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Kansas top court strikes down pro-life protections against dismemberment abortions
The court overturned a 2015 ban of dilation and evacuation, or “D&E,” abortion, a procedure that is banned in more... Read more
Kansas Legislature enacts four pro-life bills over governor’s vetoes
Supporters put together the necessary two-thirds majorities to override the vetoes of Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat who supports legal... Read more
Kansas governor vetoes bills to ban sex changes for minors, coerced abortions
Some Republican lawmakers have already indicated they will try to override the vetoes of the transgender and pro-life abortion legislation. Read more
Art as a leap of faith: Kansas artist quits job to paint murals to revitalize parish
Mattie Karr took a leap of faith into full-time sacred art beginning with two 15-foot-tall triptychs of the descent of... Read more
Chapel housing first-class Padre Pio relic to open in Kansas this weekend
The inaugural chapel, located inside St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Beloit, Kansas, opens Feb. 11. Read more
State-level marches for life bring message of hope to state capitals
Pro-life advocates are taking their message to various state capital cities, where the culture of life continues to hang in... Read more
Kansas bishop to walk 19 miles in pilgrimage for peace
Bishop Gerald Vincke, 59, who leads the Diocese of Salina, is planning to walk from St. Mary’s Church in Glasco ... Read more
During fundraiser, priest makes ‘longest shot ever by a priest on a playground’
Father Jarett Konrade in Beloit, Kansas, broke the record while attempting to fundraise for repairs at his parish. Read more
Kansas judge blocks several state pro-life laws ahead of 2024 trial
Pro-life advocates had predicted that the state’s abortion regulations would be struck down after the defeat of a pro-life ballot... Read more
Rebuild and elevate: New Catholic center at Kansas State aims to bring students to God
The new St. Isidore’s Catholic Student Center, a $20 million project, opened this year and its beauty is drawing both... Read more
New pro-life group prepares to administer Kansas’ $2 million abortion-alternative program
The program is “a social service with a material component” that helps pregnant women and mothers access food, diapers, counseling,... Read more
Kansas begins to implement state-funded ‘Alternatives to Abortion’ program
In spite of the Kansas governor’s veto, the program has been enacted and will fund pregnancy resource centers, maternity homes,... Read more
Post office in Kansas receives new name in honor of Father Emil J. Kapaun
A bill introduced by Rep. Tracey Mann of Kansas will recognize the Medal of Honor recipient whose cause for canonization... Read more
Kansas and Arizona governors veto bills to protect babies born alive after botched abortions
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a “born-alive” infant protection bill a week after Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed... Read more
Kansas clergy sex abuse investigation reports 188 clergy members suspected of crimes
Kansas authorities investigating clerical sex abuse have identified 188 Catholic and Society of St. Pius X clergy members suspected of... Read more
These college students started a coffee business that was inspired by a prayer
When Madeleine Sri and Caden Bennett met as students at Benedictine College, little did they know they would become co-owners... Read more
Priest charged with child porn investigated for illegal 'internet activity' while he was awaiting trial
A Kansas police detective said that Father James Jackson was the “primary target” in a child pornography investigation run by... Read more
Kansas abortion vote: Why did the pro-life amendment fail?
The reason a pro-life amendment — known as the “Value Them Both” amendment — recently failed in Kansas boils down... Read more
Post-Roe ‘confusion’ helped defeat Kansas pro-life amendment
The pro-life campaign faulted “an onslaught of misinformation from radical left organizations that spent millions of out-of-state dollars to spread... Read more
Value Them Both: 8 things to know about Kansas’ abortion vote
Voters in Kansas are preparing to vote on a pro-life amendment later this summer. The state will be the first... Read more
