The US-born pontiff highlighted flaws within the conservative "pro-life" movement, which seeks to ban abortions across the US, asserting that being truly pro-life also includes having an anti-capital ...

Various U.S. bishops expressed relief and happiness after U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, announced his decision to decline an award from the Chicago Archdiocese following backlash over his ...

A tumultuous five hours on Tuesday began at about 2 p.m. ET, when an EWTN Vatican journalist asked Pope Leo XIV to address the ongoing controversy over Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich’s plan to give a ...

"Someone who says 'I'm against abortion but says I am in favor of the death penalty' is not really pro-life," Leo told reporters. "Someone who says that 'I'm against abortion, but I'm in agreement ...

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman." ...

Church teaching forbids abortion, but it also opposes capital punishment as "inadmissible" under all circumstances. U.S. bishops and the Vatican have strongly called for humane treatment of migrants, ...

The first American pope is a native of Chicago. Six more houses collapsed into the sea in the Outer Banks Senate defeats House-passed bill to reopen government, despite Democratic cracks Texas Ranger ...

Sen. Dick Durbin said he was "overwhelmed" by the support he received from Pope Leo after facing criticism for his long-held support for abortion rights.

Pope Leo XIV jumped into the U.S.'s seemingly never-ending abortion debate and offered his own view of what it means to truly be "pro-life." ...

Pope Leo XIV didn't have a problem with Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin receiving a lifetimme achievement award from the church. Some Catholic priests did.

“Someone who says ‘I’m against abortion but says I am in favor of the death penalty’ is not really pro-life,” Leo said. “Someone who says that ‘I’m against abortion, but I’m in agreement with the ...

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