November 19, 2025
Pope Leo XIV welcomes Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to a meeting room attached to the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Nov. 19, 2025. Pritzker announced Jan. 28, 2027, the launch of the $5 million dollar Prairie State Access Fund to support Illinois' abortion tourism industry. Robert Gilligan, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, called it "macabre" to help people "end the life of their unborn child." (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
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