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Bishops" pro-life chair "urgently" encourages FDA to proceed with safety review on abortion pill
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (246+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) " The head of the U. S. bishops" pro-life committee has written a letter to Trump administration officials expressing concern about the status of their promised safety review of mifepristone, sometimes called the abortion pill. The letter comes amid a…...
Interview: Should Catholics adopt frozen embryos? Church teaching is still up for debate.
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (691+ words) Charlie Camosy: Can you give us a brief history of the Catholic debate over embryo adoption? Kent J. Lasnoski: 1978 saw the first birth of a child conceived "in vitro," and surprisingly the Catholic magisterium wrote definitively in less than 10 years on…...
Catholics and infertility: reactions from our readers
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (291+ words) I do pray for those who are unable to conceive, but no matter how they are conceived really, it always is up to God. The whole process is a conundrum, filled with the possibility of heartbreak. Perhaps a question to…...
Dear James Talarico: No, the Annunciation does not justify abortion
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (694+ words) It was a little awkward. God sent the Angel Gabriel to the town of Nazareth to tell the Virgin Mary the plan. The Holy Spirit would come upon her and she would conceive a child. He even told her the…...
After abortion advocacy controversy, professor withdraws from Notre Dame institute appointment
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (939+ words) (OSV News) " A professor at the University of Notre Dame has declined a research appointment at the school, following weeks of outcry from students, staff and several U. S. Catholic bishops, over her prominent advocacy for abortion. Susan Ostermann, associate professor in…...
Illinois'pitching for funds to shore up abortion tourism denounced as "macabre
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (663+ 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…...
Cardinal Tobin: After the killing of Alex Pretti, the U. S. must "choose life
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (690+ 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…...
Homily: A Jesuit approach to being pro-life
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (810+ words) America Media interprets the church for the world and the world for the church. We are a forum for discussion of religion, society, politics and culture from a Catholic perspective. The Ignatian traditions of "finding God in all things" and…...
Euthanasia, abortion and the state of the pro-life movement
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (147+ words) This week on "Jesuitical," Ashley and guest host Sebastian speak to Charles Camosy. Charlie teaches moral theology and bioethics at the Catholic University of America and is the author of 10 books, including Living and Dying Well: A Catholic Plan for…...
I ran as a pro-life Democrat and lost'but my neighbors gave me hope for our divided nation.
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1026+ words) America Media interprets the church for the world and the world for the church. We are a forum for discussion of religion, society, politics and culture from a Catholic perspective. The Ignatian traditions of "finding God in all things" and…...