A Message from the Editor
Much of what I know about abortion was learned when I worked at the Thomas Moore Society where I met Denise Mackura who became one of my closest friends. I pray that the U. S. Supreme Court may soon overturn Roe v Wade which will save countless lives.
I am asking our readers to pray that other countries may also overturn their permissive abortion laws such as Ireland.
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A Quote to Remember
“I wish to restate as firmly as I can that abortion is a grave sin, since it puts an end to an innocent life. In the same way, however, I can and must [state] that there is no sin that God’s mercy cannot reach and wipe away when it finds a repentant heart seeking to be reconciled with the Father.” by Pope Francis
Special Prayer
A Prayer for Unborn Children and Their Mothers
Dear God:
Today there are many people who deny the existence and value of your children in the wombs of their mothers. As has happened to so many groups of humans before, this denial makes it possible to provide legal and cultural sanctions to the brutal ending of these innocent lives and denies us all the opportunity to witness their beauty. We pray today for the wisdom to discover how to open the hearts and minds of every American to unborn children at risk of being aborted. We also pray for the parents of all unborn children, that they may have the grace and strength to care for the glorious gift of life you have given them.
by Denise Mackura Profiles in Catholicism
A Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Virgin of Guadalupe, Patroness of unborn children,
we implore your intercession for every child at risk of abortion.
Help expectant parents to welcome from God
the priceless gift of their child’s life.
Console parents who have lost that gift through abortion,
and lead them to forgiveness and healing
through the Divine Mercy of your Son.
Teach us to cherish
and to care for family and friends until God calls them home.
Help us never to see others as burdens.
Guide our public officials
to defend each and every human life through just laws.
Inspire us all to bring our faith into public life,
to speak for those who have no voice.
We ask this in the name of your Son,
Jesus Christ, who is Love and Mercy itself.
Amen
by Wayne Smith
Prayer of remembrance of Father Rudy Romano and Father Conrado de la Cruz
Lord so many years have passed we recall their lives of sacrifice they were the true prophets of the poor. They stood as Jesus did to bring justice as the cure. To end violence and oppression, they sought to end the suffering and the pain, They were missionaries and gave their lives without seeking to win or gain. Filipinos with hearts of love, they were killed and disappeared, their bodies never found, Lord we continue to remember them as they lie in unmarked graves in the lost and unknown ground. May their sacrifice inspire, and their selfless lives endure, In the spirits of all who live for justice and serve the wretched and the poor. Amen by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
A Prayer for those who died in the European floods
Dear Lord,
We ask you to bless those killed in the drowning in Europe. Through our Baptism we are brought into your kingdom. We become children of God and heirs of the kingdom. We pray heartedly for those who were killed in the drowning in Europe especially Germany. Welcome them into the kingdom. Take care of their families and friends. We ask you this through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. Amen.
by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles i Catholicism
Prayer for the children killed in Muskogee
Lord, eternal goodness and love, we need your presence in the world to end violence and death.
Lord we see the anger and the rage unleashed without compassion and care,
five young children died and one adult in the hail of gunfire in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
May their spirits live on, in your presence, may their lives count as they lived in innocence and truth.
Bring justice for them Lord and understanding for the deranged gunman.
Lord let there be healing and recovery for those that survived and may there be a new age where weapons and guns are strictly and legally controlled and lives are saved.
Lord let the people of America mourn these tragic deaths of children and change the violent culture to that of peace without weapons of violence and death.
Lord may there be greater healing and mental health services and therapy for those racked by anger and pain buried deep within released through violent rage. May there be more therapy for peaceful emotional release and for those that carry pain.
