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Mourners fill St. Peter's Basilica on Friday, April 25, 2025, as they wait to pay their final respects to Pope Francis. The Vatican reports more than 128,000 people have visited since Wednesday morning. / Elias Turk / EWTN NewsVatican City, Apr 25, 2025 / 02:45 am (CNA).Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, as confirmed by the Holy See Press Office. The 88-year-old pontiff led the Catholic Church for a little more than 12 years.Follow here for live updates of the latest news and information on the papal transition:
Mourners fill St. Peter's Basilica on Friday, April 25, 2025, as they wait to pay their final respects to Pope Francis. The Vatican reports more than 128,000 people have visited since Wednesday morning. / Elias Turk / EWTN News
Vatican City, Apr 25, 2025 / 02:45 am (CNA).
Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, as confirmed by the Holy See Press Office. The 88-year-old pontiff led the Catholic Church for a little more than 12 years.
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Sarah Hurm speaks at the March for Life on Jan. 23, 2026. | Credit: EWTN News/ScreenshotJan 23, 2026 / 14:23 pm (CNA).Pro-life speaker Sarah Hurm offered her testimony about facing her fourth unplanned pregnancy at a March for Life rally on the National Mall on Jan. 23."I am hear to tell you that abortion pill reversal can work. My life, and the life of my son, is living proof," Hurm, who is a Catholic single mother of four, said at the rally.Hurm described seeking an abortion. "The clinic had felt lifeless," she said. After taking the abortion pill, she changed her mind and found the abortion pill reversal ministry. "I realized ... I could fight for my child's life. And so I did," she said.Abortion pill reversal (APR) is recommended or dispensed by pro-life pregnancy centers to prevent the completion of an abortion shortly after a woman takes mifepristone to achieve a chemical abortion. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) does not recommend the u...
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks at the March for Life rally on Jan. 23, 2026, in Washington, D.C. | Credit: EWTN News/ScreenshotJan 23, 2026 / 15:29 pm (CNA).Vice President JD Vance and Republican lawmakers defended President Donald Trump's abortion-related policies at the 2026 March for Life on Jan. 23."You have an ally in the White House," Vance said in his speech.Vance was the first political speaker at the march, and he was followed by House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, the longtime leader of the House pro-life caucus.Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune addressed the marchers in prerecorded video messages.In his speech, Vance said: "One of the things I most wanted in the United States of America is more families and more babies," and touted the recent announcement that he and his wife, Usha, are expecting their fourth child."So let the record show that you have a vice president who practices what he preaches," Vance said.The vice pres...
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Credit: roibu/ShutterstockJan 22, 2026 / 18:30 pm (CNA).The abortion issue will likely be on the ballot in several states this November.EWTN News took a look at which states have abortion-related measures in the works or on the ballot. Four states might vote to create a right to abortion this November. Only one state has a measure to protect life.Virginian lawmakers add abortion to the ballotThis November, Virginians will consider an amendment to enshrine a fundamental right to abortion in the state constitution. The amendment, if passed, could jeopardize already-existing laws protecting unborn children as well as Virginia's parental notification law.The proposed abortion amendment would create a "fundamental right to reproductive freedom, including the ability to make and carry out decisions relating to one's own prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, abortion care, miscarriage management, and fertility care."Virginia lawmakers approved the amendment fo...
