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Biden administration sues Texas over pro-life law
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by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Sep 9, 2021 / 13:45 pm The Biden administration on Thursday sued Texas over its new law prohibiting most abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat. In a complaint filed in a federal district court in West Texas, the Justice Department said the state …
Afghan Christian’s plea to CNA: ‘You are my last hope’
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by Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 8, 2021 / 15:12 pm He says the Taliban executed his father. And his brother. Now, they are hunting for him. “Please do something,” he wrote in a plea to CNA. He is a young Afghan, one of countless thousands still desperate to …
Cardinal Gregory: Biden ‘not demonstrating Catholic teaching’ on when life begins
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by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Sep 8, 2021 / 16:00 pm The Archbishop of Washington on Wednesday clarified the Church’s teaching on when life begins, after Catholic President Joe Biden last week said life does not begin at conception. “The Catholic Church teaches, and has taught, that life – human …
Justice Department pledges to ‘protect’ women seeking abortions in Texas after pro-life law takes effect
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by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Sep 7, 2021 / 14:30 pm Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday vowed to “protect” women seeking abortions in Texas, days after a new state law went into effect aiming to prohibit most abortions after six weeks. While the Justice Department “urgently explores all options …
Contradicting past statements, Biden says he doesn’t believe life begins at conception
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by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 3, 2021 / 12:01 pm President Joe Biden (D) said on Friday, Sept. 3, that he does not believe life begins at conception – contradicting his previous statements on when life begins. Biden answered a reporter’s question on abortion on Friday, after addressing …
Psaki rebukes EWTN reporter who asked why Catholic Biden opposes Texas abortion law
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By Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Sep 2, 2021 / 15:50 pm President Joe Biden, the second Catholic president in U.S. history, believes that abortion is a “woman’s right,” White House Press Secrentary Jen Psaki said on Thursday. Her comments came in response to a question about Texas’ newly-enacted abortion ban …
Biden ‘deeply committed’ to legal abortion, after Texas’ pro-life law goes into effect
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by Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 1, 2021 / 12:30 pm President Joe Biden on Wednesday said his administration is “deeply committed” to upholding legal abortion, after Texas’ pro-life “heartbeat” law went into effect. “My administration is deeply committed to the constitutional right established in Roe v. Wade nearly …
Biden ambassador pick a wealthy LGBT activist linked to ‘hostile takeover’ of religion
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by Kevin J. Jones Denver Newsroom, Aug 23, 2021 / 03:00 am U.S. President Joe Biden’s choice for ambassador to Switzerland is Scott Miller, a leading figure at the LGBT advocacy patron The Gill Foundation. The foundation has funded groups that have split Christian denominations and threatened religious freedom in …
Poll: Regular Mass attendees say politicians who oppose Church teaching on grave matters ‘create confusion’
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by Kate Scanlon Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 15, 2021 / 06:05 am A poll by a Catholic advocacy group released on Tuesday found that, among Catholics who attend Mass regularly, the vast majority say that Catholic politicians who take policy positions contrary to Church teaching “create confusion” among the faithful. …
Biden administration cites ‘duty’ to uphold Title IX exemption for Christian schools
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Washington D.C., Jun 9, 2021 / 16:01 pm The Biden administration on Tuesday said it is required by law to uphold a Title IX exemption for religious colleges, in response to a lawsuit filed by students identifying as LGBT. Filing in an Oregon district court, the Justice Department said that …