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Election 2020
Florida pro-life candidate unseats former Clinton HHS secretary in House race
CNA Staff, Nov 6, 2020 / 04:00 pm MT (CNA).- House Republicans scored an upset victory this week in Florida’s Miami-Dade County, as a pro-life, Latino candidate unseated the Democratic incumbent and former HHS secretary who served in Bill Clinton’s administration. Maria Salazar, a Cuban-American journalist endorsed by the pro-life …
Colorado voters fail to approve 22-week abortion ban, Proposition 115
CNA Staff, Nov 3, 2020 / 09:47 pm MT (CNA).- Voters in Colorado rejected a ballot measure that would have banned abortion in the state after 22 weeks of pregnancy, except in cases where a mother’s life is threatened. Proposition 115 failed 59%-41%, with 81.5% of precincts reporting, according to …
Democrats projected to keep House, plan to advance abortion legislation
CNA Staff, Nov 3, 2020 / 09:05 pm MT (CNA).- Democrats will retain control of the House of Representatives, NBC News and Bloomberg projected late Tuesday night. Democrats have pledged to push for federal funding of abortion if they retained control of the House after the 2020 election. While Republicans …
2020 Election Novena
Bearing in mind our nation’s challenges and the need for wise, moral, civic leadership, the USCCB is offering an electronic Election Novena to help Catholics form their consciences as they prepare for the upcoming election. For nine consecutive days, Monday, October 26 through Tuesday, November 3, participants will be encouraged …
Campaigns target Catholic voters in crucial swing states
by Matt Hadro Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 3, 2020 / 06:00 am MT (CNA).- As the polls open for in-person voting for Tuesday’s general election, campaigners on both sides of the party divide are looking to turn out the critical Catholic vote, with the candidates’ stances on abortion a crucial …
As Coloradans consider late-term abortion ban, statistics shed light on Colorado clinic
by Jonah McKeown Denver, Colo., Oct 26, 2020 / 05:06 pm MT (CNA).- Coloradans are preparing for a ballot referendum that would ban abortion after 22 weeks of pregnancy in the state. While abortion advocates argue that such abortions are “extremely rare,” statistics recorded by a longtime Colorado abortionist shed …
Pelosi says ban on federal abortion funding will be dropped next year
CNA Staff, Aug 31, 2020 / 11:00 am MT (CNA).- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has signaled that a prohibition on federal funding for abortion will be excluded from spending bills next year if Democrats retain a majority in the House of Representatives, setting the state for the end of a …
Biden talks Catholic faith after Trump says former VP is ‘against God’
CNA Staff, Aug 6, 2020 / 11:30 pm MT (CNA).- Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday spoke about his Catholic faith, in response to comments from President Donald Trump that a Biden presidency would “hurt God.” “Like so many people, my faith has been the bedrock foundation of my life: …
Transcript of EWTN News Nightly interview with President Donald Trump
Washington D.C., Aug 4, 2020 / 04:15 pm MT (CNA).- EWTN News Nightly’s lead anchor Tracy Sabol conducted a White House interview with President Donald Trump Aug. 4. Below is a transcript of that interview provided by EWTN News Nightly. EWTN News Nightly said it has also reached out for …
Obama alum running for Congress denies defrauding progressive Catholic group
by JD Flynn and Kevin Jones Denver Newsroom, Aug 3, 2020 / 07:15 pm MT (CNA).- A former board member of a progressive Catholic political advocacy organization said Monday the group’s former executive director, who is now vying for a Congressional seat in Tennessee, defrauded the organization and eventually left …