Federal sentences for three defendants imposed Sept. 26-27 in connection with a March 5, 2021, blockade of an abortion clinic in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, leave only sentencing in a Michigan case in the current round of Justice Department prosecutions of clinic blockades.
Respect Life
A Catholic understanding of death and dying
The “pro-choice” and pro-life sides are in agreement that physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia is death by deliberate killing. The disagreement between them is whether that should be legal or not.
Thumbs up on life for Gambrills family
From the start, Alina Chesla has had a thumbs-up approach to life.
Retreat will offer support to those experiencing infertility or pregnancy loss
The Archdiocese of Baltimore will host another Cherished retreat, set for Oct. 12 at the Catholic Community of South Baltimore.
Being pro-life without exception
Even when conceived through an immoral, criminal act, the child is as much the image and likeness of God as everyone else.
What Catholics need to know about designer babies and genetic editing
How are Catholics to navigate the murky waters of genetic manipulation? Some of its potential uses are laudable, while others such as “designer babies,” have harrowing consequences.
Challenges of being a Catholic voter
Most Catholics are trying to make the best prudential decision while a lot of people are yelling at them with their opinions.
Pope praises late king for abdicating rather than signing abortion law
Every crisis, including what the Catholic Church can experience when people no longer care about religion or have distanced themselves from the faith, is meant to wake Christians up from their slumber, make them ask questions and to change, Pope Francis told bishops, priests, religious and pastoral workers.
What does the church teach about abortion?
The Catholic Church teaches today what it has for two thousand years: Human life begins at conception and any deliberate participation in the killing of that defenseless life is a mortal sin.
Prayer, thought and peaceful presence will be banned all over the UK
The English and Welsh bishops have criticized a decision by the British government to put “buffer zones” around all abortion clinics, which could see Christians arrested for offering private prayers.
Catholic death penalty abolition group condemns ‘regressive’ spate of executions
Catholic Mobilizing Network, a group that advocates for the abolition of capital punishment in line with Catholic teaching, urged its supporters to speak out against what it called a “regressive” trend of five executions in five states in the span of one week.
Choose Hope Women’s Center saves lives and provides faith
From its humble beginnings in a trailer in the parking lot of St. Ignatius Church in Hickory to its current location in Edgewood, Choose Hope Women’s Center has been offering support and encouragement to women in Harford County for 51 years.