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Pro-life activists optimistic about state efforts to restrict abortion
While action on a bill that would ban abortions in the United States after 20 weeks has been delayed in Congress, pro-lifers are watching progress in South Carolina, West Virginia and Kansas to protect unborn life.
Growing the faith and selling all the tea in China
Temple University professor and devout Catholic John Smagula sees "the hand of God" in his travels to China, where he helps poor Catholic farmers market their tea to make money and to evangelize.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
Sisters fight evil of human slavery by aiming at traffickers
Ending human trafficking means confronting the brutal "darkness" that is driving those who exploit others, said a number of women religious helping victims.
Archbishop Chaput named for families’ synod
Pope Francis approved the U.S. bishops' election of Archbishop Charles Chaput among others to attend the Synod of Bishops studying the family this October in Rome.
Pope recognizes martyrdom of Archbishop Romero
After decades of debate within the church, Pope Francis formally recognized that Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was killed "in hatred of the faith" and not for purely political reasons.
With pope’s urging, Salvadoran bishops start talks with gangs
Discussions led to a cease-fire between rival gangs in El Salvador. Before the truce 14 murders were committed per day. A week later, not a single murder was tallied in the entire country.
Experts discuss race relations after Ferguson
A forum last week at Holy Family University gathered a Catholic priest, police officers and college professors with 150 students and guests to chart a way forward after last year's shootings in Missouri and New York City.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
California bill would legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill
The bill is motivated by the story of Brittany Maynard, a young woman with brain cancer, who moved to Oregon to end her own life Nov. 1. Her mother and husband are pushing the California bill, which is modeled after Oregon's.