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El Papa León XIV recibió este sábado en el Vaticano a 15 víctimas de abusos –perpetrados por miembros del clero– en un encuentro intenso marcado por el diálogo, la escucha y la oración.

La Secretaría de Estado del Vaticano dijo que "Su Santidad León XIV tiene en mente convocar un consistorio extraordinario para los días 7 y 8 de enero de 2026"

La temporada de lluvias de 2025 ha golpeado duramente el estado mexicano de Jalisco, siendo considerada una de las más intensas en los últimos años. Hasta allí, en algunas de las comunidades más pobres, llegó la solidaridad de los Caballeros de Colón.

El Vaticano anunció la fecha de estreno del documental "Leo from Chicago", sobre la vida de León XIV en Estados Unidos, país donde nació, al cumplirse este sábado 6 meses del pontificado del primer Papa estadounidense y peruano de la historia de la Iglesia Católica.

Mons. Antonio Gómez Cantero, Obispo de Almería (España), señaló que el mártir no es un fanático ni un buscador de gloria, sino un testigo del amor más grande, en su homilía de la Misa por la Jornada Martirial Diocesana, celebrada el 6 de noviembre.

El Santo Padre dirigió la siguiente catequesis orientada al tema “Esperar es dar testimonio”

CNA Staff, Nov 8, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA).

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news:

Amid clown protesters, Boston men’s march for life remains ‘prayerful’

Hundreds gathered in Boston last Saturday for a men’s march for life, which drew a rambunctious crowd of protesters dressed as clowns and inflatable dinosaurs. 

The fourth annual National Men’s March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood began at Boston Planned Parenthood and concluded about three miles away at Boston Common.

While counterprotesters — some dressed as clowns or wearing inflatable dinosaur costumes — played instruments and yelled on the sidelines, marchers carried on in a “prayerful and well-composed” manner, said march co-founder and president Jim Havens, who called the event “outstanding.” 

At the rallying point at Boston Common, an estimated 50 Antifa members also showed up. Another counterprotester wore a pony costume and carried a megaphone. 

Though the event sees protesters every year, Havens told CNA that the marchers have a good relationship with local law enforcement, so the event is “safe and secure.” 

“In our current culture of death, when we publicly stand for the least among us and for the abolition of the ongoing daily mass murder of our littlest brothers and sisters, protesters are to be expected,” Havens said. “We strive to incorporate the protesters into those for whom we pray as we march.” 

A marching band from the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property also participated to counterbalance the noise of the counterprotesters. 

The march invites men “to step forward to protect the women and children,” Havens explained. 

The idea that abortion is not a men’s issue is “nonsense,” Havens said. 

“As men, we have a moral responsibility to protect and defend vulnerable women and children, and it’s time we all get off the sidelines and do so,” Havens said. 

Speakers included Sister Deirdre Byrne, pro-life activist Will Goodman, and Bishop Joseph Strickland, among others.

“As we marched, there was a sense among the men that we were simply being true to who we are as men,” Havens said.

“Now active in the urgent fight for abolition, these men will not be going back to the sidelines,” he said. “Instead, they are now asking, ‘What more can I do?’”

South Carolina man arrested for threatening pro-lifers with grenade 

A group was gathered outside a South Carolina church on a Sunday morning to protest board members’ involvement with abortion funds when a man threatened them with a grenade. 

Video footage shows Richard Lovelace, 79, holding up a grenade, saying: “I have a grenade for y’all, a gift for you protesters.”  

After Lovelace was arrested, police found that the grenade was hollowed out.

Lovelace, a member of St. Anne Episcopal Church, is a retired lawyer whose wife is on the church’s board and is a judge in South Carolina. 

The Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust group was protesting the board’s involvement with the Palmetto State Abortion Fund, a group that partners with Planned Parenthood to bring illegal abortion pills into the state and helps women travel out of state for abortions.

Police charged Lovelace with four counts of having a hoax device and threatening to use it. On Monday, he was released from the J. Reuben Long Detention Center on a $60,000 bond. 

Nebraska governor signs order barring abortion providers from state funding

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Nov. 6  issued an executive order preventing abortion providers from receiving taxpayer funding in Nebraska. 

While the federal law and some state laws prevent taxpayer funding from going directly to abortion, state governments often subsidize providers for other services, therefore indirectly funding abortion. 

In Nebraska in 2025, more than $300,000 went to abortion providers, according to the governor’s office. President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act recently prohibited federal funds from going toward abortion providers for one year. 

Pillen said he is “proud that we can take this bold step in halting funding to abortion providers that receive Medicaid funding.” 

“Nebraskans have made clear they support a culture of love and life in our state — one that provides protections for the unborn,” he said in a press release. 

Attorney General Mike Hilgers said the issue has “been in the background for a long time for a lot of people.”

