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Young people participate in the annual Walk for Life in San Diego Jan. 20. A report released Nov. 21 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fewer U.S. women are having abortions than at any time since Roe v. Wade. (CNS photo/David Maung)

Pro-lifers: N.Y. abortion bill could one day make being pro-life ‘a crime’

Catholic News Service
January 11, 2019
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Officials at the New York State Catholic Conference are calling the Reproductive Health Act “worse than we thought it would be.”

Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, retired archbishop of Washington, is seen at the National Press Club in this 2015 file photo. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Cardinal Wuerl wrote papal nuncio of abuse claims against predecessor in 2004

Catholic News Service
January 11, 2019
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Church officials confirmed that Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, retired archbishop of Washington, had forwarded an allegation of sexual misconduct against his predecessor, former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, to the papal nuncio in Washington in 2004.

Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the official preacher of the papal household, delivers the homily to U.S. bishops during Mass Jan. 3 in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at Mundelein Seminary during the bishops' Jan. 2-8 retreat at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Illinois, near Chicago. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Archbishop Lori and other bishops describe retreat as profound, inspiring

Carol Zimmermann
January 10, 2019
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Archbishop William E. Lori said the retreat was prayerful, serious and a moment to strengthen the bonds of unity and communion among the bishops.

Archbishop William E. Lori, standing next to Maryland Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller Jr., delivers the opening prayer before the start of the evening session of the Maryland General Assembly Feb. 18, 2013. (CR file)

Senate President Mike Miller undergoing treatment for prostate cancer

Kelly Sankowski
January 10, 2019
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On the Senate floor Jan. 10, Maryland Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller confirmed reports that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He will be undergoing chemotherapy during this year’s legislative session, but in a statement said he plans to continue to “fully carry out my Senate responsibilities.” “As many of you know, beyond […]

Abby Johnson, who early in her career assisted in carrying out abortions, will be among the speakers during the 2019 March for Life rally Jan. 18 on the National Mall in Washington. She is pictured in a 2011 photo. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Aguirre, Catholic San Francisco)

Woman who once assisted with abortions to address March for Life Jan. 18

Dennis Sadowski
January 10, 2019
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Abby Johnson, who early in her career assisted in carrying out abortions, will be among the speakers during the 2019 March for Life rally Jan. 18 on the National Mall in Washington.

CNS photo/Universal Steve Carell star in a scene from the movie "Welcome to Marwen." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (CNS photo/Universal)

Movie Review: ‘Welcome to Marwen’

John Mulderig
January 10, 2019
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Steve Carell makes a dedicated effort in his portrayal of Hogancamp. But his performance fails to redeem this project, weird as it is in all the wrong ways.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address Jan. 8 televised to the nation from his desk in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. He spoke about immigration and the southern U.S. border on the 18th day of a partial government shutdown. (CNS photo/Carlos Barria, Reuters)

Catholic groups and others rail against Trump border ‘crisis’ speech

Rhina Guidos
January 9, 2019
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No sooner had President Donald Trump finished his Jan. 8 nine-minute speech, his first such event televised in prime time from the Oval Office, about what he called a “crisis” at the border, than Catholic groups and others began tearing apart his arguments.

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