Sanctity of Life

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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

Nov 22, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Police said Christopher Collings confessed to killing Rowan Ford after raping her on Nov. 3, 2007. The murder took place... Read more

India's supreme court building is pictured in New Delhi on July 9, 2018.

Church hails India Supreme Court for reaffirming ban on euthanasia: ‘Extremely happy’

Aug 22, 2024

By Anto Akkara

“We are extremely happy that the sacredness of life has been upheld by the court,” Archbishop Raphy Manjaly of Agra,... Read more

Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda was named president of the Polish bishops’ conference on March 14, 2024.

Amid abortion debate, Polish bishops urge protection of the unborn

Jun 11, 2024

By AC Wimmer

A letter issued by the bishops on the protection of life comes amid growing pressure from lawmakers to dismantle Poland’s... Read more

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Netherlands permits euthanasia for physically healthy 29-year-old woman

Jun 4, 2024

By AC Wimmer

Despite being physically healthy, the woman from Oldenzaal, a town near the German border, chose to end her life due... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron speaks to EWTN's Colm Flynn about evangelizing the culture today in October 2023.

Bishop Barron: Assisted suicide can never be morally sanctioned

Jan 8, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Winona-Rochester Bishop Robert Barron is urging Catholics to oppose an effort to make assisted suicide legal in Minnesota. Read more

Pope Francis delivers a speech to all of the world’s ambassadors to the Vatican on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.

Pope Francis calls surrogacy ‘deplorable,’ calls for global ban in speech to ambassadors

Jan 8, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis called surrogacy “deplorable” and called for a global ban on the exploitative practice of “so-called surrogate motherhood.” Read more

Jeff Bridges from the film The Giver is interviewed by Raymond Arroyo.

'The Giver' praised for themes on free will, sanctity of life

Aug 19, 2014

The new dystopian movie “The Giver” has drawn praise for its deep thematic content on the value of human life,... Read more