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August 2018

August 30, 2018

Catholic judge speaks of ‘sanctity of life’—and then imposes death penalty

Via The Cincinnati Enquirer: Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Patrick Dinkelacker sent serial killer Anthony...

August 21, 2018

Kavanaugh: Roe v. Wade is settled law

From CNN: Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, told Republican Sen. Susan Collins...

August 09, 2018

Sensational pro-life video: ‘I have loved you for a thousand years…’

This is just beautiful: A group of 50 mums of kids with Down syndrome...

August 02, 2018

The pope’s change on the death penalty: a roundup of reaction

Reaction has been varied. Here's a sampling, below. “Already in the past, the church had...

July 2018

July 18, 2018

To life: new Arizona law gives embryos the right to live

This hasn't gotten much attention, but it is a notable step forward in the pro-life...

July 05, 2018

Pro-choice advocate: Let Roe go

From Megan McArdle in The Washington Post: I am myself uneasily pro-choice. Moreover, just a few days...

June 2018

June 30, 2018

What would happen if Roe v. Wade gets overturned?

With the Supreme Court poised to get a new justice before the end of the...

June 26, 2018

To life: SCOTUS sides with pro-life pregnancy centers

Big news, from CNA: The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a California law requiring pro-life...

June 16, 2018

‘An atrocity’: Pope compares abortion of the sick or disabled to the Nazis

From CNA: In a speech to a family association Saturday, Pope Francis again stressed that...

May 2018

May 26, 2018

Death wins: ‘Landslide’ as abortion becomes legal in Ireland

From The New York Times: Ireland voted decisively to repeal one of the world’s...

May 25, 2018

‘I had someone else’s life to care about’: mom battling breast cancer refuses to have an abortion

And now, a year later, she has an amazing story to tell: The joy of...

May 21, 2018

Incredible: 3D printing technology now allows expectant mothers to hold their unborn children in their hands

Amazing. Check out the video below. "Before I formed you in the womb I knew...

May 17, 2018

Demographic winter: U.S. fertility rate falls to record low for second year

From The New York Times: The fertility rate in the United States fell to a...

May 16, 2018

‘These aren’t people. These are animals.’—UPDATED

From The New York Times: President Trump lashed out at undocumented immigrants during a White...

May 02, 2018

Trump weighs ending funds to Planned Parenthood, fulfilling campaign promise

From Axios: The Trump administration is debating whether to cut off abortion providers such as...

April 2018

April 30, 2018

Tennessee moves to create a ‘Memorial to the Unborn’ at state capitol

From CNA: A bill approving a memorial to the unborn was passed by the Tennessee...

April 28, 2018

Alfie Evans dies: ‘My gladiator lay down his shield and gained his wings’

From the BBC: Alfie Evans, the 23-month-old toddler at the centre of a High Court...

April 17, 2018

Shock: poll shows most Catholics believe abortion should be legal

From PRRI research comes these results from a wide-ranging survey about health care: A majority...

April 04, 2018

Welcome home: Founder of ’40 Days for Life’ joins Catholic Church at Easter

From CNA: David Bereit, the founder of 40 Days for Life, entered the Catholic Church...

March 2018

March 23, 2018

New spending bill will continue to fund Planned Parenthood

In case anyone missed it, Catholic News Agency reports: The stopgap omnibus funding bill passed...

March 16, 2018

One reason Toys R Us failed is more serious than you may think

An analysis from The Washington Post: There are endless reasons a big-box toy store would...

March 01, 2018

Springfield’s Bishop Paprocki: ‘I hope Senator Durbin comes back to his roots’

Following up on last month's big news— in which Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield repeated...

February 2014

February 19, 2014

Coach at Montana Catholic school dismissed for work at Planned Parenthood

Details from the Montana Standard: An assistant softball coach at Billings Central Catholic School said...

January 2014

January 21, 2014

Previewing the March for Life

Here's a great video look-ahead, from Catholic News Service: Keep all who are attending the...

December 2013

December 03, 2013

Michigan woman sues U.S. Catholic bishops over medical treatment of miscarriage

I've never heard of a case quite like this. From The Chicago Tribune: A Michigan...

November 2013

November 01, 2013

Ruling halts abortions in one third of clinics in Texas

Details: A third of the abortion clinics in Texas can no longer perform the procedure...

October 2013

October 07, 2013

What does it mean to be a “Catholic” university?—UPDATED

A prominent school in Los Angeles is wrestling with that very question. From the New...

September 2013

September 25, 2013

One of Ireland’s largest Catholic hospitals confirms it will perform abortions

Details: The Mater Hospital in Dublin's north inner city is one of 25 named in controversial legislation...

September 20, 2013

Pope: “There is no human life more sacred than another”

From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis on Friday received members of the International Federation of Catholic...

September 09, 2013

Diocese bans school trips to leading research facility because of work on embryonic stem cells

Details: Children who attend Catholic schools within the Madison diocese won’t be taking any more...