(OSV News) The head of the Knights of Columbus gratefully commemorated the first anniversary of the Supreme Court s Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, saying that today, and for generations to come, the June 24, 2022, ruling will be viewed as one of the most significant human rights achievements in our nation s history. By allowing abortion on demand, including late-term abortions up to birth, Roe had a devastating impact on women and took the lives of over 60 million unborn chil
WASHINGTON (OSV News) In a statement to mark the first anniversary of the Supreme Court s Dobbs ruling, President Joe Biden said June 24 that his administration will continue to protect access to reproductive health care and call on Congress to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law once and for all.
Elsewhere in Washington, national pro-life groups held a rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to mark the first anniversary of the ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women s Healt
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, VA. / CNAWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 30, 2022 / 12:53 pm (CNA).Thirteen parishes in the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, must stop offering Traditional Latin Masses come Sept. 8 under new rules issued Friday by Bishop Michael J. Burbidge.Under the directive, eight other parishes may continue to offer Masses in what is called the Extraordinary Form, but five of those may only do so in other locations besides their churches, including school buildings and a former church.Moreover, none of the eight parishes may publish the times of their Latin Masses in their bulletins, parish websites, or social media channels.Three parishes in the diocese may continue to host Latin Masses in their churches. They are: St. Anthony Mission in King George, St. Rita Church in Alexandria, and St. John the Beloved in McLean.The diocese s five-page policy makes no explicit mention of a ban on Masses said ad orientem, or facing away from the congregation, in .