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Sister Sue Anne Hall (left) and Sister Delores Voigt provide prayer and hospitality for pro-life volunteers at Our Lady of Guadalupe Convent, located across the street from the last remaining Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in St. Louis, Missouri.

Meet the Franciscan sisters who live (and pray) across the street from an abortion clinic

Feb 27, 2022

By Leonardo Colon

The mission of Our Lady of Guadalupe Convent is “to provide a place of prayer and hospitality for pilgrims to... 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

Yuni and Natalie Wu of the Lexington-area in Kentucky at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2022.

These are the best signs we saw at the March for Life

Jan 22, 2022

By Katie Yoder, Christine Rousselle

It wasn't easy for CNA's reporters to choose the 15 best signs they spotted at the 2022 March for Life.... Read more

Students for Life of America estimates that about 150,000 people attended the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2022, based an analysis of a video of the marchers.

Missed the March for Life? Here it is, in a 45-second video

Jan 22, 2022

By CNA Staff

An enormous crowd turned out for the March for Life in Washington, D.C., judging by a time-lapse video released by... Read more

Father Mike Schmitz, the host of the "Bible in a Year" podcast, addresses the crowd at the March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2022.

'Every person matters,' Father Mike Schmitz tells pro-life marchers

Jan 21, 2022

By Shannon Mullen

Father Mike Schmitz, best known as the host of the "Bible in a Year" podcast, gave an emotional, personal speech... Read more

Pro-life advocate Katie Shaw

‘A Wonderful Life’: Meet the woman with Down syndrome speaking at March for Life

Jan 21, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Katie Shaw is many things: a champion for the unborn, an advocate for those with disabilities, a faithful Catholic, and,... Read more

At the Jan. 23, 2021 Philadelphia March for Life, Luke Parlee and his mother Terry of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Buckingham, Pennsylvania, displayed ultrasound images of his development at six and 33 weeks alongside his high school senior portrait.

Philadelphia Archdiocese pro-lifers doing ‘amazing things’ for life at all stages

Jan 20, 2022

By Gina Christian

As the nation marks almost 50 years of legalized abortion, pro-life advocates in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia say they’re committed... Read more

Pro-life poster

March for Life Chicago: Learn about the Midwest’s ‘largest pro-life event’

Jan 6, 2022

By Katie Yoder

March for Life Chicago — which calls itself “the largest pro-life event in the Midwest”— is expecting more than 10,000... Read more

Prenatal blood tests for genetic conditions have become an enormous unregulated industry generating billions of dollars in revenue each year.

NYT report fuels concerns that many abortions are based on false test results

Prenatal tests that show an unborn child to have serious developmental problem frequently lead to abortion. Yet an investigation by... Read more

Hundreds of roses are piled up for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 12, 2021.

Pro-life Catholics gather 7,700 roses for Pelosi on Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast 

Dec 14, 2021

By Katie Yoder

A pro-life campaign led by the archbishop of San Francisco gathered thousands of roses for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)... Read more

Pro-choice protesters at the University of San Diego on Nov. 11, 2021.

WATCH: Students at Catholic college target pro-life talk with obscenity-laced protest

Dec 7, 2021

By Joe Bukuras

The University of San Diego will not say if any students who shouted obscenities and displayed vulgar signs during a... Read more

Screenshot of Apostolic Nuncio Christophe Pierre as he addresses the general assembly of the U.S.  Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on Nov. 16, 2021, in Baltimore, Md.

Nuncio to U.S. bishops: Catholic Church must be ‘unapologetically pro-life’

Nov 16, 2021

By Katie Yoder

The U.S. Catholic bishops’ effort to equip parishes and communities to support pregnant and parenting moms in need exemplifies a... Read more

Ramona Treviño is a former employee of Planned Parenthood who is now a leading Hispanic pro-life advocate.

Reversing Roe could strengthen Hispanic families, pro-life leader believes

Nov 16, 2021

By ACI Prensa

Reversing Roe v. Wade could strengthen the Hispanic community in the United States, according to Ramona Treviño, a former director... Read more

Gabriel Vance, of Columbus, Ohio, prays the rosary, with his three young sons beside him, at the pro-life Men's March in Baltimore on Nov. 15, 2021.

Men's March participants call on bishops to take firm stand against abortion, pro-abortion politicians

Nov 15, 2021

By Shannon Mullen

Approximately 200 men and boys from across the country took part in the pro-life Men’s March in Baltimore on Nov.... Read more

A screenshot from Live Action's new 2363 video, which details the disturbing reality of surgical abortions.

Live Action's pro-life 2363 campaign focuses on abortion's daily death toll

Nov 4, 2021

By Katie Yoder

The centerpiece of a new, multi-city campaign by the pro-life organization Live Action's new is a video in which a... Read more

Marchers walk along with an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe during a pro-life Eucharistic Procession Oct. 2, 2021 in Denver.

Denver pro-life Eucharistic procession circles state's largest abortion clinic

Oct 6, 2021

By Alejandro Bermudez

The Oct. 2 procession, part of the 40 Days for Life movement, began in the garden of the pro-life clinic... Read more

An image from the Canadian pro-life group Choice42's animated video encouraging pregnant women to choose life.

Viral Video Encourages Women to Reject Abortion: ‘You Can Do This’

Jul 5, 2021

By Katie Yoder

A viral video is challenging society and the media for pressuring women to choose abortion. Its message is simple: Women... Read more

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Pro-life group says campaign finance bill could unfairly limit their speech

Jan 22, 2021

A pro-life advocacy group warns that a new campiagn finance reform bill could unfairly restrict their communications.  Read more

Joseph M. Scheidler, 93, former National Director of the Pro-Life Action League

Death of pro-life icon on MLK's day is "fitting," family says

Jan 18, 2021

By CNA Staff

The passing of pro-life icon Joseph M. Scheidler, 93, former National Director of the Pro-Life Action League on Martin Luther... Read more

Pro life outreach in front of a Planned Parenthood location in San Antonio Texas in 2019.

Pro-life counselors 'singled out' for coronavirus enforcement, lawsuit alleges

Apr 14, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Lawyers have filed suit against the city of Greensboro, North Carolina, for enforcing public health restrictions in an allegedly discriminatory... Read more