Pregnancy center director’s vision offers hope over fear March 23, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Stories like Franzoni’s are the reason Cindi Ritter spent two decades leading Pregnancy Center North. As executive director, Ritter helped shape the center into a place designed to meet women in their most vulnerable moments – and walk alongside them long after that first appointment. Ritter retired Dec. 31.
New director answers call at Pregnancy Center North March 23, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Rachel Soto now leads Pregnancy Center North as its executive director, stepping into the role Jan. 1. She succeeds her friend and mentor, Cindi Ritter.
UK church leaders, pro-life advocates say Britain now has ‘most extreme’ abortion legislation March 19, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Religious leaders and pro-life advocates are raising alarms about changes to abortion laws in Britain after the House of Lords advanced legislation that would remove penalties for women who terminate their pregnancies.
Bishops hail Scottish lawmakers for rejecting assisted dying; UK faces pivotal abortion vote March 18, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Scottish Catholic bishops welcomed Parliament’s decision to reject the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill March 17 — a move shelving a measure that would have allowed eligible adults “to lawfully request, and be provided with, assistance by health professionals to end their own life.”
St. Patrick’s Day celebration twist: Catholic Irish actress brings pro-life message to Oscars stage March 17, 2026By Michael Kelly OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, Respect Life, World News On March 17, as the world’s 80 million people of Irish descent celebrate Ireland’s national patron St. Patrick — a Briton who brought Christianity to the island in 432 — the Irish convent school that gave the world Oscar-winning actress Jessie Buckley is brimming with pride.
Archbishop Caccia at UN: Surrogacy violates rights, dignity of women, children March 16, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The practice of surrogacy violates the dignity and rights of both women and children, while tearing at family bonds, said the Vatican’s top diplomat to the United Nations.
Weather concerns cancel March for Life, cause early dismissals March 16, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Due to the threat of severe weather, including possible tornadoes, hail and strong winds, the March 16 Maryland March for Life has been cancelled and several school systems are closing early.
Radio Interview: Pro-life deacons; Catholic Radio on WMET March 16, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Respect Life Catholic Review Associate Publisher Christopher Gunty has two guests. First up is Deacon Kevin Cummings of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, talking about the ministry he and other members of Deacons of Hope started to create residential homes for unwed women. In the second segment, Joseph Schuler, development director at WMET Radio, talks about his journey of faith and how his son’s traumatic brain injury led Joseph to the “heroic mission” of working to spread the word of God over the airwaves.
Sen. Hawley introduces bill to revoke FDA approval of abortion pill March 12, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., announced March 11 he has introduced legislation in the Senate that would ban mifepristone, a drug commonly, but not exclusively, used for first trimester abortion.
Catholic death penalty opponents laud commuted death sentence for inmate who didn’t pull trigger March 11, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Ala., announced March 10 she commuted the death sentence of Charles L. “Sonny” Burton to life in prison, a move lauded by Catholic death penalty opponents.
Wyoming governor signs ‘well-intended’ but ‘fragile’ heartbeat law on abortion March 11, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Wyoming’s governor enacted what he called a “well-intended” but ultimately “fragile” ban on abortions of unborn children with a detectable heartbeat.
Indiana court blocks state abortion restrictions in lawsuit claiming religious objections March 10, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News An Indiana court blocked the state’s near-total abortion ban March 5 in response to a class action lawsuit claiming the ban violated religious freedom protections.
