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Pro-life supporters pray in the hallway outside U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's legislative office on Capitol Hill in Washington Jan. 22. Later that day tens of thousands planned to participate in this year's March for Life on the 42nd anni versary of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion virutally on demand.

Republicans abandon anti-abortion bill

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Abortion opponents marking the huge annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 22 and anticipating legislative gains by a Republican-dominated Congress were thrown into disarray after GOP leaders unexpectedly withdrew an anti-abortion bill that had been seen as a done deal.

Members of the Missionaries of Charity pray during the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Jan. 21. The all-night vigil is held before the annual March for Life, which this year marked the 42nd anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion across the nation.

Boston cardinal: 'We shall overcome' in fight against abortion

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WASHINGTON - Evoking a phrase long associated with the civil rights movement, Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston told an overflow crowd in Washington that "we shall overcome" in the fight against abortion.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, look on as President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address in front of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington Jan. 20. During his address, Obama mentioned his s hift in policy toward Cuba, quoting Pope Francis, who said diplomacy is the work of "small steps."

State of the Union speech hits on numerous social justice themes

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WASHINGTON - In his Jan. 20 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama hit on numerous themes that resonated with Catholic advocates for social justice issues.

Paralegal Maria Alejandra McKee addresses the audience at St. John the Evangelist Church in Riverhead, N.Y., Jan. 18 during an information session on immigration reform based on President Barack Obama's executive actions. A group of Catholic leaders urge d fellow Catholics in Congress to set aside partisan bickering and support the U.S. bishops' efforts on behalf of comprehensive immigration reform, calling it a sanctity of life issue and an important step in building a culture of life.

U.S. Catholic leaders say immigration reform is also ‘pro-life’

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More than 100 U.S. Roman Catholic leaders are using this week’s annual march against legal abortion to press anti-abortion House members to pass immigration reform, saying they should see it as another “pro-life” issue.

The Irish prime minister told parliament Jan. 20 that his government has no plan to hold a vote to repeal a blasphemy law before next year’s election.

Irish government says no referendum on blasphemy before election

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DUBLIN - The Irish government will not hold a national referendum to remove the offense of blasphemy from the country's constitution.

Sheikh Saliou Mbacke, the coordinator of Interfaith Action for Peace in Africa, said that although he strongly condemns the attacks on churches in Niger, cartooning a revered figure was an act of provocation that could not be justified by freedom of expression.

Churches in Niger and other former French colonies torched over Charlie Hebdo cartoons

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NAIROBI, Kenya - Cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad are proving costly for Christians in majority-Muslim countries in Africa.

People fleeing Boko Haram violence in the northeast region of Nigeria cook food at a camp for internally displaced people in Yola Jan. 13.

Nigerian bishop calls for Western intervention to stop Boko Haram

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ROME - Underlining the failure of the Nigerian government to stop the violent rampage of Boko Haram, a Catholic bishop has called for Western military intervention.

A mother holds her sick daughter in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 19, while waiting for Pope Francis to commute to the airport and return to Rome.

Pope says Catholics must practise 'responsible parenthood'

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MANILA, Philippines - Pope Francis stressed that, despite Church doctrine against contraception, Catholics fail to practise "responsible parenthood" when they have too many children.
He also denounced the teaching of "gender theory" in schools, likening it to indoctrination of children by the Nazis and fascists.

Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, N.M., looks at documents explaining the proposed Israeli security wall in the West Bank's Cremisan Valley Jan. 13. Bishop Cantu is part of the Holy Land Coordination visit for bishops from Europe and North America.

Catholic bishops call for action to end poverty in Gaza

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ROME - Roman Catholic bishops from the U.S. and Europe concluded a visit to Gaza with a call for the end of Israel’s long-running blockade, and greater action to alleviate poverty after last year’s violent war with Israel.

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives to celebrate Mass at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 18.

Six million Filipinos brave rain to pray with Pope

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MANILA, Philippines - Pope Francis told a crowd of an estimated six million gathered in a Manila park to protect the family "against insidious attacks and programs contrary to all that we hold true and sacred, all that is most beautiful and noble in our culture."

Pope Francis poses for a selfie with young women at Manila's international airport in the Philippines Jan. 17.

Philippine students inspired by Pope's words about emotions, feelings

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MANILA, Philippines - Young people drew inspiration from an encounter with Pope Francis at the University of Santo Tomas.

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