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U.S. House passes measure to restrict taxpayer funding of abortion
After members of the U.S. House scuttled plans Jan. 22 to vote on a measure to prohibit abortion after 20 weeks, they passed a bill to restrict taxpayer funding of abortion.
It’s up to young people to ‘end the scourge of abortion,’ says teenage speaker
UPDATED - On a chilly and cloudy morning on the National Mall in Washington, crowds gathered Jan. 22 for the annual March for Life, this year marking the 42nd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion virtually on demand.
Everyone must help create culture of life, says president of March for Life
Jeanne Monahan-Mancini, ahead of the annual event on the National Mall in Washington, said, "I march for women...; most of all I march for the unborn. It is the worst human rights abuse happening out there right now, so I can't not march."
Archbishop says pro-lifers want everybody to have ‘place at the table’
Chicago's new archbishop told the crowd gathered for the March for Life Chicago Jan. 18 that the pro-life movement wants "to make sure that everybody has a place at the table."
‘We shall overcome’ in fight against abortion, says Cardinal O’Malley
A crowd of more than 11,000 at the National Shrine in Washington heard the Boston cardinal liken the pro-life movement with the civil rights struggle in a Mass the night before the annual March for Life today.
State of the Union speech hits on numerous social justice themes
The president of Catholic Charities USA praised "bold ideas" in President Obama's Jan. 20 address, but called for addressing the plight of the 45 million Americans who live at or below the poverty line.
Little Sisters’ attentive care helps elderly poor live with dignity
"I found heaven," Agnes Russo said definitively, as she described the Little Sisters of the Poor Queen of Peace Residence, her home of 17 years.
Group issues latest ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of sexual exploiters in media
The third annual version of Morality in Media's "Dirty Dozen" sexual exploiters in media was unveiled Jan. 21 at the organization's Washington headquarters.
Outpouring of love, support during his illness ‘humbling,’ bishop says
While recuperating from life-threatening sepsis and the amputation of his lower left leg, Trenton Bishop David M. O'Connell gave a video interview about his progress. And no one would guess that that he just underwent major surgery.
Science about human life on side of pro-life movement, says speaker
In a public address in Washington Jan. 20, Carly Fiorina, former business executive and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010, spoke out about issues relating to the sanctity, science and support of human life.