April 8, 2022

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The US Senate voted 53-47 Thursday to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson, a federal judge who also served as a federal public defender and a private practice lawyer, to become the first black woman to sit on the Supreme Court. At age 51, Jackson could serve on the nation’s highest court for decades to come. Her nomination drew strong opposition from pro-life groups. They pointed to the enthusiastic support her nomination received from Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the US, and a legal brief she co-authored as a private practice lawyer they say denigrated pro-life sidewalk counselors. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250910/senate-confirms-ketanji-brown-jackson-first-black-woman-on-supreme-court A new documentary highlighting the transformative power of the Holy Eucharist will be debuting for one day only in more than 700 theaters across the United States on Monday, April 25. Directed and produced by Spanish filmmakers, the documentary “ALIVE: Who is there?” features the testimonies of five men and women who share how the true presence of Jesus in the Eucharist has transformed their lives. For its US debut, new bonus content will be featured, including exclusive commentary from Diocese of Crookston Bishop Andrew Cozzens, who is the US bishops’ conference chair on evangelization and catechesis, and is leading a three-year national eucharistic revival that will begin in June of 2022. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250912/alive-eucharist-movie-documentary Washington DC officials have yet to comment publicly after members of an anti-abortion group announced Tuesday they had intercepted a box from the clinic containing the discarded remains of 115 aborted babies, five of which they fear were aborted in violation of federal laws. Several pro-life groups have issued deman