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This New Year’s Day, Pope Francis asserted<\/a> the \u201cfirm commitment\u201d Catholics must have to protect lives in the womb beginning at conception.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday \u2014 which, in addition to being the first day of the new year, was the solemnity of Mary the Mother of God in the Catholic Church \u2014 the pope called<\/a> on the faithful \u201cto respect the dignity of human life from conception to natural death, so that each person may cherish his or her own life and all may look with hope to the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pope\u2019s call to honor innocent human life extends beyond the womb. He said Catholics are to protect \u201cthe precious gift of life: life in the womb, the lives of children, the lives of the suffering, the poor, the elderly, the lonely and the dying.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is not the first time Pope Francis has emphasized the sanctity of human life and the need to protect it from conception until natural death. This past spring, he decried<\/a> the \u201cthrowaway culture\u201d of abortion and euthanasia, saying, \u201cIn the end, \u2018persons are no longer seen as a paramount value to be cared for and respected, especially when they are poor and disabled, “not yet useful” \u2013 like the unborn, or “no longer needed” \u2013 like the elderly.'”<\/p>\n

READ: Kate Cox\u2019s abortion fundraising email lies about her pregnancy and dehumanizes her aborted baby<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The pope\u2019s renewed call to protect life echoes the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which states<\/a> clearly:<\/p>\n

Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person – among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law:<\/em><\/p>\n

You shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not cause the newborn to perish.<\/em><\/p>\n

Despite confusion caused by nominally \u201cCatholic\u201d politicians whose agendas are riddled with pro-death policies, the Church does not mince words when it comes to defending the dignity of every innocent human being and his or her right to not be killed. In 2025, and as always, Catholics are called on by their doctrine \u2014 and now by their Pope \u2014 to do their part in defending the sanctity of human life.<\/p>\n

Tell President Trump, RFK, Jr., Elon, and Vivek:<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Stop killing America\u2019s future. Defund Planned Parenthood NOW!<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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