Lord may life triumph and with you, love, respect, discipline and peace prevail. Amen
by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
Abortion Interviews
General Interviews
Abortion Articles and Commentaries
Featured Report
CONCEPTION: A Contradiction? From the “Opinion of the Court” and the dissenting opinion of Roe v Wade to International Bioethical Law by Francis Etheredge Profiles in Catholicism
Hiding Abortion’s Complications by Raymond J. Adamek PhD Celebrate Life Magazine
Woman Told She Should Have Aborted Autistic Children by Father Matthew P. Schneider, LC Patheos Link to Autism
Pennsylvania Politicians Divided Over Aborting the Disabled by Father Matthew P. Schneider Patheos
New Zealand Bishops: Abortion Bill ‘Totally Unacceptable’ by Father Matthew P. Schneider, LC National Catholic Register
West Virginia passes bipartisan 'Born Alive' law by Father Matthew P. Schneider, LC Angelus
The Church’s original social justice struggle by Mike Aquilina Angelus
Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade by Ariane de Vogue CNN
Ninth Circuit Favors Washington Church in Case Against State Abortion Coverage Mandate by Matt Hadro Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Pro-life group ‘ready to go to court’ over new government intervention on N Ireland abortion law by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Basic Statistics of Ireland's Abortion Regime by Catholic Arena
Vatican ‘foreign minister’: ‘We are against the idea that abortion could be a human right’ by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Abortion and Human Embryonic Research at Hadassah Medical Center by Jewish Pro-Life
To church’s dismay, Veracruz state approves bill decriminalizing abortion by David Agren Catholic News Service
Spanish medical body: Threat to conscientious objection on abortion ‘unacceptable, illegal, and unjust’ by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
US Bishops say "Abortion is not healthcare nor a ‘human service’ to anyone" in Response to Appropriations Bill FULL TEXT| by Catholic News World
US Bishops reiterate their call against federal funding for abortion by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News
Louisiana’s First Lady joins Democrats for Life advisory board by Kate Scanlon Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Judge blocks Indiana law requiring doctors to inform patients about abortion pill reversal by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Christian attitudes surrounding abortion have a more nuanced history than current events suggest by Luis Josué Salés The Conversation/Religion News Service
Pro-abortion protesters block NY pro-life procession by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
‘This law makes me feel I am better off dead’: UK court hears Down syndrome abortion law challenge by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic Herald Link to Down Syndrome
Federal court upholds Ohio’s Down syndrome abortion ban by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Spending bills without Hyde seen as move to expand abortion on demand by Julie Asher Catholic News Service
NY Catholic conference decries taxpayer-funded abortion by Jennifer Burke Catholic Courier
Consistent-life-ethic Catholics can (and should) treat abortion as today’s preeminent priority by Charles C. Camosy and David McPherson America
6 Steps to a Pro-Life Pregnancy Center Crisis Communication Plan by Thomas Ciesielka LinkedIn
British and Welsh Bishops welcome withdrawal of abortion amendment by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News
The Court and Abortion by Russell Shaw The Catholic News Agency
As Pro-Abortion Activists Mobilize, Pro-Life Leaders Say Movement Must Be Ready if ‘Roe’ is Overturned by Kate Scanlon Catholic News Service/National Catholic Register
Pro-life group to begin 12th national bicycle ride for the unborn by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Support Grows for ‘Born-Alive’ Abortion Bill in Australia by Catholic News Agency
UN accused of lies, manipulation in effort to legalize abortion in El Salvador by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Can Catholics agree on anything about abortion? by Kathleen Bonnette U.S. Catholic
UK bishops thank those who lobbied Parliament on abortion by Simon Caldwell Catholic News Agency
Catholic groups criticize abortion report backed by European Parliament by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
‘Major victory’ for pro-lifers as attempt to introduce abortion up to birth in England and Wales fails by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Democratic Party’s ‘Extreme Position’ on Abortion by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Vatican cardinal: Europeans must ‘reawaken consciences’ after abortion vote by Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
MP withdraws attempt to introduce extreme abortion amendment by Clare Bergin Independent Catholic News
Pro-lifers oppose amendment seeking to introduce abortion up to birth in England and Wales by Catholic News Agency
Senate pro-life chair criticizes proposed ACA abortion billing rule by Matt Hadro Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Effort underway to legalize abortion on demand in Mexico’s Hidalgo state by David Ramos Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Act now to stop abortion up to birth by Independent Catholic News
Poll suggests nearly two-thirds of Americans believe abortion should be illegal after first trimester by Jonah McKeown Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Pope Francis meets European Parliament president after abortion vote by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Gibraltar Votes to Legalize Killing Babies in Abortions Up to 12 Weeks by Micaiah Bilger LifeNews
