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Pro-life advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona State Capitol on April 17, 2024, in Phoenix.

Arizona House votes to repeal law protecting life from moment of conception

Apr 24, 2024

The vote comes after Democrats launched several unsuccessful attempts to repeal the pro-life law.

Pro-life and pro-abortion activists at a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in the Moyle v. United States case, in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2024. The case deals with whether an Idaho abortion law conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).

Divided Supreme Court hears emergency room abortion case: DOJ vs. Idaho’s pro-life law

Apr 24, 2024

The crux of the case focuses on whether Idaho’s Defense of Life Act conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).

A Coptic Orthodox church in Old Cairo, a historic area of the Egyptian capital.

Arsonists burn down homes of Egypt’s beleaguered Christians

Apr 24, 2024

Muslim extremists set on fire several homes of Christians in Minya, a province in southern Egypt, in a continuation of anti-Christian violence. 

Anti-death penalty activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip on Sept. 29, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Oklahoma attorney general asks Supreme Court to halt execution of condemned convict

Apr 24, 2024

Since Richard Glossip’s initial conviction, two independent investigations have uncovered serious problems with his trial.

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End-of-life resources help Catholics ‘finish life faithfully’

Apr 24, 2024

Aging with Dignity announced this month the release of “Finishing Life Faithfully,” a booklet that “makes complex end-of-life decisions easier.”

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Catholic Charities in Ohio found partially negligent in 5-year-old’s 2017 death

Apr 24, 2024

A jury in Cuyahoga County ruled in the wrongful-death suit that the Catholic charity group was 8% responsible for Jordan Rodriguez’s 2017 death.

Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of the multinational digital communications conglomerate Cisco, signs the Rome Call for AI Ethics, a document by the Pontifical Academy for Life, on April 24, 2024, at the Vatican.

Cisco CEO meets Pope Francis, signs AI ethics pledge at Vatican

Apr 24, 2024

Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of the multinational digital communications conglomerate, met privately with Pope Francis on April 24.

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his Wednesday general audience on April 24, 2024.

Pope Francis: Theological virtues are the ‘fundamental attributes’ of a Christian life

Apr 24, 2024

The Holy Father bolstered his analysis by looking to the legacy of St. John Paul II.

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God ‘answered a lot of prayers’: Scalise discusses faith, cancer recovery 

Apr 24, 2024

In an update on his health, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise discussed with “EWTN News Nightly” the role his faith played in his recovery from blood cancer. 

Eucharist, unity, clarity: What attracts converts to the Catholic Church?

Apr 24, 2024

Several U.S. dioceses reported 30%, 40%, 50%, and even more than 70% more adult converts who entered the Catholic Church this Easter.

University of Mary student to graduate with toddler, supported by campus program for moms

Apr 24, 2024

The Saint Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers at University of Mary in North Dakota helps single mothers by providing room, board, child care, and community.

Defiant Texas nuns seek restraining order against bishop, Carmelite association

Apr 23, 2024

If the District Court of Tarrant County grants the monastery’s request, it would prevent Bishop Michael Olson and others from entering the premises.