David Daleiden arrives for court at the Harris County Courthouse after surrendering to authorities on Feb. 4, 2016, in Houston. / Credit: Eric Kayne/Getty Images CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 16:35 pm (CNA). The state of California has agreed to a plea deal with pro-life activists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt this week after…

Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire, a media apostolate focused on evangelization. / Credit: Word on Fire Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 17:05 pm (CNA). Bishop Robert Barron has released a statement commending President Donald Trump’s recent executive order banning federal funding for “transgender” medical interventions for minors.  “I…

null / Credit: pim pic/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 15:35 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent abortion- and pro-life-related news: Environmental harm of chemical abortions raises concerns   Legislators in several states are introducing bills restricting abortion pills, citing concerns about water contamination. New legislation in Arizona, Idaho, Maine, West Virginia,…

Former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry. / Credit: Office of Rep. Jeff Fortenberry Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 30, 2025 / 16:05 pm (CNA). A federal judge granted a request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to drop criminal charges against former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, a Catholic and prominent pro-life leader who left Congress after being…

Emergency response units search on Jan. 30, 2025, near the crash site of the American Airlines plane in the Potomac River after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Jan. 29. / Credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images CNA Staff, Jan 30, 2025 / 13:30 pm (CNA). The archbishops of Washington…

Former English Bishop Richard Williamson. / Credit: Joshuarodri, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Jan 30, 2025 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Bishop Richard Williamson, a former English bishop of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), died on Wednesday at the age of 84 after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. The Priestly Society of St….