Articles by Francesca Pollio Fenton
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Oct 16, 2022 / 06:00 amSt. Margaret Mary Alacoque was a French nun responsible for spreading the devotion of the Sacred Heart throughout the Western Church.
New documentary calls on lay Catholics to become civic leaders
Oct 8, 2022 / 08:00 am“The Hour of the Laity” focuses on the duty of lay Catholics to use their time, talents, and resources to spread the “values of the Gospel.”
Catholics converge on DC for a week of prayer and fasting
Sep 30, 2022 / 18:00 pmThe week of prayer and fasting will culminate in the National Rosary Rally at the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 9.
Meet the therapy dog trained by Mercedarian sisters to help the students they serve
Sep 25, 2022 / 10:00 amStudents at Sacred Heart of Jesus School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are visited twice a week by Gia, an 8-month-old Bernedoodle.
Live Action’s Life Awards Gala celebrates progress made and work still to be done
Sep 24, 2022 / 10:00 amThis year, nearly 500 people gathered on Sept. 17 for the third annual event, the first to be held in a post-Roe America.
Single mom credits maternity home with saving her life
Sep 17, 2022 / 11:00 amDanielle Nicholson found herself in a crisis pregnancy when she was 20 years old and turned to the Paul Stefan Foundation in Locust Grove, Virginia, for aid.
Lila Rose drops mic on ‘Dr. Phil’: ‘If it’s not a human life why do you have to kill it?’
Sep 14, 2022 / 10:06 amThe Live Action founder and president said: “Whether you live 10 minutes or 10 years or a hundred years, you’re human life and you have the right to not be killed.”
Pregnant woman with terminal cancer survives, chooses life
Sep 4, 2022 / 09:00 amJessica Hanna, a mother of four, was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer when she was 14 weeks pregnant. Several doctors advised her to have an abortion but she declined, choosing life instead.
New book provides roadmap to pro-life movement’s future
Aug 27, 2022 / 06:00 amWhat do you get when you put a pro-life scholar and a pro-life journalist together to write a book? A guide to the future of the pro-life movement and the truth about abortion.
This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for August 2022
Aug 4, 2022 / 15:12 pmPope Francis has asked the Catholic Church to pray for small businesses during the month of August.
Bishop comes out in support of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh
Jul 29, 2022 / 10:46 amMichigan coach Jim Harbaugh received a tip of the hat from his own bishop for his pro-life remarks.
Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh tells team members he would help raise their baby in event of unplanned pregnancy
Jul 26, 2022 / 11:29 amAfter receiving criticism on social media and from college football fans for remarks made at a pro-life event, Michigan Wolverines’ football coach Jim Harbaugh elaborated on his stance.
A look into America’s oldest Carmelite monastery
Jul 21, 2022 / 16:00 pmNestled in the farmland of Port Tobacco, Maryland stands the oldest Carmelite monastery in America. Founded in 1790, the Mount Carmel Monastery was the first Catholic convent for religious women in the U.S.
Meet the high school students going door-to-door in defense of life
Jul 18, 2022 / 19:03 pmHannah Joerger and Mara Loughman are hoping Kansas voters will approve the Value Them Both amendment on Aug. 2.
Should we get rid of daylight saving time and use 'God's clock' instead?
Jul 10, 2022 / 13:56 pmStudies have linked changing the clocks with foggy thinking and an increase in heart attacks.
Parents of young mother considered for sainthood share powerful testimony at World Meeting of Families
Jun 23, 2022 / 16:47 pmChiara Corbella Petrillo rejected any form of cancer treatment that posed a risk to her unborn son.
The oldest man in the world is 113 and prays the rosary twice a day
Jun 8, 2022 / 06:15 amHis name is Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, he’s Venezuelan, and is passionate about his faith.
How do we know if we are listening to God's voice, or our own? This author has some advice
May 14, 2022 / 05:04 amDiscernment is hard. How do we know if the voice we’re listening to is God’s, or our own?
This Catholic doctor provides care for 1 million people in Sudan, South Sudan
Apr 28, 2022 / 14:51 pmSudan and South Sudan are countries currently facing several hardships. After the military staged a coup in Sudan six months ago, the country remains in political and economic turmoil. Its neighbor, South Sudan, faces severe food shortages and a rise in violence.
A Catholic priest and a parishioner team up to rescue Ukrainian orphans
Mar 28, 2022 / 16:00 pmA Ukrainian Catholic priest, who is married and a father of seven, recently accompanied one of his parishioners on a journey to Ukraine, where they rescued 22 orphans.