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How Western Europe Regulates the Abortion Pill

France was the first country in Europe to enshrine abortion in its constitution, a landmark that reflects just how institutionally settled the practice has become.
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France was the first country in Europe to enshrine abortion in its constitution, a landmark that reflects just how institutionally settled the practice has become.

For comparison purposes, the Register took a closer look at how different countries in Europe — France, Poland, the United Kingdom, Malta and Ireland — regulate the abortion pill.

The Abortion Pill in the Nordic Nations

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Nordic countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

A look at the challenges faced by those defending unborn life within Scandinavia’s sociopolitical climates.

The Great Aunt Who Held My Family Together

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‘Family Gathering’

COMMENTARY: From a velvet chair, Great Aunt Wladyslawa reminded a crowded room of cousins and kin that family must be ‘nurtured like a plant,’ rooted in Catholic faith and shared tradition.

New Shrine Announced to Honor First US-Born African American Priest

St. Boniface Church in Quincy, Illinois, will be home to the future shrine; a photo of Father Augustus Tolton is inset.

EXCLUSIVE: On Venerable Augustus Tolton, former slave-turned-Catholic priest: ‘He carried his crosses in life quietly and heroically,’ says Bishop Thomas Paprocki.

Pope Leo XIV to Youth and Families: ‘Peace Be With You’

Pope Leo XIV greets a crowd under umbrellas during a meeting with families at Bata Stadium in Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

In Equatorial Guinea, the Pope told young people and families to let Christ’s light shape a future of love, responsibility, and hope.

German Cardinal Instructs Priests to Facilitate Same-Sex Couple Blessings

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Cardinal Reinhard Marx at the Vatican Press Office on Oct. 17, 2014. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, archbishop of Munich and Freising, has instructed priests and full-time pastoral staff to introduce the controversial handout 'Blessing Gives Strength to Love.'