The head of the Tuscan Bishops’ Conference said the passage of a new law in Italy allowing medically assisted suicide was “not an achievement, but a defeat for everyone.”
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Red state death penalty repeal efforts emerge despite Trump’s order to expand use of the practice
Efforts to repeal the death penalty have been introduced in two Republican-led states, with some lawmakers citing their Catholic faith as a factor in their opposition to capital punishment. The efforts come even as President Donald Trump has moved to expand the use of the practice.
African Catholics join forces against human trafficking in unprecedented campaign
Marches and Masses in more than 30 African countries were organized Feb. 8 to raise voices against human trafficking, marking the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, and kicking off a Jubilee Year campaign “Restoring Hope in Africa: A Jubilee Call to End Human Trafficking.”
Pardoned pro-lifers describe their legal ordeal, what lies ahead for their activism
On Jan. 23, the president pardoned Paulette Harlow and 22 other pro-life activists convicted of violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinics Act, or FACE Act.
Strengthening religious practice could help reverse demographic crisis, says Irish study
A decline in religion will likely deepen Ireland’s demographic crisis, according to a new study by a pro-family and pro-life Irish institute.
Pro-life groups welcome British cardinal’s attack on ‘irresponsible’ assisted suicide bill
Pro-life groups welcomed comments by the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales bitterly criticizing attempts by government-aligned parliamentarians to rush through a bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide.
Attacker of Baltimore pro-life advocates found guilty of assault
A jury in Baltimore Circuit Court found Patrick Brice guilty Feb. 6 on two counts of second-degree assault and two counts of reckless endangerment for attacking two pro-life supporters May 23, 2023, outside a Planned Parenthood facility on North Howard Street in Baltimore.
Welcoming a child opens new world of joy, pope tells health workers
Health care professionals who help expectant mothers have a vocation that is an ode to life, Pope Francis said.
Catholics, Hippocrates, and reforming American medicine
The willful participation of physicians and other medical professionals in the practice of abortion flatly contradicts the Hippocratic Oath — long the moral framework for sound medical practice — in its original form.
Nothing is worth sacrificing the life of a child, pope tells world leaders
It is unacceptable that a child’s right to life and a dignified childhood should be sacrificed to “the idols” of power, profit, ideology and nationalistic self-interest, Pope Francis told a group of world experts and leaders.
Senators grill RFK Jr. on abortion, vaccine views in HHS confirmation hearings
In a pair of January confirmation hearings, senators considered President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services.
France’s Catholic prime minister wants to fight ‘end of life’ bill by splitting measure
French Prime Minister François Bayrou wants to split an “end of life” bill to separate the issue of “active assistance in dying” from that of palliative care — a proposal seen as a smart attempt to give a pro-life approach to the legislation without antagonizing rival political sides.