Dialogue Impossible if Catholic Dems Won’t Protect Babies Who Survive Abortion by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Jesuit priest responds to statement of pro-abortion Catholic members of Congress by Catholic News Agency Link to The Jesuits
Ireland's Abortion Rate Increases (Again) by Catholic Arena
New poll says most say restrict abortion after 1st trimester by David Crary and Hannah Fingerhut The Associated Press/Crux
USCCB Pro-Life Secretariat: Congress Must Prevent Taxpayer-Funded Abortion by Matt Hadro Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Polish Catholic archbishop urges European Parliament to reject abortion report by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
EU bishops criticize report for stance on abortion, conscience clauses by Catholic News Service
Abortion is not healthcare, bishops say ahead of European Parliament vote by Catholic News Agency
Catholic Doctors Under Investigation Over Abortion-Reversal Treatment by K.V. Turley National Catholic Register
Abortions Increase in UK, 42% Now Getting At Least 2nd Abortion by Catholic Arena
Survey shows more Americans believe abortion is ‘morally acceptable’ than ‘morally wrong’ by Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency
Pro-life leaders warn of ‘egregious’ new pro-abortion bill by Kate Scanlon Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Court blocks Missouri’s eight-week abortion ban by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Bishop calls for end to DIY home abortions by Independent Catholic News
The court and abortion by Russell Shaw The Pilot
Ecuador Church holds funerals for aborted babies by Vatican News
Abortion Is Wrong Because It Destroys a Human Life. So Does Rape. by Rebecca Hamilton Patheos
Supreme Court agrees to hear abortion case, a possible threat to Roe v. Wade by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service
Abortion and Church Teaching by William Hemsworth Patheos
Father Weinandy: Pro-abortion rights Catholic politicians abuse, politicize sacraments. “What should most concern the Church is that such Catholic politicians do not simply hold many things that are in opposition to the Catholic faith, but they also actively attack, through the laws they propose and enact, the Catholic Church, the very church to which they claim devotion…” by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
San Francisco archbishop examines abortion, Communion in pastoral letter by Catholic News Service/Angelus
Father asks Argentine court to prevent abortion of his child by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Arizona disability abortion ban will protect mothers and unborn babies, Catholic bishops say by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
14 years of legal abortion in Mexico City called a government ‘failure’ by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Jewish Abortion Advocates Endanger The Lives of Jews Everywhere by Jewish Pro-Life
Bishops of South Korea Appeal for the Unborn "Legalization of abortion is no different from public recognition of murder by the state." by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic News World
U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman Denounces Unborn Tissue Research “The bodies of children killed by abortion deserve the same respect as that of any other person." by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic New World
A Telling Litany of Pro-Abortion Arguments by David Carlin The Catholic Thing
Pro-abortion billboard campaign in Kentucky draws pro-life response by Joe Bukuras Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Pro-abortion constitutional reform in Mexico paused by Catholic News Agency
USCCB: Permitting mail-order abortion pills places women’s health ‘in serious jeopardy’ by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
US bishops urge pharma companies to stop using abortion-derived cell lines The USCCB letter-writing campaign is aimed at encouraging the development of vaccines that do not use 'immoral' methods by Julie Asher Catholic News Service/UCA News
Young woman dies after getting legal abortion in Argentina by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Pro-life leaders: Allowing mail-order abortion pill will pose ‘grave danger’ for women by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Montana Senate endorses bill in effort to ban abortions by Amy Beth Crux
Catholic teaching on Communion applies to politicians who support abortion, too, bishop says by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Texas Senate approves legislation banning most abortions, testing Roe v. Wade by Madlin Mekelburg Austin American/Statesman
MPs hear evidence from experts on dangers of DIY abortions by Independent Catholic News
Pennsylvania's long-standing abortion funding ban wins lopsided victory in court by Catholic News Agency
Bereavement law ignores women with post-abortion grief by CathNews New Zealand
Catholic bishops reject proposal to decriminalize abortion in Dominican Republic by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Our divided church has to grapple with being pro-life by Donna Gunn Global Sisters Report
Argentina: Bishops reaffirm pledge to protect all life as abortion law is passed by Independent Catholic News
Bill legalizing abortion passed in pope’s native Argentina by Almudena Calatrava and Debora Rey The Associated Press
Tyler bishop wants ‘stronger, clearer’ Vatican message on abortion-linked vaccines by John Lavenburg Crux
Argentina bishops condemn government’s ‘feverish obsession’ with abortion by Inés San Martín Crux
Church urges Scotland to not continue ‘home abortions’ after pandemic by Charles Collins Crux
Justice Department sues Vermont medical center over abortion by Wilson Ring The Associated Press/Crux
