Dec 30, 2020 rome bureau chief
At the crack of dawn on Wednesday, Pope Francis’s home country of Argentina legalized abortion, after the senate approved a bill presented by President Alberto Fernandez.
ROSARIO, Argentina At the crack of dawn on Wednesday, Pope Francis’s home country of Argentina legalized abortion, after the senate approved a bill presented by President Alberto Fernandez.
Pope Francis referred specifically to the abortion debate in Argentina three times since Fernandez presented the bill in November, through three private letters that later became public. In his letters, the pope noted that the pro-life position is a “scientific” issue, and not a religious one.
Argentina legalizes abortion during first 14 weeks of pregnancy
Pro-life demonstrators react after the Senate passed an abortion bill in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 30, 2020. Abortion will be legal during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. (CNS photo/Martin Villar, Reuters)
By David Agren • Catholic News Service • Posted December 30, 2020
MEXICO CITY (CNS) Argentina has legalized abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, despite strong Catholic opposition and polls showing deep divisions on the issue.
The Senate approved the bill 38-29 Dec. 30 after a 12-hour debate as supporters with green handkerchiefs and opponents with blue handkerchiefs awaited the decision in the streets during the small hours of the morning. President Alberto Fernández presented legislation in November it was quickly approved in the lower house and has promised to sign it into law.
A modern-day massacre of innocents
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The Massacre of the Holy Innocents. (Image: Wikipedia)
The story of the Massacre of the Holy Innocents is very well known. The feast of these martyrs was celebrated on Dec. 28.
“When Herod realized that the visitors from the east had tricked him, he was furious. He gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its neighborhood who were two years old and younger this was done in accordance with what he had learned from the visitors about the time when the star had appeared.” (Matthew 2:16-18)
Full article Taking advantage of Dec. 28, Day of the Holy Innocents, Lopez Obrador opened his news briefing saying he would in future hold only one conference a week, at midday on Wednesdays.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday played a trick on the media, pretending he was going to end the daily news conferences that he has used to pillory critics and dominate the national news cycle.
Taking advantage of Dec. 28, Day of the Holy Innocents, a celebration associated with practical jokes in Mexico and most of Latin America, Lopez Obrador opened his news briefing by saying he would in future hold only one conference a week, at midday on Wednesdays.