U.S. abortion law is ‘far more permissive than the vast majority of the world’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Demonstrators hold pro-life placards during an anti-abortion protest in Paris on Jan. 16, 2022. Abortion in France is legal until 14 weeks after conception. / Credit: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 7, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA). United States abortion law is “far more permissive than the vast majority of…

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Federal grant fund for security at houses of worship boosted by $400 million — By: Catholic News Agency

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. / Credit: Albert H. Teich/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 7, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA). A federal grant program that provides security funding for houses of worship and other nonprofits will receive $400 million more than it had the previous year amid rising threats, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck…

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Why Tom Brady and Garth Brooks will be at the Vatican this weekend — By: Catholic News Agency

Singer-songwriter Garth Brooks (left), former NFL quarterback Tom Brady (right), and other celebrity guests will meet Pope Francis in an audience at Apostolic Palace on May 11, 2024, as participants in the Vatican’s World Meeting on Human Fraternity. / Credit: SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images; Daniel Ibañez/CNA; TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images Rome Newsroom,…

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