Pre-natal screening can lead to ‘moral ugliness’ of aborting disabled, theologian says by Charles C. Camosy Crux
Argentina’s lower house approves bill legalizing abortion by Akmudene Calatrava The Associated Press
Democratic congresswoman introduces abortion survivors' bill by Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Polish police carry away abortion rights protesters by The Associated Press/National Catholic Reporter
Two Newly-Elected Pro-life Catholic Congresswomen Discuss Abortion, Faith, and Outreach. Michelle Fischbach and Lisa McClain are part of the record-breaking number of 17 pro-life women who won election to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2020. by Lauretta Brown National Catholic Register
Call for abortion clinic buffer zones throughout Scotland by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Court allows Tennessee abortion ban to go into effect by Catholic News Agency
18 states file brief supporting Tennessee’s discrimination abortion ban by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Tulsa diocese leaves Christian coalition over abortion by Catholic News Agency /The Catholic World Report
Bishops oppose abortion-expanding budget amendments by Jacquiline Tetrault The Pilot
Bishops aim to get ahead of Argentina’s abortion debate by Inés San Martín Crux
We Are All Guilty of Abortion by Jack Quirk Patheos
City Repeals Law Limiting Pro-Life Outreach at Mississippi’s Sole Abortion Facility by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
For Catholic supporters, Poland's abortion protests about more than one issue by Donald Snyder and Iwona Hoffman National Catholic Reporter
Louisiana Voters Approve Amendment 1 to Exclude ‘Right to Abortion’ from State Constitution. State Senator Katrina Jackson, a pro-life Democrat, authored the amendment when she was a state representative, along with dozens of co-sponsors from both parties. by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Catholic Church's abortion fight has sown division, hindered progress, speaker says by Madeleine Davison National Catholic Reporter
I testified against Colorado’s extreme abortion law. We deserve better by Anna Keating America
“The Memorial of Unborn Children II” portrays regret, mercy, healing. Slovakian artist Martin Hudáček’s newest statue tells the abortion story through mother, father, and the lost child. by Joseph M. Hanneman The Catholic World Report
Polish Catholics urged to pray and fast after protesters disrupt Masses over abortion ruling by Catholic news Agency/The Catholic World Report
Abortion and Racism: Conversations with three black, pro-life leaders by Monica Seeley The Catholic World Report
The True Effect of COVID and the Pro-Life Movement on Abortion by Maty Pezzulo Patheos
Argentine bishops call bill to legalize abortion ‘untenable’ by Catholic News Agency /The Catholic World Report
Mississippi asks US Supreme Court to solve circuit court split with 15 week abortion case by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Pro-life Democrats make the case for a 22-week abortion ban in Colorado by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
The True Effect of COVID and the Pro-Life Movement on Abortion by Mary Pezzuo Patheos
The toxic waste of Roe v. Wade by George Weigel Catholic San Francisco
Appeals court rules against Texas ban on 'dismemberment abortions' by Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Hyperfocus on abortion issue obscures call of common good by M.T. Dávila National Catholic Reporter
Attempt to fast-track abortion legalization bill in Mexico fails by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
French bishops rally Catholics against bioethics bill by Catholic News Service/Angelus
Mother Finds Healing After 2 Abortions by Lindsey Kettner The Patrick Madrid Show/Relevant Radio
New Jersey bill would preserve abortion protections, even if Roe overturned by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Abortion ‘most directly attacks life’, Grand Island bishop teaches by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Doctors Petition Supreme Court to Allow Title X Funds for Abortion Providers by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
After litigation, new HHS policy ends prohibition on abortion for undocumented minors in federal custody by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Denver bishops ask Hispanic voters to support 22-week abortion ban by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Doctors in Belgium Push for Abortion and Infanticide to Kill Every Single Disabled Baby by Wesley Smith LifeSite News
Why Abortion Is Different From Other Issues by Michael Warsaw National Catholic Register
Alabama abortion doctor denied license over claims of application fraud by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Pope Francis sends Greetings for March for Life in Berlin, Germany via Nuncio by Jesus Caritas Est The Catholic World Report
Abortion rate in England and Wales soars amid pandemic by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
March For Life Reveals 2021 Theme, With Unity as Focus by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Senators Urge FDA to Label Abortion Pill ‘Imminent Threat to Public health’ by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Archbishop Paglia: Catholic Politicians Cannot Protect or Promote Abortion by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Korean Church takes stand against legalized abortion, Cardinal Yeom believes we must 'spread a culture of respect for life in our society' by Ben Joseph UCA News
Boston priest supports “a woman’s right to choose” by CathNews
Italian Bishops’ Newspaper Faces Pushback After Letter Supports Abortion Law by Hannah Brockhaus CAN/National Catholic Register
Groundbreaking National Study Shows That Americans Struggle to Think Coherently About Abortion by Jessica Keating Church Life Journal
