Democrats for Life, other pro-life groups launch Legislating for Human Dignity coalition January 26, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Jan. 23 was what Lauren Handy called “my freedom anniversary.” It was exactly one year since President Donald Trump pardoned her and 22 others for violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, or FACE Act.
‘Complex’ political moment has challenges, opportunities, March for Life president says January 26, 2026By Kate Scanlon Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News A “complex” political environment presents both challenge and opportunity for the pro-life movement, Jennie Bradley Lichter, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, said at the 27th annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life on Jan. 24.
Former ambassadors seek renewed bipartisanship to fight human trafficking January 25, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Respect Life, World News Efforts to combat human trafficking have languished in the first year of the second Trump administration and their revival requires bipartisan support, according to five former diplomats who served as ambassadors-at-large to combat human trafficking.
March for Life rallies thousands to build culture of life as political cracks emerge January 24, 2026By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Tens of thousands of pro-life advocates descended on the March for Life demonstrating their strong motivation to give witness to the importance of protecting the right to life for the unborn.
Marchers celebrate the unique gift of life at 53rd annual March for Life January 24, 2026By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The theme of the 53rd annual March for Life was “Life Is a Gift” and both the crowd and the speakers at the rally embraced their personal experience of the gift of life.
Archdiocese of Baltimore well represented at pro-life events in nation’s capital January 23, 2026By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, Respect Life The Archdiocese of Baltimore was well represented at a two-day celebration of life Jan. 22-23 in the nation’s capital that concluded with the 53rd annual March for Life.
Thousands of pro-life Catholics attend Life Fest affirming ‘love is the answer’ January 23, 2026By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Knights of Columbus, News, Respect Life, World News The morning rally and Mass, which took place hours before the 53rd annual March for Life, drew thousands of pro-life Catholics that made up a largely youthful crowd.
3 U.S. bishops applaud House for passing legislation supporting pregnant women January 23, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Three U.S. bishops who chair committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are applauding two pieces of legislation designed to support pregnant women through an array of resources, including continued access to higher education.
Vance tells March for Life they have an ‘ally’ in the White House amid Hyde, abortion pill concerns January 23, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Vice President JD Vance told participants at the 53rd annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 23 that President Donald Trump is their “ally” in the White House, amid concerns from some in the pro-life movement about remaining policy priorities just over a year into Trump’s second term in the White House.
Vigil for Life summons Catholics to be apostles of ‘a civilization of love’ January 23, 2026By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News While continuing to work to change laws to protect the unborn and support pregnant women in need, “we need to redouble our efforts to continue building, in the words of St. John Paul II, ‘a culture of life and a civilization of love,'” Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln, Neb., said Jan. 22.
Key pro-life organization pushes Trump on Hyde, mifepristone, ahead of March for Life January 23, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News In a press call just before the 53rd annual March for Life, a key national pro-life organization pushed the Trump administration to safeguard the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits taxpayer funding for abortion, and to reinstate stronger restrictions on mifepristone, a pill commonly used for early abortion.
‘Life Is a Gift’: How to embrace the March for Life’s 2026 theme January 23, 2026By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life I’ve been thinking about gifts, and the meaning of them, with the upcoming March for Life and its 2026 theme: “Life is a gift.”
