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U.S. abortion rate at its lowest since 1973 Supreme Court ruling
The percentage of pregnancies ending in abortion is down to 18.8 percent, a decline of nearly two-fifths below is 1983 peak of 30.3 percent.
Church leaders say Kentucky’s new pro-life laws protect unborn and women
Louisville church leaders welcomed two state laws that place tighter restrictions on abortions, hailing the measures as lifesavers that will help parents and their children.
On eve of Trump inauguration, Catholic communities will pray for immigrants
The Ignatian Solidarity Network said in a news release that it asked its partner universities, high schools and parishes to organize events "recognizing the experiences of marginalization that immigrant members of communities throughout the country are experiencing."
Vatican policy promotes access to Jerusalem, self-determination for all
The key concern of the Holy See, and of the Catholic Church as a whole, since the Middle Ages has been for the Christian holy sites and Christian communities present in the Holy Land from the time of Jesus. The vast majority of Christians in the region are Palestinians.
Working with Iraqi refugees stretches, strengthens priest’s faith
Father Khalil Jaar said the Iraqi Christians, who escaped the Islamic State invasion for initial sanctuary in Jordan until they find a permanent home, have become like family for him, with some even living on the compound of his parish in Amman, Jordan
9th Annual Man Up Philly Conference
The 9th annual Man Up Philly will be held at St. Joseph University in March.
Congress urged to keep health care gains, protect life, conscience rights
"Important gains brought about by the Affordable Care Act must be preserved," said Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida. At the same time, he said, any replacement measure also must safeguard human life from conception to natural death, protect conscience rights and provide adequate health care for immigrants, the poor and others on society's margins.
Duterte order that Philippines offer free contraceptives may face delays
In June 2015, the court placed a temporary restraining order on the contraceptives provision of a 2012 reproductive health law after a challenge called for certain implant contraceptives to be studied as potentially abortion-inducing.
Prayer brings light of hope in dark times, pope says at audience
"God knows our weakness; he knows that we remember him to ask for help and, with the indulgent smile of a father, he responds graciously," he said.
After Baltimore fire claims six lives, archdiocese grieves and gives
Katie and William Malone lost six of their nine children in the Jan. 12 fire. Katie is a member of the Class of 1994 at the Institute of Notre Dame, a Catholic all-girls high school in Baltimore.