Pro-life

November 2019

November 05, 2019
You may remember this story from last spring. Now, an update:  A Pennsylvanian state lawmaker...

September 2019

September 16, 2019
At a time when abortion access is being restricted in some states, here's the next...

June 2019

June 24, 2019
Details:   A controversial UK court decision to force a disabled woman to have an abortion...
June 22, 2019
From CNA:  A British judge has authorized doctors to perform an abortion on a pregnant...
June 17, 2019
In part of a longer article Sunday on the politics of abortion, readers may have...
June 14, 2019
From CNA: While two Illinois bishops are unified in their strong opposition to the state’s...
June 07, 2019
Of course, the crowd chose Barabbas, too. Details:  Three-quarters of Americans say they want to...

May 2019

May 31, 2019
CNN's Brian Stelter offered a good wrap-up of the growing controversy this morning, with some...
May 20, 2019
Details:  As the abortion battle rages on across the United States, a church in Delaware...
May 09, 2019
From Relevant Radio:  On Holy Thursday, a trio of teenage girls (accompanied by an adult...
May 02, 2019
From The New York Times:  President Trump on Thursday announced an expanded “conscience rule” to...

April 2019

April 07, 2019
The latest, from Carmel Communications: UNPLANNED continued to surprise industry experts, with a strong box office...

February 2019

February 27, 2019
The Catholic senator — who ran for vice president three years ago — came under...
February 22, 2019
Excuse me, there's something in my eye. (Pause to blow nose to stop sniffling) This...
February 18, 2019
Great news:  A bill that would outlaw abortions solely based on a Down syndrome diagnosis...
February 09, 2019
From Catholic News Agency:  A Muslim man convicted of murder has been executed in Alabama...
February 07, 2019
Details:  Chief Justice John Roberts joined the Supreme Court's liberal wing on Thursday in temporarily blocking a Louisiana...
February 03, 2019
Is there any scripture passage more familiar than that reading from Paul’s letter to the...
February 02, 2019
From Ross Douthat in The New York Times:  The Catholic Church — in New York,...
February 01, 2019
Details:  After a months-long hiatus, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence has returned...

January 2019

January 27, 2019
Details: A Catholic priest reportedly refused to give communion to a pro-choice TD at a...
January 20, 2019
Rod Dreher today offered this assessment of the one event that seems to be defining...
January 14, 2019
This will be shown at the March for Life in Washington next week, but the...
January 10, 2019
From The Evangelist in Albany: Officials at the New York State Catholic Conference are calling the Reproductive...

November 2018

November 24, 2018
This news almost got lost in the holiday shuffle, but it was released Wednesday: Fewer...
November 09, 2018
We haven't heard or read much about the acting attorney general's religious background. I was...

October 2018

October 22, 2018
Awful: One of America’s largest medical associations has dropped its long standing opposition to euthanasia,...
October 16, 2018
Details:  Kate Winslet has spoken of her devastation after learning of the death of a...
October 10, 2018
From CNS:  Procuring an abortion is wrong, inhumane and like hiring a hit man "to...

September 2018

September 16, 2018
We need something life-affirming and hopeful right now, don't you think? Try this: Stefan...
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