NIH board votes against funding most research proposals using fetal tissue by Julie Asher Catholic News Service/Angelus
Hospitals in China’s Xinjiang region allegedly forced to abort Uyghur babies by LiCAS News
Case of 10-year-old’s abortion in Brazil further polarizes the country by Eduardo Campos ima Crux
First-person accounts of religious repression punctuate summit by Mark Pattison Religion News Service/Crux
Doctors in Belgium Push for Abortion and Infanticide to Kill Every Single Disabled Baby by Wesley Smith LifeSite News Link to Disabilities
USCCB Official ‘Elated’ Over Harris, Biden's Pro-Abortion VP Pick by J.D Flynn Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Pope may be key to preserving Italy’s social compact on abortion by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Italy considers allowing abortion pill without hospitalization by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Catholic bishop challenges Trump’s pro-life claims by CathNews
Fetal tissue research advisory board convenes, with a strong anti-abortion tilt by Philip Cheung The Washington Post
AOC could do more for women by opposing abortion by Gloria Purvis National Catholic Reporter
Pro-Life Protesters Arrested for Writing ‘Black Pre-Born Lives Matter’ on Sidewalk by Matt Hadro Catholic News Agency/The National Catholic Register
A Perspective On Abortion Regarding Bodily Autonomy by Rene Albert Patheos
Mexican Bishops Welcome Supreme Court Abortion Ruling by David Agren The Tablet
Federal judge blocks Tennessee abortion ban during litigation by Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Mexican bishops call for action ahead of Supreme Court abortion ruling by David Agren Catholic News Service/Angelus
Why a Pro-Abortion Columnist Says the Movement Is in Tatters by John Horvat II Return to Order
China cuts Uighur births with IUDs, abortion, sterilization by The Associated Press
Argentine bishops battle corruption, legalized abortion by Inés San Martín Crux
China stalls delivering aborted baby COVID vaccine to Canada for trials by LifeSiteNews/CatholicCanada
Judge strikes down Indiana abortion complications report law by Tom Davies The Associated Press/ABC News
The logical, destructive path from Abortion to Bostock by Daniel Moody The Catholic World Report
Abortion is the Crux by Michael Pakaluk The Catholic Thing
Attempt to ‘hijack’ Domestic Abuse Bill to liberalize UK abortion law fails by Charles Collins Crux
New Mississippi Law Protects Unborn Humans from Abortions Based on Race, Sex or Disability by WLBT/The Associated Press
Legalization of abortion produced ‘identity crisis’ for pro-life Irish Catholics by Charles C. Camosy Crux
Mississippi bans abortion on sex, race, genetic disability by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
China is forcibly aborting, sterilizing hundreds of thousands in Xinjiang by independent Catholic News
More than 6k abortions performed in first year of legalization in Ireland by IrishCentral
US Bishops' Pro-Life Archbishop says Supreme Court's Decision Continues "Cruel Precedent" and “Abortion violently ends the life of a child..." by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic News World
Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Abortion Restrictions by Helen Alvaré National Catholic Register
It’s Time to Move Past the Pro-Life / Pro-Choice Dividing Line by Rebecca Bratten Weiss Patheos
Friends of Saint Benedict decry church funding of abortion enabling groups by The Friends of Saint Benedict Center
Missouri's last abortion clinic receives license by Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Few U.S. sermons mention abortion, though discussion varies by religious affiliation and congregation size by Dennis Quin Pew Research Center
In final vote, UK Parliament approves N Ireland legal abortion rules by Catholic News Agency
US Bishops applaud protections for doctors objecting to abortion by Devin Watkins Vatican News
Abortion opponents protest COVID-19 vaccines’ use of fetal cells by Meredith Wadman Science
Coronavirus Lockdown Sees Abortion Rate Drop in Mexico City by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Is Coronavirus Increasing Abortion Rates? by Michael J. New National Catholic Register
We Must Be Vigilant — Abortion Advocates Never Waste a Crisis. The abortion movement during the COVID-19 pandemic has continued its push — even at the expense of the victims of the coronavirus and those caring for them by Michael Warsaw National Catholic Register
UK government doubles down on N Ireland abortion regulations by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
El Salvador pro-life groups decry ‘misleading’ CBS report amid abortion fight by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Bishops join woman with Down syndrome in call to change N Ireland abortion law by Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency/Angelus
In two Mexican states, lawmakers vote down bills to legalize abortion by David Agren Catholic News Service/Crux
WHO, UNFPA Use Coronavirus Pandemic to Promote Abortion by Lauretta Brown National Catholic Register
Brazilian bishops praise court ruling against abortion for women with Zika by Lise Alves Crux
During Pandemic, More Abortion Drugs Dispensed Via Telemedicine by Kevin J. Jones Catholic News Agency/The National Catholic Register
Brazil’s Supreme Court rejects effort to legalize abortion in Zika cases by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
FDA to Lift Restrictions on Chemical Abortions by Lauretta Brown National Catholic Register
Scotland: Bishops protest government home abortion scheme by Independent Catholic News
Bishops call on Northern Ireland assembly to modify abortion law by Charles Collins Crux
