‘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.
Faith, family, community help former athlete meet challenges he’s faced after life-altering injury January 21, 2023By Rebecca Omastiak OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News The 26-year-old native of Isanti, Minn., said he’s not letting a life-altering injury affect his future as community support carries him through challenging times and his trust in God helps him forge a new perspective on life.
At Mass before March for Life, young people urged to ‘witness to the truth that every life matters’ January 20, 2023By Richard Szczepanowski OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The hundreds of teens and young adults from across the Archdiocese of Washington who gathered Jan. 20 prior to the annual March for Life at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington were urged to be “witnesses to life, witnesses to the truth that every life matters.”
‘Love is the answer’: Life Fest rally opens new chapter of pro-life movement January 20, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Sponsored by the Sisters of Life and the Knights of Columbus, the morning gathering drew some 4,200 people — most of them teens and young adults — for a program of prayer, worship music, and personal testimonies that concluded with Eucharistic adoration and Mass.
To improve liturgy, involve the people, pope says January 20, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments Religious celebrations must foster the “fruitful participation of the people of God” and not just of the clergy, Pope Francis said.
First National Prayer Vigil for Life post-Roe calls Catholics to bring God’s love into ’empty spaces’ January 20, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The pro-life movement has “much to celebrate” because Roe v. Wade “is no more,” said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va., in his homily Jan. 19 for the National Prayer Vigil for Life’s opening Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
West Coast rallies, marches ‘reinvigorate’ people about pro-life issues January 20, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News This year for the first time the Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco takes place “in a country where the so-called right to kill an unborn child is no longer the law of the land,” Eva Muntean, co-chair of the walk, told OSV News.
Few frowns among Catholic nonprofits as AmazonSmile closes January 20, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Amazon said in its statement that it would close AmazonSmile by Feb. 20 since the program’s impact was “often spread too thin” among the more than 1 million registered organizations worldwide.
U.S. Supreme Court admits ‘not possible’ to identify Dobbs draft leaker January 20, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court revealed Jan. 19 that after a monthslong investigation by its marshal, it has yet to identify who leaked the draft of the high court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Pope prays God will strengthen commitment to defending all human life January 20, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News As the Biden administration and state governments look at ways to expand or restrict access to abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling, Pope Francis prayed that God would strengthen people’s commitment to protecting human life at every stage.
After mixed record in 2022, pro-life activists set sights on 2024 campaign cycle January 20, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News After 2022 offered a mixed bag of political outcomes for the pro-life cause, with the historic reversal of Roe v. Wade followed by ballot initiative losses in multiple states, pro-life activists are setting their sights on the 2024 campaign cycle.
Pope expresses concern over tensions on the Baltic Sea January 19, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News The Baltic Sea, shared by Russia and northern European countries, is a “source of life threatened by human action,” Pope Francis said.
