Stuffed bears sit at a makeshift memorial outside of Oxford High School on December 01, 2021 in Oxford, Michigan. Yesterday, four students were killed and seven injured when a gunman opened fire on students at the school. A 15-year-old sophomore… […]
Jean-Marc Sauvé speaks at the launch of the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church report in Paris, France, Oct. 5, 2021. / Screenshot from CIASE Facebook page.
Paris, France, Dec 1, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
Members of a French Cath… […]
Pavica Vojnović, leader of the pro-life prayer vigils in Pforzheim, Germany. / ADF International.
Pforzheim, Germany, Dec 1, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Pro-lifers have won the right to appeal a court ruling upholding a German municipality’s decisio… […]
The dome of the Cathedral of St. Bavo in Haarlem, the Netherlands. / Frank de ruyter via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 NL).
Rome Newsroom, Dec 1, 2021 / 08:30 am (CNA).
Catholic bishops in the Netherlands have decided to cancel Christmas Midnight Mas… […]
The exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. / Shutterstock
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 1, 2021 / 07:59 am (CNA).
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today, Wednesday, Dec. 1, in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health … […]
Groups gathered outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dec. 1, ahead of oral arguments in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. / Katie Yoder
Washington D.C., Dec 1, 2021 / 07:15 am (CNA).
This post will be continuously updated.
As the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, activists both opposed and in favor of abortion rights gathered outside the court in the early morning hours on Wednesday, Dec. 1.
CNA is outside the court and will be providing on-the-ground updates. (All times EST.)
9:02 a.m. This is Marion, from Mississippi. She told CNA that she remembers Roe v. Wade, and says that her generation allowed it to happen. That’s why, she said, her generation must also work to reverse it.
The Supreme Court first heard arguments in Roe v. Wade on Dec. 13, 1971, almost exactly 50 years ago. The case was then re-argued in front of the court on Oct. 11, 1972, and the court announced their decision in the case on Jan. 22, 1973.
Meet Marion from Mississippi. She remembers Roe v. Wade, and says that her generation allowed it to happen. That’s why, she says, her generation must also work to reverse it. She’s outside the Supreme Court today for #DobbsvJackson. pic.twitter.com/N9z3CQcima
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) December 1, 2021
8:00 a.m.: It’s a chilly 36 degrees, but people have assembled in front of the Supreme Court. A fence serves as a physical barrier between the two opposing groups.
People are braving the 36-degree weather to arrive at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., ahead of the #DobbsvJackson oral arguments at the Supreme Court. The case directly challenges Roe v. Wade. pic.twitter.com/NekfHtkqYA
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) December 1, 2021
Vatican Archbishop Paul Gallagher in 2018. / Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äußeres via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0).
Belgrade, Serbia, Dec 1, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The Vatican’s “foreign minister” has said that he is “ultimately very … […]
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Vatican City, Dec 1, 2021 / 05:15 am (CNA).
Pope Francis shared advice for engaged and married couples based on the example provided by the Holy Family at his Wednesday audience.The pope highlighted how St. Joseph witn… […]
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J., pictured at the Vatican on Oct. 10, 2018. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.
Brussels, Belgium, Dec 1, 2021 / 03:05 am (CNA).
Europe’s Catholic bishops said on Tuesday that a withdrawn document discouraging European Comm… […]
Former US Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 2021. / Screenshot taken from Susan B. Anthony List livestream
Washington D.C., Nov 30, 2021 / 17:06 pm (CNA).
Former vice president Mike Pence … […]
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