via the Hill: Democrats blocked a bill on Monday that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks, a blow to anti-abortion groups that considered its passage a top priority for Congress in 2018. The bill, authored by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), was unable to get the 60 votes necessary to end a filibuster and proceed… Read More Democrats Filibuster 20-week Abortion Ban

via Reuters: Pope Francis called on European countries on Monday to do more to fight anti-Semitism, saying indifference on the issue was a virus that could allow the ideas of racial hatred to spread. Francis issued his appeal in a speech to a Rome conference on the responsibility of states to fight anti-Semitism and crimes… Read More Pope Calls on Europe to Do More to Fight Antisemitism

Elizabeth Bruenig writes: President Trump apparently had an affair with a porn star while his model wife was home with their newborn son. No surprise there. Keeping the affair out of the newspapers before the 2016 election reportedly cost him $130,000, around a measly 0.004 percent of his claimed net worth of $3.1 billion —… Read More License as Liberty: Trump is the Freest Man Alive

Christine Emba writes: One year ago, 24 hours after the inauguration of President Trump, more than 2.5 million women and their allies turned out to express their disapproval at Women’s Marches across the country and around the world…. But it’s 2018 now, and we’ve learned something along the way: Outrage is not enough. The impact… Read More Moving from Outrage to Solidarity and Policy Advances

Here are highlights from this year’s Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for World Communications Day: Communication is part of God’s plan for us and an essential way to experience fellowship. Made in the image and likeness of our Creator, we are able to express and share all that is true, good, and beautiful. We… Read More Pope Francis: We Must Stop the Spread of Fake News

via Jack Jenkins, RNS: U.S. Roman Catholic bishops are backing public sector unions in an upcoming Supreme Court case, pitting church leaders against the Trump administration and conservatives in a legal battle over how organized labor is financed. In an amicus brief filed on Friday (Jan. 19) in the case of Janus v. American Federation… Read More Catholic Bishops Back Labor Unions in Big Supreme Court Case

Catholic News Service highlights pro-life feminists and whole life activists at the March for Life: