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Catholic Priest Found Guilty of Blocking Entrance to Abortion Facility and Faces Prison Time

Jeffrey BrunoFather Fidelis Moscinski (lower left, standing behind the cross), a well-known pro-life activist and priest of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, is seen during a tense standoff between pro-life and pro-abortion demonstrators in Lower Manhattan on July 2, 2022. The pro-life marchers were trying to reach a Planned Parenthood where they planned to hold a prayer vigil, and the pro-abortion demonstrators were trying to block their path.

Father Fidelis Moscinski, who blocked access to a Planned Parenthood last year, could face up to one year in prison after being found guilty Monday of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The priest has served jail time for his pro-life efforts before.