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The Justice Department this week asked the Supreme Court to uphold legalized abortion in the U-S . The court will hear oral arguments later this year, in a major abortion case that could overturn Roe v Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. The court had previously refused to consider appeals in favor of other state pro-life laws restricting abortion.
An abortion doctor in Texas who said he performed an abortion in violation of a new state law was sued this week, by two non-Texas residents. The lawsuit appears to be the first legal action taken since Texas’ heartbeat bill took effect this month.
Pope Francis met today with three Afghan refugee families at the Vatican. The families included a Catholic family of four children, and a man whose parents were killed by the Taliban. Several refugee children presented the pope with some of their drawings, and Pope Francis prayed with the families.
In his general audience today, Pope Francis said the Christian faith in Europe is being diluted by consumerism and ideologies. He said prayer and the witness of humble love are especially needed today. Francis made his comments in reflection on his recent trip to Hungary and Slovakia. He called the trip a pilgrimage of prayer in the heart of Europe.
Today, the Church remembers Saint Thomas of Villanova. Thomas was a 16th-century Spanish Augustinian monk and archbishop. He lived a life of austerity to provide for the spiritual and material needs of his people.