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Speaking with the Register, the House and Senate pro-life caucus chairs discuss how they are seeking to advance the pro-life cause in 2023’s changed political and legal context.
The U.S. Department of State in late November designated Nicaragua a Country of Particular Concern in terms of religious freedom violations perpetrated by or tolerated by the government.
Critics predict the measure, passed today by Congress, will be weaponized against groups that hold traditional views on marriage.
Republican Reps. Chris Smith of New Jersey and Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington introduced the new legislation.
Children are often exposed to radioactive minerals, injuries and deadly and painful diseases as they work to extract the valuable ore.
“While these tests can help parents prepare for the arrival of their child, we are concerned that they could be a predatory financial windfall for manufacturers and directly result in the termination of innocent human life,” said lawmakers in a letter to the FDA's acting commissioner.
Bishop Avenya charged the Nigerian government for failing to protect Christians in the Middle Belt.
Legislation would add anti-discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity, but the USCCB expressed concern about threats to freedom and safety.
EDITORIAL: Pope Francis said in 2015, when asked if politics is martyrdom, ‘Yes. It is a kind of martyrdom. But it is a daily martyrdom: seeking the common good without letting yourself be corrupted.’
The new Democratic-controlled House of Representatives immediately passed pro-abortion legislation.
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