UK woman jailed for two years for aborting her baby almost a month before due date June 14, 2023By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News An English Catholic bishop said he supported the decision of a judge to jail a woman for two years after she aborted her baby almost a month before she was due to give birth.
New York AG sues Red Rose Rescue over disruptive tactics at abortion clinics June 13, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The confrontational tactics of the Michigan-based pro-life group Red Rose Rescue have been met with a federal lawsuit from New York State Attorney General Letitia James, who accused the group’s activists of “terrorizing” patients and staff at abortion clinics in the state.
Pro-life activists mark Dobbs’ first anniversary, advocate for more pregnancy support June 9, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News In a statement marking the first anniversary of Dobbs, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va., chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, said, “We have much to celebrate.”
Missouri-based network connects abortion survivors worldwide June 9, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Melissa Ohden, who joined the Catholic Church in 2014, belongs to St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Gladstone, Mo. She leads the Abortion Survivors Network, the world’s only organization dedicated to providing “a safe place for (abortion) survivors to finally share their story, be themselves, be vulnerable, to finally heal.”
During Super Bowl winners’ White House visit, Kansas City Chiefs kicker champions pro-life message June 8, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Sports, World News The Kansas City Chiefs were honored with a June 6 invitation to the White House by President Joe Biden following their victory in this year’s Super Bowl. The visit took an unexpected turn as Harrison Butker, the kicker who secured the game-winning field goal, used the occasion to shed light on the most vulnerable.
Florida’s Catholic bishops again urge DeSantis to stay an execution June 6, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Catholic bishops in Florida urged Gov. Ron DeSantis to stay the execution of a death-row prisoner as the governor embarks on a bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
Nevada’s Catholic governor who campaigned as ‘pro-life’ signs some abortion protections into law June 2, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Catholic who campaigned on a pro-life stance, signed legislation in May granting some protections for those who travel to the state seeking to undergo or perform an abortion.
Assault outside Planned Parenthood office leaves pregnancy center employees shaken May 30, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life A confrontation May 26 outside the doors of a downtown Baltimore Planned Parenthood center left witnesses at a neighboring pro-life pregnancy center disturbed by the level of violence and praying for the recovery of the injured.
South Carolina governor signs six-week abortion ban into law May 25, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Two days after the South Carolina Senate passed a six-week ban on most abortions in a 27-19 vote late May 23, Republican Gov. Henry McMaster signed the measure into law.
Despite growing use, abortion pill not ‘safer than Tylenol’ May 25, 2023By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Despite its growing use, the abortion pill’s safety has been repeatedly called into question by pro-life doctors and advocates since the FDA’s approval in 2000 of mifepristone.
War against creation must stop, pope says in message for day of prayer May 25, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News People must end the “senseless war against creation” and help victims of environmental and climate injustice, Pope Francis said.
A testimony of faith and love: conjoined twins born, baptized and at peace in God’s arms May 22, 2023By Karla Fierro OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The moving story of Nicole Duque and Austin LeBlanc, a local pro-life couple and active members of St. Joseph Shrine in Detroit and St. Mary Parish in Wayne, Mich., has captured the attention of the community.
