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  • [ August 19, 2026 ] Mexico Archdiocese: Abandoned or aborted babies must be buried, treated with dignity News Briefs
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Florida pro-abortion activists to pay restitution following pro-life clinic vandalism 

July 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Vandalism at a Heartbeat of Miami pregnancy center in Hialeah, Florida, July 3, 2022. / Heartbeat of Miami.

CNA Staff, Jul 26, 2024 / 14:45 pm (CNA).
Four Florida activists from the abortion rights extremist group “Jane’s Revenge” agreed on Jul… […]

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Young mother gets more than 3 years in prison for blocking abortion clinic entrance

July 25, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

A Manhattan federal court sentenced Bevelyn Beatty Williams, a 33-year-old pro-life activist, to three years and five months in prison July 24, 2024, for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act by preaching outside an abor… […]

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FBI director denies targeting pro-life activists

July 25, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 25, 2024 / 14:50 pm (C… […]

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Pro-life activist Paul Vaughn avoids jail time after FACE Act conviction

July 3, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

U.S. Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 3, 2024 / 19:19 pm (CNA).
Pro-life activist Paul Vaughn, who was convicted on federal charges … […]

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Perpetrators to be ‘held accountable’ after vandalism against pregnancy center

July 2, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Vandalism at a Heartbeat of Miami pregnancy center in Hialeah, Florida, July 3, 2022. / Credit: Heartbeat of Miami

CNA Staff, Jul 2, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
The owners of a life-affirming Florida pregnancy center have settled with vandals who gr… […]

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Another elderly pro-life activist sentenced to two years in prison

May 31, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Pro-life activists protest the incarceration of nine activists charged with FACE Act violations. / Credit: Photo by Tyler Arnold

CNA Staff, May 31, 2024 / 18:40 pm (CNA).
Paulette Harlow, an elderly woman with a debilitating medical condition w… […]

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Pro-lifers imprisoned under FACE Act speak out

May 16, 2024 Catholic News Agency 5

Washington Surgi-Clinic on F St. NW in Washington, D.C., on April 7, 2022. / Credit: Katie Yoder/CNA

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 16, 2024 / 14:48 pm (CNA).
After seven pro-life activists were sentenced to years in prison for a “rescue” attem… […]

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Lawmakers renew calls to repeal the FACE Act

May 16, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

PAAU activists hold a rally outside Washington Surgi-Clinic in Washington, D.C., May 4, 2022. / Credit: Katie Yoder/CNA

Washington D.C., May 16, 2024 / 12:19 pm (CNA).
As seven pro-lifers were sentenced to years in prison for their efforts to r… […]

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Elderly pro-life activist sentenced to over two years in prison under FACE Act

May 15, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Pro-life activist Joan Andrews Bell listens during a news conference on the five fetuses found inside the home where she and other anti-abortion activists were living on Capitol Hill at a news conference at the Hyatt Regency on April 5, 2022, in… […]

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Pro-life activist Lauren Handy sentenced to over four years in prison under FACE Act

May 14, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Pro-life activist Lauren Handy listens during a news conference on the five fetuses found inside the home where she and other anti-abortion activists were living on Capitol Hill at a news conference at the Hyatt Regency on April 5, 2022, in Wash… […]

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