The Virus, Abortion, and the Ethic of Isolation by Monica Migliorino Miller The Catholic World Report
‘Robustly enforce’ chemical abortion regulations, Congressmen tell FDA by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Out-of-state travel to Arkansas abortion clinic continues, despite coronavirus concerns by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Judge rules abortion access outweighs efforts to fight coronavirus by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Virginia bishops condemn Good Friday signing of abortion bill by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Sinn Féin leader in N Ireland calls for at-home medical abortions by Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Courts Uphold Stay on Ohio Elective Abortion Ban, Block Oklahoma Restrictions by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Court allows Abbott’s temporary ban on elective abortion for time being by Catholic News Service/Crux
Bishops dismayed at decision to allow home abortion by Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service/The Tablet
NI Bishops' express concern at new abortion legislation by Independent Catholic News
Bishops shocked that U.K. to allow abortion pills at home during pandemic by Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service
Dan Lipinski, One of the Last Pro-Life Democrats, Discusses Abortion and His Party by Lauretta Brown Antiphonal Catholic Register
New Zealand passes landmark law to decriminalize abortion by Nick Perry The Associated Press/ABC News
Ethicists: We Don't Need Aborted Fetal Tissue to Fight Coronavirus by Matt Hadro Catholic News Agency/Crux
Sweden abortion: Nurses fail in European court case by BBC News
Abortion law change does not change hearts and minds by CathNews New Zealand
Argentina and Abortion: Pro-Lifers Rally to Prevent Legalization by Sabrina Arena Ferrisi National Catholic Reporter
Slap on the Wrist for Pro-Abortion Thug by Joe Doyle Catholicism
Historic implications of recent SCOTUS case stretch back to “Roe v. Wade” by Russell Shaw Catholic World Report
Archbishop Hebda ‘Confounded’ by ‘Abortion Providers Appreciation Day’ by JD Flynn Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Argentine Bishops Hold Pro-Life Mass as President Plans to Legalize Abortion by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Reporter
Chief Argentine prelate comes out swinging against abortion on UN women’s day by Inés San Martín Crux
Ardern and Little champions of abortion by Ken Orr CathNews New Zealand
Who Really Wrote Roe v. Wade? by Sue Ellen Browder National Catholic Register
Colombian court says it cannot rule on abortion proposal by Manuel Rueda Catholic News Service/Angelus
California Doubles Down on Rule Forcing Catholic Nuns to Pay For Abortion by Kevin J. Jones Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
How California's Abortion Mandate Trampled on Catholic Nuns by Kevin J. Jones Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Reporter
Obsession for Contraception and Abortion at The United Nations Population Fund by Edwin Benson Return to Order
‘Just Kill It’ Presidential Candidate Tells Pregnant Employee by Brian Kelly Catholicism
Sen. Sasse reintroduces Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection bill by Matt Hadro and Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency/Angelus
More Than 2,000 Aborted Children to be Buried in South Bend by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Bishop reacts to controversy over priest’s abortion comments by The Associated Press/U.S.News
Argentina’s bishops call for prayer for life as government seeks to legalize abortion by Inés San Martín Crux
Rhode Island priest denies communion to legislators who support abortion by The Associated Press/Crux
While #GirlDad trends, US sex-selective abortion is on the rise by Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Federal government backs Ohio on Down syndrome abortion law by Julie Carr Smith The Associated Press/ABC
If you’ve had an abortion, a message to you from John Paul II by Kathleen N. Hattrup Aleteia
Abortion and Church Teaching by William Hemsworth Patheos
A Perspective On Abortion Regarding Bodily Autonomy by René Albert Patheos
On abortion, young Catholics express frustration with terms of the debate by Brian Roewe National Catholic Reporter
Pro-Life is Pro-Woman’: The 2020 March for Life by Catholic News Agency/The Dispatch
Revision of Criminal Code could legalize abortion throughout Mexico by Catholic News Agency /Angelus News
On abortion, young Catholics express frustration with terms of the debate by Brian Roewe National Catholic Reporter
What the street tells me: Reflections in front of an abortion clinic by Richard McGuire The Catholic World Report
Annual poll finds 70% of adults continue to support abortion restrictions by Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service/Angelus
On both sides of abortion debate, Catholics largely fall short by Michael Sean Winters National Catholic Reporter
Reconsidering Roe v. Wade: Louisiana Leads the Way to the Supreme Court by The Editors National Catholic Register
Mom of twins says 'miracle' events led her to reject abortion, choose life by Dave Hrbacek The Pilot
Cardinal's Letter on Roe Act by Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley Echoes
Pro-Life Advocates Criticize Study Claiming Most Women Don’t Regret Their Abortions by Lauretta Brown National Catholic Register
It's time to change the abortion debate in America by Patrick Carolan and Brian McLaren National Catholic Reporter
Catholic Civil Rights League Awards 84-year-old Jesuit Pro-Life Priest Fr. Van Hee who Protested Abortion for over 30 years by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic News World
Aborting Queens’ perform in front of Mexican cathedral by Amy Guthrie The Associated Press/Crux
