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Scotland bishops say assisted suicide bill violates religious freedom
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (601+ words) LEICESTER, United Kingdom " As Scotland nears a final vote by the Scottish Government's Assisted Dying for Terminal Ill Adults Bill, the country's bishops are expressing "deep concern" about the proposal. In a statement released on Tuesday, the bishops noted the…...
Peruvian prelate pioneering prison reform calls for social development
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1461+ words) ROME " One Peruvian bishop who was recently in Rome for official meetings with Pope Leo and Vatican departments is determined to carry forward the pope's push for social action, specifically through prison reform. Speaking to Crux, Bishop Jorge Izaguirre of…...
Vance touts the Trump administration’s record against abortion at a Washington rally
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (596+ words) Vice President JD Vance speaks at a rally ahead of the March for Life in Washington, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Credit: Stephanie Scarbrough/AP.) Vice President JD Vance on Friday encouraged pro-life activists to "take heart in how far we've come" on…...
Trump administration halts use of human fetal tissue in NIH-funded research
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (280+ words) The National Institutes of Health's James Shannon building is seen on the agency's campus in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 24, 2014. (Credit: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP.) The Trump administration announced Thursday that human fetal tissue derived from abortions can no longer be used in…...
Zimbabwe bishops oppose changes to abortion law
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (666+ words) Women seen with children in Zimbabwe. (Credit: Pixabay.) In Zimbabwe, the Catholic bishops" conference has issued a call to action, urging all citizens to actively campaign against the Medical Services Amendment Bill, a proposal that would dramatically expand abortion access…...
Families face crucial challenges today, including the right to life, Pope Leo tells diplomats
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (745+ words) Pope Leo meeting with members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See in the Vatican on Jan. 9, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) In his address to the diplomats accredited to the Holy See on Jan. 9, Pope Leo XVI spoke about…...
Basque criminal court acquits pro-lifers praying outside abortion clinic
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (647+ words) A criminal court in Vitoria, northern Spain, has acquitted 21 pro-life volunteers who were accused of harassment for praying peacefully outside an abortion clinic. The judge in the administrative capital of the Basque Country ruled during the proceedings at Criminal Court…...
Leo wasn’t contradicting John Paul II on ‘pro-life,’ he was echoing him
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (748+ words) Pope John Paul II gives the noon blessing in Perugia, Italy, October 26, 1986. (Credit: Gianni Foggia/Associated Press.) ROME " Recently Pope Leo caused a ruckus among American Catholics by saying the death penalty and immigration are "pro-life" issues alongside abortion. By…...
Spanish health minister faces criminal complaint for downplaying adverse consequences of abortion
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (689+ words) The Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Cortes Generales, the upper house being the Senate of Spain, in Madrid. (Credit: Government of Spain via Wikimedia.) BARCELONA " The Christian Lawyers Foundation (La Fundaci'n de Abogados Cristianos) in Spain has…...
Pope Leo XIV to USCCB Migrants chair: “I will stand with you.”
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (1199+ words) Pope Leo XIV (2nd from L) listens to immigrants" stories with Bishop Mark J. Seitz (2nd from R) and Bishop Anthony Selino (L) in the Vatican on Wednesday, Oct 8. 2025. Image courtesy of Hope Border Initiative ROME " Pope Leo XIV received messages from the immigrant community in…...