Christopher White writes: During his in-flight press conference en route home from Colombia, the pope recalled that “I heard the president of the United States introduce himself as a ‘pro-life’ man. “A good pro-lifer understands that family is the cradle of life, and that its unity must be defended,” the pope said. The pope’s remarks… Read More Whole Life Pope Identifies Immigration as a Pro-life Issue
via CNS: While his trip back to Rome did not have to change flight plans like the flight to Colombia Sept. 6 did because of Hurricane Irma, Pope Francis was asked about the apparently increasing intensity of hurricanes and other storms and what he thinks of political leaders who doubt climate change is real. “Anyone… Read More Pope Francis: History Will Judge Politicians Who Deny Climate Change, Refuse to Act
Kristen Day writes: While some abortion-rights activists believe that economic justice and equality require that poor women abort their children, pro-life Democrats believe that we can and must do better for poor and working-class women. According to the Guttmacher Institute, 75 percent of women seeking abortion are poor or low-income. No woman should ever feel… Read More Rich White Liberals’ Abortion Litmus Test is Unpopular and Disastrous
Louisiana’s Cajun Catholics celebrate the Feast of the Assumption with a one-of-a-kind Eucharistic procession on the Bayou Teche:
In an interview with Inés San Martín, Cardinal Peter Turkson calls pro-life and environmental activism inseparable: I mean, care for human life and pro-life activism essentially resonates with the message for climate change. What climate change is saying is that the present state of the climate is a menace to human life itself. It’s not… Read More Pope Francis Wants Action on Climate Change, a Life Issue
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu explains the problem with Confederate monuments: Jonathan Chait explains that Confederate monuments are propaganda — not history:
via the USCCB: The President and Vice President along with Chairmen of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have issued a statement denouncing the Administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program after six months…. “The cancellation of the DACA program is reprehensible. It causes unnecessary fear for DACA youth and… Read More USCCB: Cancellation of DACA is Reprehensible
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