Abortion advocates received nearly $2 billion in federal funds over three years, data shows — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 13, 2023 / 08:14 am (CNA). A congressional report released this week revealed that major abortion advocacy organizations received nearly $2 billion in federal funds between 2019 and 2021. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report showed that several pro-abortion groups “received $1.89 billion in federal funding” over the years…

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Illinois agrees to end speech restrictions on pro-life pregnancy centers amid lawsuit — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Mel Elias/Unsplash Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 12, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Illinois has agreed to halt its enforcement of a law that restricts the speech and advertising of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers following a lawsuit that challenged its constitutionality on First Amendment and other grounds.  Attorney General Kwame Raoul agreed to a…

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Catholic survey shows ‘shocking’ impact of UK church closures during COVID pandemic — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Ansis Klucis/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA). A “major” survey released this month by a British Catholic organization demonstrates what the group says were the “shocking” effects of COVID-19-related church closures in that country.  Catholic Union, a lay organization that bills itself as “dedicated to the defense of…

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Pope Francis appoints Colombian priest as auxiliary bishop in Archdiocese of Quebec — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop-elect Juan Carlos Londoño. / Credit: Archdiocese of Quebec Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 12, 2023 / 12:15 pm (CNA). Pope Francis appointed a Colombian-born priest, Father Juan Carlos Londoño, to serve as a new auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Quebec, Canada, the Vatican announced on Tuesday.  “We welcome with great joy the new auxiliary…

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