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Politics & SocietyNews
Julie Asher - Catholic News Service
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee urged all people of goodwill to pray that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade in its ruling on Mississippi’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
FaithNews
George P. Matysek, Jr. - Catholic News Service
Many carried signs emblazoned with “Enforce Canon 915,” a section of church law that they believe requires the denial of Communion to Catholic politicians who support legal abortion.
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Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kathleen Bonnette
Pregnancy transforms a woman’s body into one that supports another but nevertheless remains hers. This is too often overlooked in pro-life political arguments.
Demonstrators confront law enforcement officers during a protest in Warsaw, Poland, Jan. 28, 2021, against the verdict restricting abortion rights. After a ban on aborting disabled children came into force, Poland's Catholic Church urged "all possible help" for pregnant women and single mothers. (CNS photo/Kacper Pempel, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Bridget Ryder
A grassroots pro-life movement is emerging across the continent with elements that seem straight from the U.S. pro-life playbook. Could a U.S.-style culture war be brewing in Europe?
Pro-life advocates and supporters of legal abortion are seen near the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington Oct. 4, 2021, the first day of the high court's new term. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
Politics & SocietyFaith and Reason
Erika Bachiochi
Given the centrality of abortion rights in the feminist movement today, it is no surprise that work–family balance remains such a pressing issue.
FaithShort Take
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley
We must ask ourselves whether executing people on death row is truly a matter of public safety or merely a state-sanctioned tool for exacting the public’s demand for revenge.