Like their Orthodox brothers and sisters, Catholics formally will mark Sept. 1 as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Francis said.
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Planned Parenthood and The Invisible Children
By now you have probably seen, or at least heard about, the videotapes on which Planned Parenthood officials speak bluntly about trafficking in the organs and tissues of aborted babies.
Cardinal Urges US Senators: Defund Planned Parenthood
Cardinal O’Malley urged senators to take the federal money that goes to Planned Parenthood and instead fund women’s health care providers that do not promote abortion.
Gov. Walker Bans Late-Term Abortions
Governor Walker signed a bill into law that would prohibit all Wisconsin abortions at or beyond the 20-week gestation mark.
Little Sisters to Appeal ObamaCare Decision
In a July 23 filing with the U.S. Supreme Court, the Little Sisters of the Poor have asked the court for relief from being forced to comply with the federal contraceptive mandate or face heavy fines.
Court to Pharmacists: Conscience Is Not Part of the Prescription
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals July 23 reversed a lower court ruling that had granted pro-life pharmacists at a pharmacy in Washington state the right on religious grounds to refuse to stock emergency contraception or fill such prescriptions.
R.I. Bishop Buries Fetus Found in Sewage Plant
by Rick Snizek EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (CNS) – Finally, “Baby Francis” is resting in peace. In a simple, but dignified ceremony June 10 in a section of Gate of Heaven Cemetery set aside for the repose of babies, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence presided over a Christian burial service for the unborn child he […]
Number of Abortions Shows Sharp Decline
An AP survey has revealed that the number of abortions in the U.S. has gone down by 12 percent since 2010.
Knights of Columbus Receive Notre Dame’s Pro-Life Medal
Praised for their “heroic and tireless efforts” to affirm a culture of life, the Knights of Columbus received Notre Dame’s Evangelium Vitae Medal.
No Easy Moral Resolution to Dispute Over Frozen Embryos
The questions raised by the dispute between actress Sofia Vergara and her former fiance, Nick Loeb, over two female embryos they created in 2013 may not be easily resolved.