Facts of Life

Abortion activists have been trying to portray George W. Bush as outside the mainstream. But the mainstream has been changing. Americans increasingly identify themselves as pro-life.

Sept 1995

pro-choice 56%

pro-life 33%

Oct. 2000

pro-choice 47%

pro-life 45%

Source: Gallup Poll cited by salon.com, Jan 26.

------- EXCERPT: U.S. BECOMING PRO-LIFE
Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis