘accepts’ Afghan’s wedding ring as sign of friendship, hope

When Pary Gul, a Christian woman from Afghanistan, met Pope Francis Sept. 22, she gave him her wedding ring as a reminder of her husband, who has disappeared and may be dead.
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