“There’s more to being pro-life than abortion and assisted suicide,” said organizer Kathleen Domingo. “We want to keep our families safe. We didn’t think it was worth the risk. Life is precious.”
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Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
The March for Life will look different this year. But our pro-life commitment is unchanged.
There is no part of our Jesuit ministry that is untouched by the devastating consequences of abortion.
Posted inFaith, News
Cardinal Dolan wishes Joe Biden well ahead of inauguration but says ‘there is more of an urgency now’ on abortion
Cardinal Dolan said President-elect Joe Biden “speaks with admirable sensitivity about protecting the rights of the weakest and most threatened” but also “ran on a platform avidly supporting this gruesome capital punishment for innocent preborn babies.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Dear March for Life organizers: Thank you for canceling the in-person march
And to those still tempted to go to Washington, D.C.: Please stay home.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
March for Life cancels in-person rally, citing pandemic and unrest in D.C.
For the first time since 1974, when it first began, the message of the national March for Life to participants is: Stay home.
Posted inFaith, News
Father Frank Pavone, controversial head of Priests for Life, to be honored by Legionaries of Christ in Rome
The Legionaries of Christ university in Rome plans to honor Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, with its “A Life for Life” award.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
The pro-life movement must make it clear: Donald Trump does not represent us.
The pro-life movement has a chance to move on from its alliance with Donald Trump, writes Xavier Bisits of Democrats for Life of America, and instead promote principled, consistent and compassionate leaders.
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Argentina legalizes abortion despite strong Catholic opposition in Pope Francis’ homeland
Argentina has legalized abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
Posted inInterviews, Politics & Society
How should pro-life Catholics who voted for Joe Biden approach the next four years?
Many members of the Catholic community who voted for Biden did so to promote racial, economic and environmental justice—not to undermine human life.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
As a teen, I chose adoption. Why are stories like mine missing from the abortion debate?
By inviting birth mothers into our conversations about reproductive politics, we risk complicating the stories we tell ourselves about adoption and the people who participate in it.