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Pro-life and abortion rights activists protest during the 50th annual March for Life rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 20, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Pro-abortion counter-protesters at March for Life were few but loud

Jan 23, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Although some had speculated that the pro-abortion presence might be larger this year, only about a dozen pro-abortion protesters stood... Read more

An estimated 10,000 people turned out for the Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco on Jan. 21, 2023, the second-largest pro-life demonstration in the U.S. after the national March for Life in Washington, D.C., which marked its 50th anniversary a day earlier.

Walk for Life West Coast and OneLife LA 2023 proclaim: ‘Life is good!’

Jan 23, 2023

By Jim Graves

San Francisco and Los Angeles events brought out droves of participants to witness to the humanity of the unborn and... Read more

Tom and Mindy Edwards from Sandusky, Ohio, attend the 50th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2023.

Longtime March for Life attendees see their prayers answered in Roe’s downfall

Jan 22, 2023

By Katie Yoder

In the early days of the pro-life movement many feared they wouldn't live to see Roe v. Wade overturned. Read more

Adam Smith-Connor was fined for “praying for [his] son, who is deceased” near an abortion facility in Bournemouth, England.

Second bystander ensnared by English ban on prayer outside abortion clinics

Jan 22, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Amid continuing controversy over strict limits on behavior outside abortion clinics in some English cities, a man faces a fine... Read more

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Now that the March for Life is over, here’s a snapshot of a shifting abortion landscape

Jan 21, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year, state lawmakers have gone in dramatically different directions on abortion. Read more

U.S. President Joe Biden

Biden commemorates abortion as pro-lifers march in Washington

Jan 20, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

On the day of the March for Life, President Joe Biden issued a pro-abortion proclamation to commemorate the anniversary of... Read more

A young pro-life marcher carries a sign reading, “Save the baby humans,” at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2023.

8 awesome signs from the March for Life

Jan 20, 2023

By Katie Yoder

So much truth in so few words. Read more

Tony Dungy speaks at the March for Life on Jan. 20, 2023.

Tony Dungy to pro-life march: God used a football game to show power of prayer

Jan 20, 2023

By Zelda Caldwell

Dungy, who spoke at the March for Life with his wife, Lauren, told the crowd that the nation needs to... Read more

Jonathan Roumie speaks at the March for Life Rally as one of the keynote speakers.

Jonathan Roumie: Pro-life advocacy the ‘worthiest and noblest cause possible’

Jan 20, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

The actor who portrays Jesus in the popular TV series “The Chosen” was one of about a dozen speakers at... Read more

The theme of the first "Life Fest," sponsored by the Sisters of Life and the Knights of Columbus, was "Because love is the answer."

‘Because love is the answer’: Pre-March for Life rally fires up young crowd

Jan 20, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

An estimated 3,500 people, including many young people, filled an indoor sports arena Jan. 20 for the first-ever Life Fest... Read more

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch was among the honorees of Live Action's Life Gala in Dana Point, California, on Sept. 17, 2022.

6 things to know about March for Life speaker Lynn Fitch, champion of Dobbs case

Jan 20, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Lynn Fitch, attorney general for the state of Mississippi, helped defend Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban that led to the overturning... Read more

Sister Mary Casey O'Connor, a Sister of Life, and her twin sister, Casey Gunning, teacher’s assistant and lifelong athlete in the Special Olympics

Twin sisters with a special bond speak out for the unborn

Jan 20, 2023

By Katie Yoder

Sister Mary Casey O’Connor and Casey Gunning, who has Down syndrome, were featured speakers at the March for Life’s inaugural... Read more

Sarah Achenbach (center left) and Heather Kramer (center right) traveled with other pilgrims from a pro-life Wisconsin group to the Vigil Mass for Life on Jan. 19, 2023, celebrated by Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

Focus on ‘changing hearts,’ Bishop Burbidge tells packed post-Roe Vigil Mass for Life

Jan 20, 2023

By Lauretta Brown

The first post-Roe Vigil for Life Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington,... Read more

Super Bowl Coach and Hall of Famer Tony Dungy is scheduled to speak at the 50th March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2023.

