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"Pro-life includes sensible gun control."

Mississippi governor signs 15-week abortion ban; clinic files suit

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed into law March 19 the most restrictive state abortion bill in the nation because it bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Catholic voices belong in the public square

You may recall that as I celebrated Ash Wednesday Mass last year, a group of Catholics unfurled a banner on the facade of our Cathedral stating: “Speaking up for unborn lives more than black and brown lives is white supremacy. Silence is sin.” Some of our brothers and sisters see the Church so consumed by our pro-life efforts and so “over[ly] vigilant on the single issue of abortion” that every other effort pales in comparison.

Bishops urge action on conscience protection for health care workers

The chairmen of the U.S. bishops' pro-life and religious freedom committees have asked U.S. Catholics to contact members of Congress and urge them to enact the Conscience Protection Act as part of the funding bill for fiscal year 2018.

Head of Catholic physicians’ group warns of threats to conscientious objection

No physician should be forced to choose between violating his or her conscience and facing professional sanctions when defending human life, said the president of the World Federation of Catholic Medical Associations.

Irish government to hold referendum on right to life of mother, child

The Irish government announced it will hold a d in late May asking citizens whether they want to retain or delete the constitutional article that provides for the equal right to life of the mother and her unborn child "with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother."

Cardinal praises House for voting to protect babies who survive abortion

The chairman of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee said the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act passed by the House Jan. 19 is "common-sense legislation" that "offers a simple and widely supported proposition."

Thousands of youth gather to rally, pray before March for Life

The Capital One Arena in Washington, which typically hosts professional basketball and hockey games and sold-out concerts, was filled with thousands of youth from around the country who gathered there Jan. 19 to stand up for life.

Every child ‘a precious gift from God,’ Trump tells pro-life rally

In remarks broadcast to the March for Life from the White House Rose Garden, President Donald Trump said that his administration "will always defend the very first right in the Declaration of Independence, and that is the right to life."

March lauded for witnessing to life; participation in ‘9 Days’ urged

In a message of support for the March for Life in Washington, a Vatican official praised "the tens of thousands" of participants for their witness to the "value of every human life" and for upholding the dignity of life from conception to natural death.

In Canada, new law could mean changing route of March for Life

Pro-life advocates are making plans to address a new law in Ontario that will create "bubble zones" around abortion facilities and likely force the National March for Life in Ottawa to find a new route.

Event aims to continue prayers following March for Life

"We're calling it a digital pilgrimage for life, of prayer and action, focusing on cherishing the gift of human life," said Anne McGuire, USCCB assistant director for education and outreach.
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