Florida’s Gov. Ron Desantis, on behalf of Florida’s citizens, has signed six warrants for execution since Jan. 24. Five men have died at the hands of the state since then. Michael Duane Zack, 54, is scheduled for execution Oct. 3.
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English police apologize to woman arrested for silently praying outside abortion facility
Police in England have apologized to a Catholic woman six months after she was arrested for praying silently outside an abortion facility.
Florida, Michigan bishops decry ‘grave,’ ‘appalling’ abortion efforts underway in their states
Florida’s Catholic bishops Sept. 16 alerted the faithful to an “extremely grave initiative” underway in their state that “seeks to erase pro-life protections by banning government regulation of abortion in our state constitution.”
Bishops’ pro-life chair calls for ‘radical solidarity’ with pregnant, parenting women
U.S. pro-life efforts “must remain strong to end legalized abortion” in this nation, but all Catholics have a personal responsibility to accompany women facing difficult or challenging pregnancies, said the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities.
Three more pro-life activists convicted on federal charges for blockade at abortion clinic
Three more pro-life activists, including one famous in the 1980s for her abortion clinic “rescues,” were convicted Sept. 15 on federal felony charges of conspiracy against rights and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, or FACE Act, for a blockade at a Washington abortion clinic in 2020.
Planned Parenthood resuming Wisconsin abortions a ‘real step backward for human rights,’ say bishops
The Wisconsin Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of Wisconsin’s bishops, expressed “deep sadness and dismay” that Planned Parenthood plans to resume abortions in Wisconsin starting Sept. 18.
Pro-life advocates respond to Trump’s criticism of some state abortion bans as ‘terrible’
Pro-life leaders criticized comments made by former President Donald Trump that appeared to reject proposals of a national abortion limit at 15 weeks and called some state abortion bans “terrible.”
Bishops’ commission voices ‘deep concern’ over proposed EU ethics law
A commission representing the European Union’s Catholic bishops has expressed “deep concern” over a draft EU law on the use of embryos, cells and “substances of human origin,” warning it could facilitate genetic and gender interference across the bloc’s 27 member-states.
Border shelter for pregnant migrants is consistent pro-life effort, co-founder says
A shelter near the U.S.-Mexico border for pregnant migrants run by a pro-life leader is preparing to welcome the first infant born while the mother is staying at the shelter, its co-founder told OSV News.
In visits to Detroit cathedral, woman left there as baby in ’50s reconnects with her roots
Through Catholic Social Services, Mary Fuller was eventually adopted by Elizabeth and Leo Kraus, grew up alongside her three siblings in Our Lady of All Saints Parish in Fraser, a northern suburb of Detroit, and lived a prosperous life centered on family and the Catholic faith.
Bush says reauthorizing PEPFAR is pro-life, saving millions from HIV/AIDS
Former President George W. Bush in an opinion piece for The Washington Post published Sept. 13 made his case for the reauthorization of PEPFAR, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, calling that program pro-life — despite claims to the contrary from some pro-life advocates who have expressed concern some of the program’s funds could be diverted to pay for abortions.
Supreme Court is asked to weigh in on future of abortion pill
The Justice Department and the manufacturer of an abortion drug asked the U.S. Supreme Court Sept. 8 to overturn a lower-court ruling that would limit access to the drug, setting the stage for the high court to weigh in on the future of the drug’s availability.