Over 200 Members of Congress Urge Supreme Court to Reconsider Roe v. Wade by Matt Hadro Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Indiana AG says aborted babies at doctor’s home cannot be identified, pledges ‘dignified burial’ by Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Lawmakers in Mexican state defeat bill to expand legalization of abortion by Catholic News Agency
Northern Ireland bishops say ‘unjust’ abortion law requires ‘conscientious objection’ by Charles Collins Crux
Costa Rican president signs decree to allow some abortions by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Did ‘Thousands’ of Women Die from Illegal Abortions Before Roe v. Wade? WaPo Says No by Mary Farrow Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Curtailed Study on Abortion Pill Reversal is Misleading, Pro-Life Group Says by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
The new bill that would create a crime called “abortion murder,” explained by Anna North Vox
CDC: Abortion Down, Especially Among Teens by Molly Walker MedPage
Analysis: US bishops at odds over abortion and 'the Francis test' by Ed Condon Catholic News Agency
Sisters of Life Work in Face of ‘Extreme Pro-Abortion Ideology’ An Interview with Sister Virginia Joy by Charles Camosy The Tablet
What the street tells me: Reflections in front of an abortion clinic by Richard McGuire The Catholic World Report
The Abortion Wars May Never End by Brian Fraga Patheos
Most States Protect Doctors Who Refuse To Do Abortions by Deacon Greg Kandra Patheos
US Bishops Stand Firm, Say Threat of Abortion Remains Their ‘Preeminent Priority’ by Michael Warsaw National Catholic Register
Analysis: The USCCB ‘abortion debate,’ and what came after by JD Flynn The Catholic World Report
Hearing begins on fate of Missouri’s lone abortion clinic by Jim Salter The Associated Press
My Two Abortions by Anonymous Commonweal
On abortion, Hispanic and white Catholics differ in their views by Mark Pattison America/ Catholic News Service
Undercover Journalist David Daleiden Fights Planned Parenthood Lies with Federal Defamation Lawsuit by Thomas Moore Society
General Articles and Commentaries
Global climate change is also a spiritual crisis by Daniel P. Horan National Catholic Reporter Link to Environment and Climate Challenges
Climate change linked to 5 million deaths a year, new study shows by CathNews New Zealand
Climate envoy says US, China must end world’s ‘suicide pact’ by Danika Kirka The Associated Press Link to China Challenges
Female nursing home resident, 96, will stand trial in German juvenile court over claims she helped in wartime massacre of 11,000 Jews, Poles and Soviets by Bob Hyde Daily Mail Link to Murder
Legislators must end Philippines’ child sex shame by Shay Cullen UCA News
Remembering two Filipino priests who disappeared without trace Father Rudy Romano and Father Conrado de la Cruz paid the ultimate price for helping the poor and downtrodden by Mary Aileen D. Bacalso, UCA News Link to Murdered Priests and Seminarians
Gunmen shoot dead radio commentator in Philippines. Reynante Cortes was gunned down shortly after finishing his morning program in Cebu by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News
Letter from Cardinal Cupich on violence in Chicago by Cardinal Blase Cupich Chicago Catholic Link to General Violence Challenges
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CAFOD report exposes deadly environmental and human rights abuses across Latin America by Independent Catholic News Link to Human Rights
With more than a million children orphaned by COVID, faith-based groups look to mobilize support by Emily McFarlan Miller Religion News Service Link to Children Challenges/ Outreach/Protection
Kentucky Police Officer Returns to Work After Being Suspended for Praying by Thomas Moore Society
Undercover as priests, Italian cops bust $2 million fake cardinals scam by Elise Ann Allen Crux
From child soldier to Catholic priest: Father Mbikoyo lives to give hope to the hopeless by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Planned Parenthood-trained instructor: sex-ed programs sexualize children by The Catholic World Report/The Catholic News Agency Link to Children at Risk
Jesuits pledge $100 million in reparations to descendants of enslaved people by Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter Link to The Jesuits
Descendants of people enslaved by the Jesuits join archeological dig on former plantation by Renée Darline Roden America
Indian Jesuits Brace for Fallout After U.S. Military Leaves Afghanistan by Catholic News Service/The Tablet
'Take it off, take it off!': Anti-vaxxers shout at riot police to remove their masks as officers arrest 11 demonstrators after thousands descend on Parliament on first of three-day protest to mark 'Freedom Day' by BBC Link to Covid-19
No Masks, No Service: Israel Imposes New COVID Regulations by Ido Efrati Nareetz
Alzheimer's Association, insurers press Medicare for coverage rules on Aduhelm by Jonathan Gardner BioPharmaDive Link to Alzheimer’s disease
Will those suffering late-stage dementia be the next to be called less than human? by Charles C. Camosy Religion News Service Link to Dementia
Transforming Research to Prevent, Detect, Treat, and Provide Better Care for Dementia by NIH
Ohio Dad Buys Ice Cream Truck for His Kids with Down Syndrome to Inspire Others with Special Needs by Joelle Goldstein Microsoft News Link to Down Syndrome
CureDuchenne Launches Innovative Supplemental Newborn Screening Initiative Offering Opportunity for Early Diagnosis of Rare, Fatal Disease by BioPharmaDive
YES! Youth-led HIV care pilot in Zambia shows promise by Avert Link to HIV/AIDS
Monkeypox: More than 200 contacts tracked in US for rare disease by BBC
UNESCO, World Jewish Congress and Facebook agreement extends Holocaust education resource to 12 languages by UNESCO Link to The Holocaust
