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Franciscans return to Walter Reed after contract controversy resolved

By Kevin J. Jones CNA Staff, Jun 15, 2023 / 15:20 pm Franciscan priests will again serve as chaplains and ministers at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland after their contract went unrenewed in favor of a private defense contractor, provoking an outcry from prominent Catholics. “Of course, it …
Monument to life is installed at Catholic University in Washington, DC

By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., May 17, 2023 / 15:58 pm The new “National Life Monument,” a larger-than-life bronze sculpture depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary pregnant with the Christ Child, was unveiled and dedicated today on the campus of The Catholic University of America’s Theological College in Washington, D.C. According to …
National Archives signs agreement to ensure free speech at museum after alleged pro-life discrimination

by Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Feb 16, 2023 / 16:50 pm When several people in Washington, D.C., for the March for Life visited the National Archives Museum last month they were taken aback when staff told them to cover up the pro-life messaging on their clothing or leave the building. …
Lawsuit: National Archives Museum staff wrongly harassed pro-life visitors

By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Feb 14, 2023 / 12:30 pm Pro-life advocates who visited the National Archives Museum last month have filed a lawsuit charging that staff at the museum told them to remove any pro-life clothing or leave. “All of our clients were told by National Archives employees …
Heisman winner Caleb Williams: Catholic school made me a ‘man for others’

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 12, 2022 / 17:00 pm When Caleb Williams stood up to the podium accept the Heisman Trophy Saturday, the University of Southern California (USC) quarterback gave credit to his Catholic education for showing him how to be a “man for others.” A graduate of …
Archdiocese of Washington cancels Youth Rally, Mass for Life held at March for Life events

by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Nov 15, 2022 / 07:16 am The Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., announced that its annual Youth Rally and Mass for Life, which both typically take place in conjunction with the national March for Life in Washington D.C., have been canceled. “After a consultation process that …
DC aborted babies: Private autopsy to examine how they died, Sen. Cruz says

by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 9, 2022 / 17:19 pm Sen. Ted Cruz and a pro-life group said Thursday that authorities will allow a private pathologist to examine the remains of five babies the group claims it recovered from a D.C. abortion clinic. The Texas Republican lawmaker and …
Catholic priest reveals role in DC aborted babies case: ‘I buried them myself’

by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 20, 2022 / 08:44 am A West Virginia priest is speaking publicly about his role in providing a funeral Mass and dignified burial for more than 100 aborted babies that pro-life activists say they rescued outside of a Washington, D.C., abortion clinic. “I …
UPDATE: Pro-life group says it obtained remains of 115 aborted babies discarded by DC clinic

by Jonah McKeown, Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Apr 5, 2022 / 10:51 am Anti-abortion activists said Tuesday that they obtained 115 aborted babies from a driver for a medical waste company in late March, with the intention of giving the unborn children a dignified funeral and burial. Five of those babies …
Cardinal Gregory criticizes activist group’s ‘antics’ at basilica on eve of March for Life

by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 21, 2022 / 10:20 am Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, responded strongly Friday to an activist group’s projection of pro-choice messages on the facade of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Thursday night, the eve of the annual …