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Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington.

Abortionists Appreciation Day? That can't happen, bishop says

Mar 4, 2022

By Christine Rousselle

Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington spoke out against a proposed proclamation that would establish March 10 as “Abortion Provider Appreciation... Read more

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, March 27, 2019.

Florida bishops welcome advancement of 15-week abortion ban

Mar 4, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

The Florida senate on Thursday passed HB 5, a bill introduced by State Rep. Erin Grall, which would ban abortions... Read more

Ultrasound scan of 15 week-old baby

Colombian pro-life leader says court's abortion decriminalization made women more vulnerable

Mar 3, 2022

By Diego López Marina

A local pro-life leader believes that with the recent ruling of the Colombian Constitutional Court decriminalizing abortion up to six... Read more

A February 2022 pro-life march in Bogota.

Across Colombia, half a million march for life after court decriminalizes abortion

Mar 1, 2022

By ACI Prensa

Across Colombia, around half a million people marched on Sunday to defend the lives of the unborn, rejecting the recent... Read more

Senator James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) speaks against the Women's Health Protection Act on the Senate floor, Feb. 28, 2022.

Pro-abortion Women's Health Protection Act fails in US Senate

Feb 28, 2022

By Katie Yoder

The U.S. Senate failed to move forward with the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) on Monday, striking down what some... Read more

Credit: Syda Productions/Shutterstock.

What do abortion laws look like in Latin America? Here's a country-by-country map

Feb 28, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

After Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled 5-4 last week to decriminalize abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, abortion advocates hailed... Read more

Iván Duque Márquez, president of Colombia.

Colombian president, bishops condemn court's decriminalization of abortion

Feb 23, 2022

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The president of Colombia, Iván Duque, rejected Tuesday the Constitutional Court’s decision to depenalize abortion up to 24 weeks of... Read more

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US Senate to vote on pro-abortion Women’s Health Protection Act

Feb 23, 2022

By Katie Yoder

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote next week on a piece of legislation that one pro-life group is calling... Read more

Ultrasound scan of 15 week-old baby

Colombia's Constitutional Court decriminalizes abortion up to six months

Feb 21, 2022

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Colombia’s Constitutional Court has ruled 5-4 to decriminalize abortion up to six months, or 24 weeks of pregnancy. Read more

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House, Sept. 9, 2021

Could Biden bypass state laws by placing abortion clinics on federal land?

Feb 14, 2022

By Katie Yoder

As the Supreme Court considers a case that directly challenges Roe v. Wade’s 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, legal... Read more

Tennessee state house

Tennessee Down syndrome abortion ban back in effect while legal challenges continue

Feb 3, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

A Tennessee law restricting abortions based on sex, race, or prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome is back in effect for... Read more

Members of Lions for Life at St. Thomas More Catholic School in Centennial, Colo.

Meet Catholic school students who pray the rosary for the unborn

Feb 3, 2022

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Seventh graders CeCe and Abby start off each month by waking up early to say the rosary with their fellow... Read more

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Study will investigate impact, evolving role of maternity homes in US

Jan 25, 2022

By Kate Olivera

An upcoming study will consider the impact and evolving role of maternity homes in the United States, in the hope... Read more

The Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 22, 2022.

Walk for Life West Coast brings 15,000+ to San Francisco

Jan 24, 2022

By Christine Rousselle

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone condemned abortion as the equivalent of a sacrament of a “new secular religion” in his homily at... Read more

A dedication ceremony for the ultrasound machine donated by the Knights of Columbus to the First Choice Women's Resource Center in New Brunswick, N.J.

Knights of Columbus donates 1500th ultrasound machine

Jan 21, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

The Knights of Columbus donated an ultrasound machine to a New Jersey pregnancy center on Wednesday, a charitable milestone that... Read more

Pro-choice messages projected onto the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2022.

Cardinal Gregory criticizes activist group's 'antics' at basilica on eve of March for Life

Jan 21, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, responded strongly Friday to an activist group's projection of pro-choice messages on the facade... Read more

The Vigil Mass for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2015.

Vigil Mass for Life: 'Every human being, at every stage of life, should be treated with respect'

Jan 20, 2022

By Christine Rousselle

Catholics must work to promote a culture of life and work to support mothers, Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore said... Read more

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Poll finds American majority want Roe v Wade to go

Jan 20, 2022

By Katie Yoder

More than 60% of Americans disagree with the central holding of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that... Read more

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Italian Catholic doctors: Assisted suicide is not a dignified death

Jan 19, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

As the Italian parliament debates whether to pass a bill to decriminalize assisted suicide, an association of Catholic doctors has... Read more

The US Capitol

Pro-life congressional leaders praise pledge to oppose federal abortion funding

Jan 15, 2022

By Christine Rousselle

One hundred and eighty one members of the House of Representatives co-signed a letter praising the pro-life leadership of Senate... Read more