Tag: abortion
Alabama Supreme Court recognizes unborn as ‘children’
Washington D.C., Jan 15, 2013 / 05:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- An Alabama Supreme Court decision recognizing the unborn as persons deserving of legal protections could have significant implications in ending abortion in the U.S., say pro-life advocates. “The Alabama Supreme Court has dealt a massive blow to the constitutional fraud of Roe v. Wade by… Read More ›
Belmont Abbey president slams contraception rule
By Franco Ordoñez Washington Correspondent Posted: Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 WASHINGTON The president of Belmont Abbey College joined religious leaders of different faiths who converged Thursday on Capitol Hill and charged the Obama administration with trying to violate their religious freedoms. William Thierfelder told a congressional oversight committee that his Catholic liberal arts college in… Read More ›
Steve Mosher: A Vision of ‘Hell’ Brought Him to the Church
His story reveals why the New Evangelization draws its strength from the Church’s pro-life witness. FRONT ROYAL, Va. — Steve Mosher was a rising Stanford University social researcher, schooled in the academy’s received wisdom on matters like abortion and the “right to choose,” when he was suddenly thrown off course. It was 1980, and he… Read More ›
Abortion Business in Pensacola, Florida Shuts Down
An abortion business in Pensacola is the latest to close its doors and the closing follows a 40 Days for Life prayer campaign where local pro-life advocates prayed this would happen. AMS, Affiliated Medical Services, is one of two abortion centers in the Florida city and it was located on 6115 Village Oaks Drive. However,… Read More ›
Text Messaging Prevents Coerced Abortion at Planned Parenthood
Young mother never wanted an abortion, but didn’t know she could refuse until her phone alerted her to an incoming text message [Note: The following story contains quotes from text messages that do not contain proper grammatical structure or punctuation, as is common practice in texting. We left the quotes unedited in the interest of… Read More ›
N. Carolina bishops urge opposition to abortion coverage in UNC student health plan
Raleigh, N.C., Aug 26, 2010 / 02:52 am (CNA).- A required University of North Carolina health plan’s coverage of abortion is “deeply disturbing,” two regional Catholic bishops have said. They called on the state’s Catholics and the university’s governing board to oppose the requirements, noting that abortion targets the lives of the weak and defenseless…. Read More ›
Proposed textbook implies abortion opposition is wrong, N. Carolina bishops warn
Charlotte, N.C., Feb 13, 2010 / 05:04 pm (CNA).- A proposed school textbook that describes Roe v. Wade as a ruling against government oppression of rights should be opposed by Catholics, the bishops of North Carolina have said. They argue the text implies that opposition to abortion is wrong. Bishop of Raleigh Michael F. Burbidge… Read More ›
Prayer in Reparation for the Crime of Abortion (for Dec. 28)
Prayer to the Virgin MaryTo be recited on December 28. O Mary, Mother of Jesus and Mother of us all, we turn to thee today as the one who said “fiat” to the life of God within you. “Thou will conceive and bear a Son,” the angel told thee. Despite the surprise and the… Read More ›
Catholic Medical Clinic offers Solution to Health Crisis
Madison, Wis., Jul 21, 2009 / 08:33 am (CNA).- As President Obama urges Congress to pass health care reform legislation by August, a medical clinic in Madison, Wisconsin is offering a novel way to address medical needs by offering free care for the uninsured. Patients with insurance only pay a single yearly fee for their… Read More ›
Catholic ‘complacency’ shares blame for country’s failures
Detroit, Mich., Mar 21, 2009 / 12:32 pm (CNA).- Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput delivered a speech on Saturday reflecting on the significance of the November 2008 election. Warning that media “narratives” should not obscure truth, he blamed the indifference and complacency of many U.S. Catholics for the country’s failures on abortion, poverty and… Read More ›