During a press conference with Archbishop Charles Chaput and Archbishop Vincenzio Paglio, president of the Pontifical Council for Family, both men expressed their joy and excitement about the family while the press seemed intent on grilling them about same-sex marriage.
Today marks day one of the largest security operation in U.S. history as officials in several major cities, along with thousands of security personnel, mobilize to protect the enormously popular Pope Francis who arrives at Andrews Air Force Base in Bethesda, Maryland at 4:00 p.m. today.
During a General Audience shortly before he left for Cuba, Pope Francis spoke about woman’s critical role in salvation history, saying she has a special God-given role in protecting each generation against evil.
The Pope’s long awaited journey to Cuba and the U.S. began in Havana on Saturday where he spoke about the need to reach out to the most vulnerable, met privately with former President Fidel Castro and told the youth of the nation to be ready to put themselves on the line for the sake of something greater than themselves.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a pro-life bill today aimed at protecting infants born alive after an abortion and to imposing a moratorium on federal taxpayer funding to Planned Parenthood while redirecting those funds to more than 13,000 health clinics across the country.