By Natalie Hoefer Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS — As introductions were made and basic information was gathered, the voices of Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon were jovial and lighthearted. But in telephone interview with The Criterion, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, their sound changed as they began discussing their most recent film, “Unplanned,” to […]
Bishop Larry Silva: On the recent news regarding abortion access
WITNESS TO JESUS Last October I visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. Like the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., it documents the horrors of the Nazi regime in its crimes against humanity, especially the six million Jews it put to death. Its purpose is not to keep the evil alive but to remind […]
Some push for excommunication over new abortion law
By Jacob Comello Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — On Jan. 22, the New York Statehouse burst into cheers after a landmark abortion bill had been passed. The Reproductive Health Act, or RHA, most notably removed abortion from New York’s criminal code and now permits abortions with very few restrictions at any week of a pregnancy. […]
Ohio House bill bans abortion after heartbeat of unborn detected
By Catholic News Service COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio House for the second time in two years has passed a ban on abortion after the fetal heartbeat is detected, which could occur within the first six weeks of pregnancy. The “Heartbeat” legislation, or H.B. 258, passed Nov. 15 by a vote of 30-35. The Cleveland […]
Pope equates aborting children with birth defects with Nazi eugenics
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis denounced the practice of administering prenatal tests to determine birth defects that often lead to abortions, comparing it to the Nazi-era eugenics program that determined what lives were worth keeping or eliminating. Children are God’s greatest gift and should be welcomed “as they […]
Voters in Ireland pave way for abortion on demand
By Michael Kelly Catholic News Service DUBLIN — Voters in Ireland have opted to remove the right to life of the unborn from the country’s constitution, paving the way for abortion on demand up to 12 weeks. Results from the nationwide referendum showed that 66.4 percent of citizens opted to remove the Eighth Amendment from […]
Lawsuit seeks to block law requiring pregnancy centers to advertise abortion
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald An Oahu pro-life pregnancy resource center and a national network of pregnancy resource centers filed a federal lawsuit July 12 to halt the enforcement of a new Hawaii law that requires such centers to advertise contraception and abortion “services.” Attorneys for Alliance Defending Freedom, a non-profit legal group supporting […]
Woman who survived abortion attempt speaks out
By Valerie Schmalz Catholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO — Melissa Ohden was delivered during a saline infusion abortion, a 2-pound, 14-ounce baby suffering jaundice and respiratory distress after undergoing five days of inhaling toxic salt and Pitocin-laced amniotic fluid. An adopted child, she did not learn the facts of her birth until she was 14 […]
Viewpoint: Videos provoke replay of abortion’s horror
When I first heard about the content of the videos about Planned Parenthood selling baby parts my heart sunk into the pit of my stomach. I was horrified at the thoughts and all the wounds of my past abortion surfaced at once. I wanted to run and hide. I couldn’t face the videos. But through […]
Marching for the cause of life
By Deacon Gary and Valerie Streff Special to the Herald The 49th Annual March for Life 2022 was an awe-inspiring 10 days of novenas, fasting and marching around the Hawaii State capitol. Its true beauty was the unison of people — 40-Days for Life participants, Students for Life, Knights of Columbus, Sacred Hearts sisters and […]