Florida bishops once again ask DeSantis for clemency on a scheduled execution August 22, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops on Aug. 21 said it sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., asking him to stay the Aug. 28 scheduled execution of Curtis Windom and commute his sentence to life imprisonment without parole.
6 pro-life activists face state charges for abortion clinic ‘rescue’ in Pennsylvania August 19, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Six pro-life activists, a majority of them Catholics including two recently pardoned by President Donald Trump, are now facing state charges for a July 31 Red Rose Rescue abortion clinic “rescue” in Upland, Pa., near Philadelphia, that temporarily disrupted its activities.
Uruguay bishops express sadness over euthanasia vote August 19, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The Uruguay bishops’ conference expressed sadness after the country’s lower house of Congress approved a bill decriminalizing euthanasia.
Pregnancy resource centers learn to pivot amid a changing abortion landscape August 19, 2025By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Some pregnancy centers hope to use those new strategies and services to reach women impacted by state laws that limit or ban abortion or by the recent federal law that cuts funding for Planned Parenthood.
Texas woman sues ex-partner, abortion pill provider, alleging she was given drugs without consent August 14, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A Texas woman is suing an abortion pill supplier and a former partner after she alleged he spiked her drink with abortifacient drugs without her knowledge, terminating her pregnancy without her consent.
Judge blocks religious exemption to birth control coverage; Little Sisters of the Poor to appeal August 14, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A federal district court in Philadelphia Aug. 13 struck down a religious conscience rule implemented by the first Trump administration exempting employers with religious or moral concerns from having to provide their employees with insurance coverage for contraceptives and other drugs or procedures to which they have an objection.
Baltimore NBCC leader among People of Life awards winners August 13, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Local News, National Black Congress, News, Respect Life The four pro-life advocates honored Aug. 11 at the annual “People of Life” awards built legacies for their work protesting outside abortion clinics, encouraging Black Catholic leaders for a culture of life, and opposing euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Patrick Brice sentenced to home detention for attacks on elderly pro-life supporters August 8, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Baltimore Circuit Judge Yvette M. Bryant sentenced Patrick Brice Aug. 7 to one-year home detention and three years’ probation for his attack on two pro-life advocates.
Catholic family experts tie marriage to dropping U.S. fertility rate August 7, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, World News To explain the dropping U.S. fertility rate, Catholic fertility and family policy experts are pointing to marriage.
Trump administration moves to reinstate VA health policy fully excluding abortion August 4, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News The Trump administration said Aug. 1 it would revoke its predecessor’s policy rule that included abortion as a covered health benefit for veterans and their dependents, and return to a policy of fully excluding abortion and abortion-counseling.
Catholic bioethicist raises ethical concerns with ‘three parent embryos’ August 3, 2025By Charlie Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News While the Catholic Church has consistently voiced major ethical concerns over in vitro fertilization, or IVF, there are now many additional ethical issues to address as modern science continues to explore areas of human reproduction, including with the creation of “three parent” embryos in an effort to prevent mitochondrial disease.
Planned Parenthood defunding remains in question amid legal challenges August 1, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Whether Planned Parenthood will ultimately be stripped of its federal funding remained in question amid ongoing lawsuits over a provision in President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda that would cut those funds for one year.
