The whole array of potential threats to life and human dignity is interrelated.
Pro-Life
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
‘Misinformation’ seen as reason for veto of Pennsylvania abortion bill
The legislation would have strengthened the ban on dismemberment abortions and abortions from the 20th week on during a pregnancy.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis urges Catholic NGOs to work together to defend human dignity
“I encourage you to work always in a spirit of communion and cooperation with other Catholic NGOs and with the representatives of the Holy See.”
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Patricia Heaton: ‘Iceland isn’t eliminating Down syndrome—they are just killing everyone who has it.’
Close to 100 percent of unborn babies diagnosed with Down syndrome in Iceland are aborted.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Can the ‘seamless garment’ approach to pro-life issues make a comeback in the Catholic Church?
Cardinal Bernardin’s consistent ethic of life could be helpful as the church grapples with issues like migration, health care and even taxes, some bishops say.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Supreme Court to hear case on free speech, abortion and crisis pregnancy centers
It will be the first abortion-related case heard by the court with Neil Gorsuch on the bench.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis: No to euthanasia, but we should not obstinately resist death
“There is no obligation to have recourse in all circumstances to every possible remedy” to keep a person alive.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Bishops choose Naumann over Cupich for pro-life chair in bellwether vote
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann beat Cardinal Blase Cupich, a proponent of the “consistent ethic of life” approach to pro-life issues.
Posted inFaith, News
Cardinal Dolan says bishops’ pro-life committee remains focused on abortion and assisted suicide
In his remarks Nov. 13, the first day of the USCCB meeting, Cardinal Dolan, the committee chairman, said assisted suicide and abortion remain the focus of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Vatican secretary of state to U.S. bishops: Resist ego and fight polarization
Cardinal Parolin’s visit comes at a time when internal divisions among U.S. Catholics have become public.