Pope calls on young people to fight trafficking by promoting dignity February 9, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News The pope’s message for International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, observed Feb. 8, was directed to young people. He encouraged them to build their own sense of dignity and care for the dignity of every person they meet.
Biden reiterates call to codify Roe v. Wade in State of the Union address February 8, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News President Joe Biden called the state of the union “strong,” in his second such address Feb. 7, calling for national unity even as he argued for some Democratic priorities including reiterating his call to codify Roe v. Wade.
U.S. bishops’ religious liberty chairman: Proposed new rules on contraceptive mandate ‘disheartening’ February 7, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News The U.S. bishops’ religious liberty chairman called it “disheartening” that proposed new rules on the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate eliminate “protections for moral convictions” of employers who object to being forced to cover contraceptives in their employee health plans.
Free childbirth or reduce cost of raising kids? Pro-life leaders mull proposal for Congress February 6, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Some pro-life leaders have called on Congress to make childbirth free for mothers, while others maintain addressing the financial burden of raising children will make greater impacts on saving lives from abortion.
Affordable child care key component of post-Roe response, advocates say February 5, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life, Social Justice, World News Affordable child care must be a core component of a post-Roe response from the Church, advocates at the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering said on Jan. 30.
Prioritize federal funds for families to embrace life, not abortion, says U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair February 2, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act is “a modest but important step” to make the long-standing policy of preventing federal taxpayer funding of elective abortions permanent and government-wide, said the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee chairman.
After Biden comments, U.S. bishops say they have ‘united position’ on abortion February 2, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops affirmed its “united position” in opposition to taxpayer funding for abortion procedures, invoking the teaching of Pope Francis, following recent remarks by President Joe Biden.
With national March for Life behind them, pro-life advocates plan for state marches, rallies January 31, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News With the national March for Life in the nation’s capital marking the Roe v. Wade anniversary behind them, pro-life advocates are gearing up for March for Life events in a number of states in the months ahead.
Catholic pro-life activist Mark Houck acquitted of federal charges January 30, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A Catholic pro-life activist has been found not guilty of charges that he violated a federal law protecting access to abortion clinics, thereby avoiding a possible 11-year prison sentence.
Trial of pro-life activist charged with violating federal FACE Act gets underway January 26, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A Catholic pro-life advocate is on trial for allegedly violating a federal law that protects access to abortion clinics, and the lead lawyer defending him said the charges against his client are being pursued “solely to intimidate people of faith and pro-life Americans.”
Pro-life thought leaders explore how to change hearts and minds post-Roe January 23, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The pro-life movement should work to change hearts and minds on the issue of abortion by demonstrating “radical solidarity” with women and unborn children, some of the movement’s thought leaders said at a Jan. 19 panel in the nation’s capital.
‘We are not yet done’: March for Life holds first national event after overturn of Roe v. Wade January 21, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Tens of thousands of pro-life advocates descended upon the nation’s capital for the 50th March for Life Jan. 20 — the first national march since the overturn of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that initially prompted the annual demonstration.
