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Being Pro Life
Knights of Columbus organize novena for Respect Life Month
CNA Staff, Sep 24, 2020 / 11:01 am MT (CNA).- The Knights of Columbus announced Tuesday a “Novena for the Cause of Life” as part of Respect Life Month, observed in October. The novena will take place Oct. 4-12. Each day of the novena will include a decade of the …
Trump announces ‘Born Alive’ executive order for abortion survivors
By Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 23, 2020 / 10:40 am MT (CNA).- President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced an executive order that would require medical care be given to infants who are born alive after failed abortion attempts. “Today I am announcing that I will be signing the …
Being Pro Life: Catholic Bioethics in a morally confused world.
Responsible men can become more deeply convinced of the truth of the doctrine laid down by the Church on this issue if they reflect on the consequences of methods and plans for artificial birth control. Let them first consider how easily this course of action could open wide the way …
Georgia Tech settles with pro-life group over denied speaker funding
CNA Staff, Sep 13, 2020 / 03:14 am MT (CNA).- The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) has agreed to reverse a policy that barred funding for Martin Luther King Jr.’s niece to be brought to campus as a pro-life speaker. “The Constitution is clear that public universities can’t discriminate …
March for Life reveals 2021 theme, with unity as focus
Washington D.C., Sep 10, 2020 / 08:31 pm MT (CNA).- The March for Life Education and Defense Fund announced Thursday the theme for its 2021 event: “Together Strong: Life Unites.” Organizers of the event said in a press release that the 48th annual March for Life will take place on …
Pelosi says ban on federal abortion funding will be dropped next year
CNA Staff, Aug 31, 2020 / 11:00 am MT (CNA).- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has signaled that a prohibition on federal funding for abortion will be excluded from spending bills next year if Democrats retain a majority in the House of Representatives, setting the state for the end of a …
U.S. Bishop Chairmen Lament Additional Federal Executions
WASHINGTON —Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, issued the following statement in light of additional …
Being Pro Life: Labor Trafficking Happens Here
PODCAST SCHEDULE June 30: Tonya Folks, Montgomery Cty Human Trafficking Liaison July 7: Harold D’Souza, trafficking victim July 14: Samantha Searls, Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center July 21: Christina Back, immigration and family law attorney Harold had a good job and a master’s degree in India, but an employer promised …
US Catholic bishops: Louisiana abortion ruling ‘a cruel precedent’
CNA Staff, Jun 29, 2020 / 01:01 pm MT (CNA).- Monday’s Supreme Court decision overturning a Louisiana law holding abortion clinics to the same standards as other surgical centers ‘continues a cruel precedent’, the chair of the US bishops’ pro-life committee reflected. In its June 29 5-4 decision in June …
A new baby needs 12 diapers a day. Students for Life aims to help
by Kevin Jones Denver Newsroom, Jun 13, 2020 / 12:00 pm MT (CNA).- The organizers of diaper drives aim to help the parents of young children meet a need that can get costly: diapers. With the arrival of the new coronavirus and mass unemployment, that need is even greater. “Since …