Trump tells March for Life rally by video he will ‘stand proudly’ for life and family January 24, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News President Donald Trump pledged to “stand proudly for families and for life” in a video message for the 52nd annual March for Life Jan. 24.
Life Fest 2025 an ‘explosion of life, joy and grace’ ahead of annual March for Life January 24, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News, Young Adult Ministry Thousands of young people from across the country gathered at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax — just outside the nation’s capital — to energize and encourage one another before taking to the streets of Washington, in peaceful witness to a sobering fact: The battle against abortion in America is far from over.
At National Prayer Vigil for Life, young people challenged ‘to be a light in our culture’ January 24, 2025By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News In a basilica “adorned with beautiful mosaic art,” the “most impressive” mosaic was “the gathering of people from so many different places coming together to stand for life and to be a light in our culture,” Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., said Jan. 23.
Trump pardons 23 pro-life activists convicted of FACE Act violations January 24, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News On the eve of the national March for Life rally in Washington, President Donald Trump announced Jan. 23 he was issuing pardons for 23 protesters arrested for violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinics (FACE) Act.
JD Vance to speak at March for Life rally January 23, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Vice President JD Vance will speak at the March for Life rally in the nation’s capital Jan. 24, organizers announced a day prior to the event.
Most Americans support legal limits on abortion, Knights-Marist poll shows January 23, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, Respect Life, World News A majority of Americans support legal limits on abortion, according to results from a Knights of Columbus-Marist poll released Jan. 23.
How to participate in the upcoming March for Life in person or virtually January 23, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The 52nd annual March for Life will take place Jan. 24 in Washington. The theme of the 2025 event is “Life: Why We March.”
Former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards dies at 67 January 23, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Obituaries, Respect Life, World News Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and progressive activist, died Jan. 20 after a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. She was 67.
Thousands of Angelenos at annual OneLife event invited to find hope in L.A.’s ‘trial by fire’ January 23, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, Respect Life, World News The specter of the lingering wildfires hung in the air as thousands gathered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Jan. 18 for the 11th annual OneLife LA celebration and Requiem Mass for the Unborn.
Catholic leaders condemn Trump’s order to expand use of death penalty January 22, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News President Donald Trump signed an executive order on the federal death penalty Jan. 20, among the first actions of his second term, directing the attorney general to “pursue the death penalty for all crimes of a severity demanding its use,” prompting statements of concern from Catholic opponents of the practice.
USCCB president calls Trump orders on migration, death penalty ‘deeply troubling’ January 22, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News Executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on issues including migration, the environment and the death penalty are “deeply troubling,” Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a Jan. 22 statement, while praising another on gender policy.
Trump signs executive order directing government to only recognize two biological sexes January 22, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, Respect Life, Uncategorized, World News President Donald Trump signed executive orders Jan. 20 that direct the U.S. government to only recognize two sexes, male and female, and another ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs within federal agencies.
