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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, speaks during news conference to announce a new bill on abortion restrictions, on Capitol Hill September 13, 2022 in Washington, DC.

A Line in the Sand

A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: The Graham Bill is a welcome but modest piece of legislation that would protect some unborn babies and their mothers from the horrors of abortion.

Michael Warsaw Publisher's Note

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Groups of migrants receive food from the San Antonio Catholic Charities outside the Migrant Resource Center on September 19, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas.

Venezuelan Migrants Streaming Into United States Receive Help From Catholic Organizations

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The Sparkling Story of the World-Famous ‘Smiling Angel’

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(Clockwise from Left) Orphans gather outside a school. Catholics attend Mass at a chapel. A hospital with 15 beds in Gehandu. A woman of the Barabaig tribe. The high mortality rate of AIDS in Tanzania makes many children orphans.

How Mother Maria Stieren Converted Tanzania’s Ferocious Barabaig Tribe

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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito, shown at Georgetown University Law Center's on Feb. 23, 2016, spoke to students at the Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America this week.

Supreme Court Justice Alito: Faith ‘Should Affect the Way You Treat People’ as a Judge

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On Oct. 1, the 30th International Week of Prayer and Fasting, a grassroots movement, will begin with events in Washington. Every year, it is a call to prayer.

How to Prayerfully Participate in the International Week of Prayer & Fasting

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The ethics and legality of elective abortion are completely different than that of treating pregnancy complications, even if elective abortion sometimes uses the same medical procedures as true medical treatment.

Abortion Confusion Needs Greater Wisdom, Not More Abortion

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Pope Francis to Visit Kingdom of Bahrain in November

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The 90-year-old cardinal appeared on Sept. 27 for the second consecutive day in the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts.

Cardinal Zen’s Second Day in Court: Magistrate Rules There is Sufficient Evidence

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In the cathedral entrance hangs a large painting of the cathedral’s patron, St. Raphael the Archangel. The wood decor and statues create a prayerful atmosphere in the oldest parish in Iowa

Celebrating the Archangels — in Iowa

Nini and Juliana Weinmeister-Bisping sit in St. Johannes XXIII Catholic Church prior to Brigitte Schmidt, a pastoral worker, blesses the same-sex couple on May 10, 2021, in Cologne, Germany.

Flemish Bishops’ Document Undermines the Spiritual Quest of Homosexual People, Belgian Theologians Warn

Students enjoying class activities at Magdalen Catholic School.

Sponsorship of Schools: Diocese of Wichita Has Winning Model

Donnelly College Renews Vision of Students ‘Fully Alive’ to God’s Glory

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Pope Francis presides over the Via Crucis torchlight procession at the ancient Colosseum on Good Friday, April 26, 2022, in Rome.

Pope Francis: His Life and Pontificate in 11 Scenes

‘I can read my life in light of Chapter 16 of the book of the prophet Ezekiel,’ wrote Pope Francis. ‘That text from Ezekiel teaches us ... how to feel shame — with all our history of wretchedness and sin, God remains faithful and raises us up. I feel this.’