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Washington D.C., Feb 8, 2021 / 10:07 am (CNA).- Another woman endorsed by pro-life groups was elected to the U.S. House on Friday, in the last 2020 House race to be certified.
On Friday evening, Claudia Tenney declared victory in the race for .
Knights of Columbus elects Patrick Kelly as next Supreme Knight
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NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, the Knights of Columbus Board of Directors elected Patrick E. Kelly as the next Supreme Knight, to continue the mission of charity, unity and fraternity established by the Order s Founder, Blessed Michael McGivney, almost 140 years ago.
Carl A. Anderson will retire February 28, after more than 20 years of service as Supreme Knight and upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. He leaves a legacy of Christian witness and service to the Catholic Church, to the Knights of Columbus and to communities throughout the world.
Justice for unborn called ‘foundational’ principle of pro-life movement
Supreme Knight Carl Anderson, CEO of the Knights of Columbus, is seen in this screen grab Jan. 29, 2021, from the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council’s YouTube channel. He was awarded the 2021 Pro-Life Legacy Award during the March for Life Rose Dinner, held virtually this year because of the pandemic. (CNS screen grab)
By Catholic News Service • Posted February 2, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) Supreme Knight Carl Anderson urged the pro-life movement to remain committed to four foundational principles: justice, truth, democracy and compassion.
“The first is our commitment to justice,” he said, adding that “since the day Moses returned from Mount Sinai” with the Ten Commandments, “we’ve known that it is always wrong to intentionally kill an innocent human being.”
Washington D.C., Jan 19, 2021 / 10:25 am (CNA).- President-elect Joe Biden will nominate a supporter of the contraceptive mandate to a top position at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), he announced on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Biden announced that he would nominate Dr. Rachel Levine, a biological man identifying as a transgender woman who has served as Pennsylvania’s health secretary since 2017, to be HHS Assistant Secretary for Health. Before serving as Pennsylvania’s health secretary, Levine served as the state’s physician general.
Levine has been outspoken on social issues, supporting gender-transition surgery and the contraceptive mandate while opposing a proposed 20-week abortion ban.