Pro-Abortion Democrat Declines Catholic Award After Pro-Life Backlash, Pope Comments

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Pro-Abortion Democrat Declines Catholic Award After Pro-Life Backlash, Pope Comments

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

Amid mounting pushback, Sen. Dick Durbin, a pro-abortion Democrat from Illinois, declined a lifetime achievement award on Tuesday he was scheduled to receive from the Archdiocese of Chicago. Chicago Cardinal Blase…

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