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Pro-life advocacy groups plan next steps after abortion opinion leak
A mix of caution and elation marked responses to a draft Supreme Court document indicating the 1973 Roe v Wade decision may be overturned.
Leaked draft of Supreme Court opinion indicates overturn of Roe decision
The document has been verified as authentic, but the court cautioned a final decision has not been issued in a landmark case that could return abortion laws back to state levels.
Young adult Catholics talk of promoting climate change efforts
With more than three-quarters of young Catholics worried about climate change, church leaders should make it a higher priority, said panelists at a Georgetown forum.
National pro-life advocate Deirdre McQuade dies at 53
As a leader with the U.S. Catholic bishops from 2005 to 2018, McQuade was interviewed by media and spoke at numerous events to offer views on palliative care, abortion and alternatives to physician-assisted suicide.
Restoration of environmental rules hailed by Catholic bishops
The chair of a key U.S. bishops' committee said April 25 that the provisions allowing for greater local input on environmental impacts of federal projects will serve as "a vital guardrail against ecological and social harm."
Judge might block plan to end pandemic border restriction
A federal judge appointed by former President Trump threatened to keep in place his Title 42 order at the U.S.-Mexico border that has increased the number of expulsions of immigrants trying to enter the U.S.
Diocese of Camden reaches $87.5 million settlement with survivors
The New Jersey diocese and 300 survivors of clergy sexual abuse agreed to one of the largest such settlements in the country. The diocese filed for bankruptcy last year.
Execution of death-row inmate called ‘act of vengeance’
Texas executed Carl Buntion, 78, who was in poor health and whom the bishops of Texas said "was no threat to anyone." He was on death row for 30 years, with 20 in solitary confinement.
N.J. Congressman wants quick work on Russian war crimes
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith joined Democratic and Republican Congress members calling for a rapid global response to Russia's actions since its armed forces invaded Ukraine.
Vicki Thorn dies; founded Project Rachel ministry
Thorn, 72, single-handedly created the post-abortion healing ministry in 1984 at a time when none existed and which has since expanded across the U.S. and around the world.