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Harvard researcher on human flourishing named to Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (415+ words) (OSV News) " A Harvard University academic whose work focuses on human flourishing told OSV News he is "honored and humbled" over his appointment by Pope Leo XIV to a Vatican research group. Tyler J. VanderWeele, professor of epidemiology at Harvard, has…...
Author of ‘Abortion and America’s Churches’ on the history of Christians and the abortion debate
1+ week, 3+ day ago (853+ words) Abortion remains a divisive issue in the United States, and while the Catholic Church has taken a clear stand against abortion, different Christian groups have been divided on the issue in a way that has informed the advocacy and arguments…...
Illinois pitching for funds to shore up abortion tourism denounced as ‘macabre’
2+ week, 20+ min ago (683+ words) CHICAGO (OSV News) "The executive director of the Illinois bishops" conference and an Illinois pro-life leader have decried the state"s call for funding to support Illinois" abortion tourism industry after recent data indicated a slight weakening in the number…...
Speakers, attendees at OneLife LA push for greater respect for life: ‘Everyone is a blessing’
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1234+ words) LOS ANGELES (OSV News) " When Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, took his turn to speak at this year's OneLife LA event, he chose to bring up a painful subject: his father. Bishop Seitz said his father walked away…...
Hispanic Pro-Life Conference: ‘We must unite our voices’ against abortion
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1007+ words) FALLS CHURCH, Va. (OSV News) " Following the National March for Life, the pro-life organization Alianza por la Vida (Alliance for Life) held its annual daylong conference to discuss ways Latino Catholics can continue to build a culture of life. This…...
Cardinal Tobin: US stands at a crossroad amid violence, rhetoric and must ‘choose life’
2+ week, 6+ day ago (633+ words) (OSV News) " "How will you help restore a culture of life in the midst of death?" OSV News spoke with Cardinal Tobin Jan. 26 about his concerns for the country and his call to action. This interview has been edited for…...
Pro-life leaders say there still is ‘a lot that needs to be done’ by the Trump administration
2+ week, 6+ day ago (772+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) "Leaders of several pro-life organizations who spoke with OSV News at the 53rd annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 23 said the Trump administration still has work to do when it comes to their cause. In his speech…...
Democrats for Life, other pro-life groups launch Legislating for Human Dignity coalition
3+ week, 2+ day ago (890+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) " Jan. 23 was what Lauren Handy called "my freedom anniversary." It was exactly one year since President Donald Trump pardoned her and 22 others for violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, or FACE Act. In…...
‘Complex’ political moment has challenges, opportunities, March for Life president says
3+ week, 2+ day ago (608+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) "A "complex" political environment presents both challenge and opportunity for the pro-life movement, Jennie Bradley Lichter, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, said at the 27th annual Cardinal O'Connor Conference on Life on Jan....
March for Life rallies thousands to build culture of life as political cracks emerge
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1221+ words) For Catholics attending the march from all corners of the U.S., the motivations were as strong as ever." "We don't stop for breakfast or anything. Everyone knows it's a pilgrimage," he said." Hallie Millerbernd, a senior nursing student at the University…...