Thomas More Society petitions Trump to pardon 21 pro-life activists in prison — By: Catholic News Agency

Joan Andrews Bell, Jean Marshall, Heather Idoni, and Paulette Harlow are four pro-life women serving time after being convicted on federal charges for for blockading the inside of an abortion clinic in 2020. / Credit: Chris Bell/Laura Gise/Heather Idoni/Paulette Harlow Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 16, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). A Catholic law firm is…

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Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi vows to end ‘weaponization’ against Catholics — By: Catholic News Agency

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing to be the next U.S. attorney general in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 15, 2025 / 16:15 pm (CNA). President-elect…

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Catholic Annunciation House defends against ‘alien harboring’ claim at Texas Supreme Court — By: Catholic News Agency

Migrant parents socialize outside the Annunciation House on June 26, 2018, in El Paso, Texas. / Credit: AP Photo/Matt York Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 15, 2025 / 14:45 pm (CNA). A Texas Catholic shelter network defended itself at the state Supreme Court this week against allegations that the nonprofit unlawfully harbors “aliens” who entered the…

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Cuban government announces release of 553 prisoners through mediation of Pope Francis — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis meets with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on June 20, 2023, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 15, 2025 / 13:15 pm (CNA). The Cuban government announced the release of 553 prisoners through the mediation of Pope Francis “in the spirit of the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025.” “President [Miguel]…

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Pope Francis calls for global commitment to eradicate child labor and exploitation — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall for his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 15, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jan 15, 2025 / 10:50 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Wednesday called for a global commitment to eradicate child labor, saying injustices committed against “the invisible…

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