Christian love embraces the unlovable, enemies, the unborn, pope says May 15, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News While it is easy for people to love what is good and beautiful or to be generous and heroic for an ideal, Pope Francis said Christian love embraces what is not lovable, it offers forgiveness and blesses one’s enemies.
Louisiana bill would reclassify abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances May 15, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Legislation in Louisiana would classify abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances, which would criminalize improperly possessing the pills, such as lacking a valid prescription or their use outside the context of a professional medical practice.
Catholic activist sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for abortion clinic blockade May 15, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Lauren Handy has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison — 57 months — for leading a blockade of a Washington abortion clinic on Oct. 22, 2020.
Vatican pro-life chief: Only palliative care offers ‘death with dignity’ May 15, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News “Dying is part of the process of living and should not take place in a pre-cemetery,” said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
Missouri enacts legislation to block Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding May 13, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation May 9 that revives an effort to block Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid program.
University of Mary’s community for student moms celebrates its first graduate May 10, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News When Katie Chihoski walked the graduation stage at the University of Mary April 27, she was holding both her hard-earned bachelor’s degree in social work and her 18-month-old daughter Lucia.
Proposed abortion ballot measures in several states move closer to qualifying for November May 9, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Abortion advocates in at least 15 states are seeking to qualify ballot measures for November that would enshrine abortion protections in law or their state constitutions, and some efforts recently got a step closer.
Irish pro-lifers march as abortion numbers ‘soar’ May 9, 2024By Sarah Mac Donald OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Those who took part in this year’s March for Life in Dublin May 6 were urged to “think pro-life” in next month’s local and European Parliament elections. Organizers said that “thousands” participated in the march, which took place on a bank holiday.
Why listening is key for the future of pro-life movement May 9, 2024By Grattan Brown OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life Pro-lifers and pro-choicers both can miss the full experience of unexpected pregnancy and abortion and fail to see that post-abortive women are so much more than their singular decision to have an abortion.
Maryland bishops oppose upcoming constitutional amendment on abortion May 8, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, News, Respect Life The bishops of Maryland issued a statement May 8 objecting to a November 2024 ballot measure in which Marylanders will be asked to enshrine abortion into the state Constitution.
Virginia Catholic Conference urges Youngkin to veto ‘coercive’ contraceptive bills May 3, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Virginia’s Catholic bishops have urged Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to veto bills that would establish a “right to contraception” and require health insurance companies to provide coverage for contraception.
Arizona governor signs measure repealing state’s near-total ban on abortion May 3, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a measure to repeal Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions just one day after it passed in the state’s Republican-controlled Senate.
