Nothing is worth sacrificing the life of a child, pope tells world leaders February 3, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News It is unacceptable that a child’s right to life and a dignified childhood should be sacrificed to “the idols” of power, profit, ideology and nationalistic self-interest, Pope Francis told a group of world experts and leaders.
Senators grill RFK Jr. on abortion, vaccine views in HHS confirmation hearings January 31, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News In a pair of January confirmation hearings, senators considered President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services.
France’s Catholic prime minister wants to fight ‘end of life’ bill by splitting measure January 30, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News French Prime Minister François Bayrou wants to split an “end of life” bill to separate the issue of “active assistance in dying” from that of palliative care — a proposal seen as a smart attempt to give a pro-life approach to the legislation without antagonizing rival political sides.
Trump order against youth gender transition hailed by U.S. bishops’ family life head January 30, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News In a move welcomed by the U.S. bishops’ chair on family life, President Donald Trump Jan. 28 signed an executive order stating his administration would seek to prohibit certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender.
Pro-life Hispanic conference’s speakers reflect on abortion and its impact January 29, 2025By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Hispanic Ministry, News, Respect Life, World News On the Saturday after thousands marched in defense of life in Washington, scores of pro-life Latinos participated in the annual Hispanic Pro-life Conference near the nation’s capital. This year’s conference theme was “The Family and the Dignity of All Human Life.”
Trump’s return to the White House shifts abortion policy landscape January 29, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Within the first week of President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, he used executive authority to block taxpayer funds from paying for elective abortion procedures both in the U.S. and abroad and delivered a virtual message to the March for Life rally on Jan. 24, while Vice President JD Vance addressed marchers in person.
Georgetown conference calls on pro-life activists to globalize ‘revolution of love’ January 28, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Pro-life activists examined their cause as a global one and heard a keynote address about “clarifying” their position at the 26th annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life on Jan. 25.
Catholic doctors sue over ER abortion mandate Biden administration put in place January 28, 2025By Zoey Maraist OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Respect Life, World News On behalf of the CMA, of which Kaiser is a member, Alliance Defending Freedom filed a federal lawsuit in early January arguing that the mandate violates members’ conscience rights and oversteps executive authority.
Care for life at all stages unfolds, builds upon ‘defense of life in the womb,’ homilist says January 27, 2025By Nicole Olea OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Care for life in all its stages “should be seen as an unfolding and a building upon the defense of life in the womb,” said the homilist at the Washington Archdiocese’s 2025 Youth Mass for Life Jan. 24 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.
Vance spars with US bishops over their pushback on Trump’s immigration policy January 27, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News Vice President JD Vance questioned the motives of the U.S. bishops’ criticism of President Donald Trump’s new immigration policies in a Jan. 26 interview — including raids on churches and schools — asking if they are actually concerned about receiving federal resettlement funding and “their bottom line.”
Trump bars taxpayer funding for abortion in the U.S. or overseas January 27, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News President Donald Trump on Jan. 24 used executive authority to block taxpayer funds from paying for elective abortion procedures both in the U.S. and abroad.
March for Life puts pro-life vision that welcomes babies, supports families in focus January 24, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News In his first public appearance following Inauguration Day, Vice President JD Vance was the final speaker at the annual march’s two-hour rally preceding attendees’ walk from the Washington Monument grounds to the U.S. Supreme Court Building.
