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Court halts mailing of mifepristone prescriptions nationwide
Posted on 05/1/2026 17:44 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
A federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled to require in-person distribution of the abortion pill mifepristone, the most prevalent form of abortion in the U.S.
Pope Leo XIV responds to letter from victims of Minab girls’ school strike in Iran
Posted on 05/1/2026 16:59 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
“The issue is not whether there is regime change or not; the issue is how to promote the values we believe in without the death of so many innocent people," Pope Leo XIV said.
Former federal prosecutor: ‘I’d like to prosecute any nun who still wears the head habit’
Posted on 05/1/2026 16:29 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The Senate Judiciary Committee released the texts by ex-prosecutors who were dismissed shortly after Donald Trump returned to the presidency.
U.S. House passes farm bill that would reshape global food aid program
Posted on 05/1/2026 15:59 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The U.S. House advanced legislation that could change how the U.S. delivers international food assistance. Senate consideration is next.
New bill could end federal Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
Posted on 05/1/2026 15:29 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.
Vatican detected 78 suspicious activities in its financial system in 2025
Posted on 05/1/2026 14:59 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
The report by the Supervisory and Financial Information and Authority for 2025 detailed the efforts at transparency and accountability in Vatican financial affairs.
Lawmakers, activists rally behind proposed ban of ‘inhumane’ dismemberment abortion
Posted on 05/1/2026 14:29 PM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
Republican legislators have introduced a bill to protect the unborn from a form of second trimester abortion that involves dismembering the bodies of unborn children.
It’s the Good Friday of the pro-life cause in Mexico, lawyer says
Posted on 05/1/2026 11:41 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
As Mexico's highest court deliberates over a law that could legalize abortion on demand, a pro-life lawyer is promoting her book, which offers 20 of the best non-religious arguments against abortion.
This is Pope Leo’s prayer intention for the month of May
Posted on 05/1/2026 10:31 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of May is that everyone might have food.
‘Truthful, respectful’: Czech bishop backs Sudeten German gathering in Brno
Posted on 05/1/2026 10:01 AM (CNA Daily News - Vatican)
Bishop Pavel Konzbul of Brno, Czech Republic, is backing the late-May gathering despite a public backlash led by former Czech presidents Václav Klaus and Miloš Zeman.