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The World Heath Organization (WHO) has estimated that 73 million abortions took place last year worldwide. This makes abortion the leading cause of death worldwide for the seventh year in a row. Other causes were far removed from that figure, with cancer claiming 10 million lives and HIV/ AIDS claiming 17 million. According to the…

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Pope Leo XIV sharply denounced abortion and warned against the growing surrogacy industry on Friday, telling members of the diplomatic corps that both practices violate human dignity and undermine the family. Speaking at the Vatican, the pope framed his remarks around the Christian conviction that life is a gift entrusted to the family, not a…

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On Jan. 7, Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three from Minnesota, was shot and killed by a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who was allegedly in fear for his life. Today, much of America is caught in a heightened and divisive reaction to what occurred. Last year was already marked by dozens…

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In a new interview that has already sparked headlines and strong reactions across social and political circles, President Donald Trump said that the only thing preventing him from exerting full global power is his “own morality.” Speaking with the New York Times — a discussion also highlighted by People — Trump answered bluntly when asked…

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