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The anti-life administration
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (147+ words) (RNS) " Hours before federal agents in Minneapolis killed a second U.S. citizen, President Donald Trump addressed the 2026 March for Life via video on Friday (Jan. 23), congratulating those who came to Washington "to defend the infinite worth and God-given dignity of every…...
March for Life airs tensions with Trump's 'flexibility' on Hyde Amendment
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (824+ words) Holding the sign was Tyler Skywalker, a member of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, a Presbyterian Church in America congregation in Orlando, Florida. His wife, Noelle, said their faith motivated them to attend the march. "We're taught in Scripture that every…...
From vaccines to gender: How Christian 'momfluencers' are reshaping the American right
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (915+ words) (RNS) " Years before she became a homeschool influencer in western Arkansas, Taylor Moran was a liberal Dallas mom who voted for Bernie Sanders. But when the pandemic hit, Moran, now 34, was struck by the government's inability to provide for her…...
What does ‘pro-life’ mean? There’s no one answer – even for advocacy groups that oppose abortion
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (906+ words) (The Conversation) " As the first American pope, Leo XIV has largely avoided speaking out about domestic politics in the United States. On Sept. 30, 2025, when reporters in Italy asked about the situation, Leo said, "It's important to look at many issues…...
The Faithful Fight Against Authoritarianism with Rev. Chloe Breyer
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (203+ words) What we will do will not be enough. That, however, is not the reason for not doing anything." The latest episode of The State of Belief features the inspiring Rev. Dr. Chloe Breyer, Executive Director of the Interfaith Center of…...
US Latino Catholics look to Pope Leo XIV to stand up for immigrants
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (659+ words) VATICAN CITY (RNS) " Rosa Bonilla knows firsthand the fear and anxiety that has gripped the Latino community in the United States amid Trump's deportation policies and ICE raids. Elisabeth Rom'n, who has been leading NCCHM for 11 years, said that many…...
A student 'womb service' works covertly to deliver contraception at a Catholic college
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (873+ words) DePaul, a Catholic school in Chicago, prohibits distribution of any kind of birth control on its campus. To get around that, a student group runs a covert contraceptive delivery network called "the womb service." The group was once the university's…...
Many people claim to value human life. Few have the will to provide real help.
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (567+ words) (RNS) " An image helped me see. Fuzzy, tiny, black and white, the picture flickered across the screen of an old television, atop a cart set at the front of the church sanctuary where I was sitting. The video showed a…...
VA Secretary tells employees to report cases of 'anti Christian bias"
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (380+ words) (RNS) " The email, prompted by an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in February, makes no mention of how to report bias or discrimination against other faiths. The post Veterans Affairs asks employees in email to report "anti-Christian bias…...
Abortion fight won, conservative Christians mimic Dobbs tactics to go after same-sex marriage
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (1017+ words) (RNS) " A multistate effort is spitting out legislation and lawsuits aimed at testing the Supreme Court justices" commitment to Obergefell v. Hodges. The post Abortion fight won, conservative Christians mimic Dobbs tactics to go after same-sex marriage appeared first on RNS....