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Religious education must focus on leading people to a personal relationship with Christ and building a community of believers where the talents of each person are valued and where all go out to share the Gospel and serve the poor, Pope Francis said.

Faith in the Eucharist is always fruitful when it is cherished and lived, Bishop Olmsted said. To inspire a rediscovery of the beauty and truth of the Eucharist, he announced Jan. 28 that he will promulgate a new Apostolic Exhortation on Holy Thursday.

President Joe Biden's decision to rescind a regulation governing the Title X family planning program that was enforced by the Trump administration "will force abortion" to be part of the program and "may be unlawful," said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee.

The continuing COVID-19 pandemic and strict restrictions intended to slow its spread did not stop young people and others from rallying, praying and standing up for life Jan. 29.

It was the coldest national March for Life in some years, it was the smallest, and it also may be remembered as the bravest.

Although the 2021 March for Life was far different from the previous 47 annual marches to protest the Supreme Court's decision legalizing abortion, organizers and rally speakers stressed that the smaller, and primarily virtual crowd, delivered the very same message.

In a time of intense division in the country, the Gospel calls us to love, Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares of Phoenix said in a virtual reflection for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Jan. 18-25.

The Virginia House of Delegates and Senate have passed a bill allowing tax-funded abortion for any reason in Virginia's health exchange.

For U.S. advocates of migrants and refugees, Jan. 20, 2021, couldn't have come soon enough.

The witness of the pro-life movement is rooted in the Eucharist, said Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore.