The men and women gathered Jan. 22 at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul were not alone in their prayers to end abortion, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda said at the annual Prayer Service for Life, which took place ahead of the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life virtual march.
Hebda: Pro-life advocates are ‘on right side’ of battle that is ‘Lord’s battle’
As resources shrink, Quebec Archdiocese reorganizes parishes for outreach
As human and material resources diminish, the cardinal announced the Archdiocese of Quebec will reorganize to focus on reaching out to the population not currently reached by the Church’s message.
Pope will bring comfort, hope to Iraq, patriarch says
During his planned visit to Iraq March 5-8, Pope Francis will bring two things: comfort and hope.
Pope adds more women scholars to biblical commission
Pope Francis added two more women experts to the body of scholars that engages in research for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
At Mass, Minsk archbishop hands over archdiocese to administrator
The archbishop has pledged to remain active in national life, after formally handing over administration of the archdiocese to a temporary successor following his return from regime-imposed exile.
People gather for life in person in San Francisco, online in Los Angeles
Organizers of the 17th Annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco Jan. 23 expected hundreds of attendees this year, figuring concerns about COVID-19 and political unrest would keep pro-lifers away.
U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair calls plan to codify Roe in federal law ‘tragic’
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee called it “deeply disturbing and tragic” that any U.S. president would mark the Jan. 22 anniversary of the Roe decision that legalized abortion by praising it and committing to codifying it in law.
U.S. bishops welcome Biden’s order not to release census citizenship data
On Jan. 20 Biden issued an executive order saying that 2020 census data will not include respondents’ citizenship status, as the Trump administration had sought.