Welcome people with Down syndrome for who they are March 21, 2021By Molly Sheahan Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Respect Life People with Down syndrome are valuable because they are people, members of the human family, cherished by God their creator.
Bishops: Relief will help many; lack of Hyde protections ‘unconscionable’ March 10, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act heading to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature will provide relief to Americans in need amid the pandemic, but it lacks “protections for the unborn,” the U.S. bishops said.
Catonsville, Owings Mills rally around 40 Days for Life campaign March 8, 2021By Matthew Liptak Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life “We could always use more (people),” said Frazier, who prays outside the clinic once a week, throughout the year. “Still, I feel like we got a lot of participation. We had a baby saved in December and in January. We need to be here.”
COVID-19 bill OK’d without Hyde language to prevent funding of abortion March 2, 2021By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News On the House floor ahead of the vote — which came at 2 in the morning (EST) — Rep. Chris Smith, N.J., criticized Pelosi and the House Rules Committee for refusing to allow a vote on an amendment to add language to the bill “to ensure that taxpayers aren’t forced to subsidize abortion,” as provided by the long-standing Hyde Amendment.
RADIO INTERVIEW: What parents need to know about human trafficking February 22, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News, Parenting, Radio Interview, Respect Life Erin Younkins discusses the scourage of human trafficking and its prevalence in our society.
Students object to Abby Johnson as speaker, call her past comments ‘hate speech’ February 10, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, Respect Life, World News In her Zoom presentation for The Catholic University of America Feb. 9, Abby Johnson didn’t address the controversy that had preceded her appearance.
Bill would block taxpayer funding of abortion, make Hyde Amendment permanent February 9, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, has introduced a bill to prohibit use of federal taxpayer dollars to fund abortions.
U.S. Senate again fails to pass Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act February 6, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Failure to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act “shows just how extreme the majority of Senate Democrats are,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life.
Numbers, but not spirit, muted at Maryland March for Life February 5, 2021By Kevin J. Parks Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Respect Life The annual Maryland March for Life was held Feb. 4, with a socially-distanced gathering of several hundred on and around State Circle designed to get the attention of the General Assembly, but minus the traditional Mass at St. Mary’s Church and youth rally, because of COVID-19.
Justice for unborn called first ‘foundational’ principle of pro-life movement February 1, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, Respect Life, World News Supreme Knight Carl Anderson urged the pro-life movement to remain committed to four foundational principles: justice, truth, democracy and compassion.
March is small, but group’s ‘message of solidarity’ with unborn strong as ever January 29, 2021By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News It was the coldest national March for Life in some years, it was the smallest, and it also may be remembered as the bravest.
From Annapolis to Bel Air and elsewhere, satellite observances add to spirit of virtual March for Life January 29, 2021By Matthew Liptak Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life From Annapolis to Bel Air and points west in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the annual March for Life Jan. 29 was observed, despite the coronavirus pandemic.
