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U.S. Supreme Court. / Credit: PT Hamilton/Shutterstock Boston, Mass., Jun 26, 2025 / 14:59 pm (CNA). Local Planned Parenthood facilities can’t force state governments to give them Medicaid funds through lawsuits because Congress didn’t create an individual right to the benefits, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Thursday. The 6-3 decision enables states to cut off…

The Texas capitol. / Credit: Ricardo Garza/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 26, 2025 / 13:25 pm (CNA). Here’s a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news:  Nearly 100 pro-life advocates ask Texas governor for special session on abortion pills A chorus of pro-life voices is urging the governor of Texas to call legislators to a special…

Pope Leo XIV meets with the synod’s 16th ordinary council near the Vatican on Thursday, June 26, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 26, 2025 / 12:55 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ biggest legacy regarding synodality is “as a style, an attitude that helps us to be Church,” Pope Leo XIV said Thursday in…

Pope Leo XIV speaks to an anti-drug advocate at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, Thursday, June 26, 2025 / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 26, 2025 / 09:23 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called on governments and law enforcement agencies to focus their efforts on dismantling criminal organizations that profit from…