Anorexia and the Holocaust. Descendants of survivors are often afflicted with a unique pain of their own by Julie Goldberg Tablet
Bulgarian far-right candidate denies Holocaust, praises Hitler, Nazis by The Jerusalem Post
Rabbi stabbed in antisemitic attack said assailant ‘planned for this’ by Julia Gergely The Forward
Clubhouse of Antisemites. The ‘Clubhouse Rabbi’ explains how he got booted off the pioneering, invitation-only Apple (and now Android) social app, whose veneer of exclusivity can’t hide a growing hate speech problem by Shomo Litvin Tablet Link to Antisemitism and to Social Media
Antisemitic content on TikTok increases by 912% - study by Jordan Pike The Jerusalem Post
What is 'the new antisemitism?' by Asher Maoz The Jerusalem Post
JewBelong goes digital — and hot pink — in campaign to sound alarm on antisemitism by Yonat Shimron and Renée Roden Religion News Service
Antisemitic content on TikTok increases by 912% - study by Jordan Pike The Jerusalem Post Link to Social Media
How Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg created history’s most dangerous golem by Dan Friedman The Forward
UK bans fifth neo-Nazi group under terror laws by Daniel De Simone BBC Link to Neo-Nazis
Neo-Nazi Andrew Dymock jailed for terror offences and hate crimes by BBC
Summit on aging in men's religious orders to examine grief, hope by Elizabeth Eisensradt Evens National Catholic Reporter Link to Elder Challenges/Outreach/Protection
William Orr: The blind postman who delivered a first-class service by Eimear Flanagan BBC News Link to Blindness
Priest beaten, arrested amid Cuba protests by David Ramos Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Vietnamese Redemptorist bravely sacrificed himself for the Church by UCA News
Franciscans elect Italian as 121st successor to St. Francis of Assisi by Cindy Wooden The Pilot Link to The Franciscans
I’ve lived under Donald Trump and Fidel Castro. Both taught me the importance of defending truth. by Cecilia González-Andrieu America
Trump inaugural committee head accused of being UAE agent by Brian Melley and Larry Nelmeister The Associated Press
Republican voter says Trumpism is 'the greatest danger to this country right now' by Yahoo News
Proud Boys leader pleads guilty for burning church’s Black Lives Matter banner by Kathryn Post Religion News Service Link to Domestic Terrorism/Insurrection/Sedition
US Capitol rioter who captured Babbitt's death on video is the 20th person to plead guilty in insurrection by Hannah Rabinowitz CNN
Indicted Italian cardinal wants his day in court … more than one, actually by John L. Allen Jr. Crux Link to Financial Crimes
Wyoming Catholic College Former CFO Accused of $15 Million Fraud Scam by Joan Frawley Desmond National Catholic Register
In Cameroon’s bloody civil war, Catholic clergy targeted by both sides by Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux
Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Fleeing for fear of new ethnic conflict by Andrew Harding BBC
War drives Kenya's Aweer from the forest where they find God by Mark Faulkner EarthBeat
Mali: Abducted Catholic priest released by Vatican News
Nigerian herders kill 33, burn 4 churches days after kidnapping schoolchildren by Fredrick Nzwili Religion News Service
South Africa Zuma riots: Death toll mounts amid looting by BBC
How a video game is helping me re-examine mental health issues by Sean Barry, SJ The Jesuit Post Link to Mental Health Challenges
Gangs complicate Haiti effort to recover from assassination by Danica Coto The Associated Press Link to Gang Violence
Former Student Sues Providence High School in Burbank, Alleges Sexual Abuse of Minor by Then Track Coach by KCAL Link to Violence Against Children
System failure: How federal laws shield sexual predators like Dr. Larry Nassar. One of the most egregious barriers to justice for child sex abuse victims is short statutes of limitations. by Marci Hamilton USA Today
First Nations-run school authority faces multimillion-dollar lawsuit over alleged sexual abuse by Willow Fiddler The Globe and Mail
New Research by ICMC Jordan Maps the Impact of COVID-19 on Household Violence Against Children by IMC
In latest sign of stress on bishops, Nebraska prelate takes leave of absence by Elise Harris Crux
Fox News host Tucker Carlson's name in NSA intercepts revealed through 'unmasking': Report by Daniel Chaitin Microsoft News
21 Republican Attorneys General Send Letter to Biden Attacking His Pro-LGBTQ+ Policies. The letter targets the trans community and claims many of Biden’s anti-discrimination protections in schools and workplaces are unlawful by Molley Sprayregem them Link to LGBTQ Challenges and to United States Politics- Part Two
Lesson from Hungary: Anti-Catholicism is not a good response to anti-L.G.B.T.Q. laws by Marc Roscoe Loustau America
Despite Vatican protest, anti-homophobia bill survives hurdles in Italian senate by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Judy Garland’s Long-Lost ‘Wizard of Oz’ Dress Rediscovered After Decades by Nora McGreevy The Smithsonian Magazine
CIA officer from bin Laden hunt to lead Havana Syndrome probe as cases rise.There may be as many as 200 cases now, including around two dozen from Vienna. by Beth Mole ars Technica Link to International Terrorism
Soldier statue reignites Spanish row over fascism by James Badcock BBC Link to Fascism
Tucker Carlson attacks Black officer who says he was called the N-word during the Capitol riot by Wilson Wong NewsBreak
A theologian’s unexpected praise of Swift’s ‘Evermore’ by Kevin P. Considine U.S. Catholic
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Report that led to priest’s resignation prompts journalism ethics questions by Tom Tracy Catholic News Service
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