“In fact, the desire of Nebraska taxpayers to not have their funds be used for abortions has been in state statutes for some time,” Hilgers noted.

Thousands gather for Michigan March for Life

Thousands gathered for the March for Life in Lansing, Michigan, on Thursday, Nov. 6.

March for Life president Jennie Bradley Lichter, who spoke at the event, called the march a chance to “send a vital message to our legislators who have the power to support women, children, and families.” 

“The women of Michigan deserve better than the tragedy of abortion, and we want them to know we are here for them, no matter what they are facing,” Lichter said in a statement shared with CNA.

Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing as well as Knights of Columbus State Deputy Barry Borsenik spoke at the event. Michigan state lawmakers including state Rep. Ann Bollin, state Sen. John Damoose, and state Rep. Jennifer Wortz also spoke at the event. 

President of Right to Life Michigan Amber Roseboom said the pro-life movement in Michigan stands with women facing unplanned pregnancies. 

“While a woman in Michigan can have an abortion at any point in her pregnancy for any reason, no woman should ever be made to feel that abortion is the best or only option,” she said in a statement shared with CNA.  

“Pro-lifers from across our state have a powerful message for women facing unplanned pregnancies: You are not alone! We stand with you. We stand for you,” Roseboom said.

La catequesis del Papa León en esta nueva audiencia jubilar se centró en el tema “Esperar es dar testimonio”

CNA Staff, Nov 8, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).

Florida is suing Planned Parenthood for up to $350 million for allegedly falsely advertising abortion pills as “safer than Tylenol,” a claim debunked in a study this year.

The 37-page lawsuit claims that Planned Parenthood has falsely advertised the abortion pill as “safer than Tylenol” despite evidence that shows a high rate of hospitalizations for women who take the drug mifepristone to induce abortions.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said Planned Parenthood has been “wrongfully deceiving women.”

“We want to hold people accountable for hurting our women, for hurting our children, and these lawsuits are seeking to do it,” he told EWTN News’ Catherine Hadro, host of “EWTN News In Depth.” 

“They have been wrongfully deceiving women out there, advertising that these new chemical abortion pills are safer than Tylenol and pain medications you’d get over the shelf,” Uthmeier said. “Our evidence suggests that is entirely false.”

“One in 25 women that take these chemical pills end up in the hospital, and we’ve seen dozens of deaths resulting,” Uthmeier continued. 

At least 36 women have died due to mifepristone-related complications since 2000, averaging more than one each year, according to the lawsuit. 

“We’re continuing to learn more, but the reality is there are dangers and harms with these dangerous chemical abortion pills that we’re only going to see more of going forward,” Uthmeier said.

Uthmeier shared his concerns about pill trafficking, a growing problem for pro-life states. Current federal regulations allow providers to prescribe abortion drugs through telehealth and send them by mail. Abortion providers in states with lax abortion laws will ship pills into pro-life states without an in-person doctor’s visit.

“The nature of these pills is it’s easier for them to get mailed into states like Florida, where we have a heartbeat bill, and they can violate that law,” Uthmeier said. “They also are more easily [put] into the hands of kids as a result of these new practices.” 

In recent months, several women who have been poisoned or coerced into taking the pill have sued abortion providers, who shipped the pills to their unborn children’s fathers. But pro-abortion states like New York and California have shield laws designed to protect abortion providers from the legal ramifications. California even allows anonymous prescription of the abortion pill.

Uthmeier said Planned Parenthood has “turned to the chemical abortion pills because they’re so profitable.”

“They have a 500% profit margin on the sale of these dangerous products,” he said. “By telling women that these drugs are safe, they’re able to sell more product, and they’ve had billions in revenues in recent years.”

Uthmeier is asking the judge to fine Planned Parenthood $10,000 for each chemical abortion that Florida’s Planned Parenthood has provided since it began saying mifepristone was safer than Tylenol. Under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, there is a $10,000 penalty for each act of deception. 

Uthmeier called it a “slam-dunk case.”

“The evidence shows hospitalizations at significantly higher rates than going to the hospital for taking Tylenol,” he said. “They’re lying to the public. They need to be held accountable.” 

Uthmeier, who is a practicing Catholic, also joined a lawsuit earlier this year challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to ease restrictions on mifepristone. 

“I’d like to say everybody on both sides of the aisle supports women and women’s safety,” Uthmeier said. “And wherever you stand on abortion, the reality is these drugs are sending women to the hospital. That can’t happen. So that’s why this fight is so important.”

San Adeodato fue el Papa número 68 de la Iglesia Católica, por un periodo de 3 años (615-618). Hijo de un diácono de nombre Esteban, Adeodato (Adeodatus, en latín, ‘entregado por Dios’) nació en Roma en un tiempo en que la península itálica estaba a merced de invasores lombardos y bizantinos.