Who is Tony Dungy, the NFL Hall of Fame coach speaking at the March for Life? 

Jan 19, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

In interviews, Tony Dungy often makes it clear that his faith in Christ has been the primary driving factor of... Read more

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Is free childbirth the next step for the pro-life movement?

Jan 19, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Childbirth in America should be free, say two prominent pro-life leaders representing both sides of the political divide. Read more

Ultrasound scan of 15 week-old baby

Even after Roe, most Americans support abortion restrictions: poll

Jan 18, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

A majority of Americans support some limits on abortion and Americans’ attitudes toward abortion have not significantly changed, a new... Read more

Young adults hold colorful signs outside the U.S. Supreme Court at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2022.

2023 March for Life: 8 things for pro-lifers to know

Jan 18, 2023

By Katie Yoder

This year’s march on Friday, Jan. 20, will be the first March for Life held in a post-Roe America. Read more

"The Chosen" actor Jonathan Roumie meets Pope Francis at the Vatican on Aug. 11, 2021.

7 things to know about March for Life keynote speaker Jonathan Roumie of ‘The Chosen’

Jan 18, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The actor who portrays Jesus on the popular TV series is one of the featured speakers at this year's March... Read more

Frank Pavone gives a reflection on Scripture on his YouTube channel.

Pavone: It’s possible I missed laicization notice

Jan 13, 2023

By Shannon Mullen, Jonah McKeown, Joe Bukuras

A diocesan official’s account is at odds with Frank Pavone’s prior statements to CNA and other media outlets claiming he... Read more

A Detroit-area pro-life pregnancy center and the home of one of its board members were spray-painted with threatening messages early in the morning of Dec. 17, 2022.

U.S. House passes resolution condemning attacks on pro-life centers and churches

Jan 12, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

The resolution also calls on the Biden administration to “protect the rights of pro-life facilities, groups, and churches.” Read more

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President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, photographed here with Kirk Adams and First Lady Jill Biden, in a photo posted to his X account, Nov. 20, 2024.

Biden awards Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood leader Cecile Richards

Missouri’s bishops are urging the state to forgo executing a Christopher Collings, who was convicted of the 2007 abduction, rape, torture and murder of a 9-year-old girl. Collings is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 3, 2024.

Missouri bishops urge state to refrain from executing convicted child-killer next month

The Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation awards the Ratzinger Prize to Notre Dame theologian Cyril O’Regan and Japanese sculptor Etsurō Sotoo at in a ceremony at the Vatican on Nov. 22, 204.

Prestigious Ratzinger Prize awarded to Notre Dame theologian, Japanese sculptor at Vatican

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Data show abortions dropped by nearly 40% in Iowa after six-week ban

Police are searching for a thief who entered the Church of St. Francis of Assisi on West 31st Street in Manhattan on Nov. 20, 2024, and stole a gold rose that memorializes a priest who perished in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Police search for thief who stole 9/11 memorial gold rose from New York Catholic church

A close-up of the tomb of St. Ceclia at the basilica dedicated to her in Trastevere, Rome, Italy.

PHOTOS: St. Cecilia, martyr and patron saint of music, rests in Roman basilica named for her

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U.S. bishops: Federal ‘gender identity’ rule could block Catholics from government contracts

Shanghai Bishop Joseph Shen Bin speaks to Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin at a Vatican conference on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

Chinese bishop focused on adapting faith to Communist Party ideals, Shanghai Catholics say

Georgetown University President John DeGioia attends a ceremony at which an honorary degree was bestowed on AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on Sept. 3, 2009, in Washington, D.C.

Georgetown president John DeGioia to step down after 23 years

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 20, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

Pope Francis calls for study of Church history free from ideologies

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