CNA: “Brazilian Congress considers proposal to reject legalized abortion”

Brasilia, Brazil, Aug 9, 2010  (CNA).- Brazil’s Congress is considering accepting a motion that would free the country of any obligation to adhere to the “Brasilia Consensus,” a July 16 document which proposes that abortion on demand be allowed in Brazil and throughout Latin America.


Catholic Online: “Babies Go To Congress to Defend Crisis Pregnancy Centers”

WASHINGTON, DC (Catholic Online) – Congress will have some little visitors this week. Women who rejected abortion thanks to the assistance of crisis pregnancy care centers are taking their babies to Washington, D.C. to let Congress know how thankful they are for the work of these life-saving centers. They and their babies are living proof [...]


CNA: “Madison surgical center abandons late-term abortion plans after pro-life protests”

Madison, Wis., May 6, 2010  (CNA/EWTN News).- Reporting a “pro-life victory,” pro-life leaders in Wisconsin have praised the Madison Surgery Center’s (MSC) abandonment of its plans to perform late-term abortions. The MSC is a joint partnership between Meriter Hospital, the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics and the University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation. At a [...]


40 Days For Life Campaign Goes Global

WASHINGTON, DC (LifeSiteNews.com) – Communities in Australia and Northern Ireland will join with well over 100 cities in the United States and Canada that are hosting 40 Days for Life events from February 25 to April 5, 2009. The 40 Days for Life Campaign was started in 2004 by a pro-life group in Texas. Over [...]


Pro-Life Workers Arrested in Birmingham, It’s a Sad Day for Human and Civil Rights

By Randy Sly 2/13/2009 WASHINGTON (Catholic Online) – At 7:00 am Friday morning Kortney Blythe was just being released after spending 14 hours in the Birmingham, Alabama city jail. Blythe, along with eight other members of Survivors Campus Life Tour, was arrested for reportedly trespassing while handing out pro-life literature near Parker High School. She [...]


Italian PM Accuses President of Complicity in Eluana Killing

By Hilary White 2/11/2009 ROME (LifeSiteNews.com) – Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s Prime Minister, who was spearheading an effort to save the life of Eluana Englaro with emergency legislation when news of her death came, has indirectly accused Italian President Giorgio Napolitano of complicity with murder for the latter’s refusal to sign an emergency measure on Friday [...]


Italy’s ‘Terri Schiavo’, Eluana Englaro, Dies Suddenly

By Matthew Cullinan Hofman 2/10/2009 ROME (LifeSiteNews.com) – Eluana Englaro, Italy’s “Terri Schiavo,” has died only four days after doctors began a “gradual” reduction in her food and water intake with the intent to cause her death. The announcement was made by Italy’s Health Minister on the floor of the Italian Senate, which was debating [...]


Italian Government to Stop the Killing of Eluana Englaro?

By Hilary White 2/6/2009 UDINE, Italy (LifeSiteNews.com) – Today, the Italian government announced it has made ready a draft emergency measure that would prohibit the removal of food and hydration from vulnerable patients. As of this writing, the measure, though drafted and ready, has not yet been formally adopted, the final decision being that of [...]


March for Life – It’s a New Day

By Randly Sly 1/23/2009 WASHINGTON (Catholic Online) – As thousands of pro-life citizens gathered Thursday on the National Mall for the March for Life, chain link fences, signs and porta-johns were still present as a reminder of an inaugural held there just two days ago. The inauguration of our 44th President and the convening of [...]


Commentary: The March for Life and Christian Unity Week

By Deacon Keith Fournier 1/22/2009 CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic Online) – On January 22, 2009 thousands will gather in Washington, D.C. to give their voice to our neighbors in the first home of the whole human race. These are the children who await their welcome among us upon birth. These littlest neighbors need our voice because [...]