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U.S. President Joe Biden / Credit: White House - Public DomainWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 20, 2023 / 17:45 pm (CNA).As tens of thousands of pro-life activists marched to the Supreme Court on Friday for the annual March for Life, President Joe Biden issued a pro-abortion proclamation to commemorate the anniversary of the now-obsolete Roe V. Wade decision. "I call upon Americans to honor generations of advocates who have fought for reproductive freedom, to recognize the countless women who...

Father Oscar Benavidez was found guilty of two crimes on Jan. 16, 2023. / YouTube EWTN NoticiasCNA Newsroom, Jan 21, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).Father Oscar Benavidez was found guilty of two crimes at a Jan. 16 trial riddled with irregularities and consisting of only one hearing.His serviceBenavidez, 50, is originally from the town of San Isidro in the Matagalpa district of Nicaragua.He was ordained in 2009 and has been serving the Church as a priest for 13 years.Shortly after his ordination, he was ...

Pope Francis meets participants in an international training course for liturgical celebrations in Catholic dioceses on Jan. 20, 2023 / Vatican MediaVatican City, Jan 21, 2023 / 05:10 am (CNA).Pope Francis on Friday encouraged diocesan leaders to prioritize awe, evangelization, and silence before mere aesthetics in liturgical celebrations like the Mass."A celebration that does not evangelize is not authentic," the pope said Jan. 20, quoting from his 2022 apostolic letter on liturgical ...

Null / Credit: Ivon19 / Wikipedia (public domain) (CC-BY-SA-4.0)St. Louis, Mo., Jan 21, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA).This week, health officials in New York City said they plan to begin offering free, city-funded abortion pills at four sexual health clinics, delivering up to 10,000 abortion pills a year. The plan, drawing consternation from pro-life advocates, is a product of an increasingly polarized post-Roe v. Wade legislative climate at the local, state, and federal levels. New York ...

Sister Mary Casey O'Connor, a Sister of Life, and her twin sister, Casey Gunning, teachers assistant and lifelong athlete in the Special Olympics / Courtesy of Sister Mary Casey O'ConnorWashington D.C., Jan 20, 2023 / 08:40 am (CNA).Sister Mary Casey OConnor has more than 100 sisters. But only one of them is her twin sister: Casey Gunning, who has Down syndrome."I wish everyone had someone like her because she just taught me what it means to love and to not expect anything back,&q...

Null / nullWashington D.C., Jan 19, 2023 / 12:45 pm (CNA).A potentially habitable "Earth-sized" planet has been discovered, NASA announced last week. Catholic scientists from the Vatican Observatory and Benedictine College hailed the discovery of the planet, named TOI 700 e, as "exciting" and a testament "to the marvels of Gods creation." The scientists noted, however, that the newly discovered planet is not another Earth, which remains the only planet where life is...

Blessed Rosario Livatino. / Credit: Episcopal Conference of SicilyCNA Newsroom, Jan 19, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA).Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin highlighted the importance of legality and justice and cited the exemplary witness of Blessed Rosario Livatino, a judge who was murdered by the Italian Mafia.The cardinal made his remarks at a conference held Jan. 18 in the Italian Senate on the continued relevance of the life of Blessed Rosario Livatino. Parolin noted that Livatino...

The crowd at the 2018 March for Life in Washington, D.C. / Jonah McKeown/CNAWashington D.C., Jan 20, 2023 / 07:11 am (CNA).The 50th anniversary of the March for Life kicks off today, Jan. 20, approximately seven months following the Supreme Courts decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized abortion across the nation.Follow along here for live updates of the march. All times are in U.S. Eastern Standard Time:Jan. 20, 10:47 a.mLife Fest, a pre-march worship event put on by the ...

Sarah Achenbach (center left) and Heather Kramer (center right) traveled with other pilgrims from a pro-life Wisconsin group to the Vigil Mass for Life on Jan. 19, 2023, celebrated by Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. / Lauretta Brown/CNAWashington D.C., Jan 20, 2023 / 07:20 am (CNA).The first post-Roe Vigil for Life Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Was...

Ultrasound scan of 15 week-old baby / Allo4e4ka/ShutterstockSt. Louis, Mo., Jan 18, 2023 / 12:12 pm (CNA).A new poll has found that a majority of Americans support some limits on abortion and that Americans attitudes toward abortion have not significantly changed since last January, even with the overturning of Roe v. Wade taking place last June. Conducted by Marist and sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, the 2023 poll found that when asked whether they identify as "pro-lif...