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Rally held in support of cutting Planned Parenthood funding.

Tens of thousands protest at Planned Parenthood clinics across the country

Aug 23, 2015

Hundreds of demonstrations were held outside of Planned Parenthood clinics across the U.S. this weekend with protesters calling on the... Read more

Pro-Life March in Accra.

What a pro-life march looks like in Ghana

Aug 11, 2015

More than 1,000 people took part in a pro-life march in Ghana’s capital of Accra, seeking to protect all life... Read more

For Bishop Stika, Planned Parenthood videos show need to cherish humanity first

Aug 10, 2015

The videos of Planned Parenthood officials' involvement in the harvesting of organs from recently aborted babies shows an unadorned evil,... Read more

In Wisconsin, fetal pain concerns drive new abortion regulations

Jul 23, 2015

The state of Wisconsin has now banned abortions 20 weeks into pregnancy, on the grounds that unborn children feel pain,... Read more

Pope Francis.

Pope Francis blasts abortion, population control in new encyclical

Jun 18, 2015

By Elise Harris

In his new encyclical on the environment, Pope Francis slams attacks against human life such as abortion, embryonic experimentation and... Read more

March for Life in Washington D.C. on Jan. 22, 2015.

Abortion rates are dropping – and it could be thanks to millennials

Jun 11, 2015

By Matt Hadro

Abortion rates have declined by 12 percent nationwide since 2010, and pro-life groups say changing attitudes among the younger generation... Read more

Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani and Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square viewing photos from the March for Life in Lima, Peru on June 3, 2015.

Pope to Peruvian pro-lifers: 'Keep shaking things up'

Jun 5, 2015

Upon seeing pictures from the 2015 March for Life in Lima, Peru, Pope Francis had a message for the faithful... Read more

Pope Francis blesses people with disabilities at the Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter's Square on May 27, 2015.

Pope: abortion, euthanasia, abandonment of migrants are 'attacks against humanity'

May 30, 2015

By Ann Schneible

A civilization whose technological advancements do not seek to protect the most vulnerable, from conception until natural death, fails to... Read more

General audience with Pope Francis on March 18, 2015.

Pope Francis: Spare no effort in defending life, family

May 12, 2015

In his meeting on Saturday with the bishops from Mozambique, a southeast African nation, Pope Francis urged support for public... Read more

Virginia bishops on the death penalty: We're having the wrong debate

May 9, 2015

As discussions surrounding a “more humane” death penalty in the United States continue, the two Catholic bishops of Virginia have... Read more

La Casa de Espera pregnancy center in Haquira, Peru. Photo courtesy of Esperanca.

'House of Waiting' for pregnant Peruvian women seeks to remodel

Apr 28, 2015

Inside the cracking adobe walls of a small building in Haquira, Peru, an on-duty nurse and staff are busy providing... Read more

Why no Catholic is exempt from caring about the environment

Apr 22, 2015

By Adelaide Mena

What does it mean to be truly pro-life? Amid debates over abortion and the death penalty, Catholic ecologists say that... Read more

Pill Bottles.

Australian bishops: the suffering need compassion, not suicide by drugs

Apr 16, 2015

Euthanasia isn’t what the suffering and dying really need, said Australia’s Catholic bishops.  Read more

'A travesty of justice': No murder charges over baby cut out of mother's womb

Mar 31, 2015

The archbishop of Denver lamented the law’s failure to protect all human life after it was announced that no murder... Read more

Zocalo de Mexico.

More than 100,000 ask Mexican Supreme Court to affirm right to life

Mar 30, 2015

More than 120,000 people have signed a petition asking the Mexican Supreme Judicial Court of the Nation to reaffirm that... Read more

Supreme Court rules in favor of pregnancy protection in the workplace

Mar 28, 2015

By Adelaide Mena

A recent ruling from the Supreme Court to clarify workplace protections for pregnant women will help remedy some of the... Read more

March for Life Peru 2015.

Peruvian march for life draws half a million

Mar 26, 2015

More than half a million Peruvians participated in the historic March for Life 2015, held March 21 in Lima, rejecting... Read more

Thomas Vander Woude. Photo Courtesy of Christendom College at christendom.edu.

Memorial fund honors father who gave life for child with Down syndrome

Mar 24, 2015

When his son fell eight feet into a septic tank while working on their family farm in Virginia, Thomas S.... Read more

A pilgrim prays the Rosary in St. Peter's Square before the Wednesday general audience with Pope Francis on Oct. 29, 2014.

20 years of Evangelium Vitae: Vatican announces prayer vigil, rosary for life

Mar 23, 2015

An international prayer vigil prepared by the Vatican will recognize the 20th anniversary of Evangelium Vitae, the encyclical of Saint... Read more

Lawsuit against national pro-life group dies at the Sixth Circuit Court

Mar 10, 2015

By Matt Hadro

Ruling in favor of a national pro-life group, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a district court’s... Read more