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Bishops hail Scottish lawmakers for rejecting assisted dying; UK faces pivotal abortion vote
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (700+ words) (OSV News) " Scottish Catholic bishops welcomed Parliament's decision to reject the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill March 17 " a move shelving a measure that would have allowed eligible adults "to lawfully request, and be provided with, assistance by…...
Scottish bishops urge recognition of conscientious objection over assisted suicide bill
5+ day, 45+ min ago (550+ words) (OSV News) " The bishops of Scotland expressed concerns over the government's response to amendments that would protect faith-based organizations' and hospices' objections to assisted suicide. In a statement published March 10, Bishop John Keenan of Paisley, president of the Scottish bishops…...
Pro-abortion professor withdraws from University of Notre Dame institute appointment
2+ week, 6+ day ago (932+ 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…...
Louisiana asks court to reinstate in-person dispensing rule for abortion pill
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (677+ words) (OSV News) " Lawyers for the state of Louisiana asked a federal judge to roll back Biden administration-era eased restrictions on mifepristone, a drug commonly, but not exclusively, used for most first trimester abortions, at a hearing Feb. 24 in the U.S. District…...
Sold-out Dinner for Life highlights work of Eastpointe crisis pregnancy center
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (855+ words) DETROIT " Every seat was filled Feb. 13 for the 16th annual Dinner for Life at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. More than 300 people attended to support the seminarians " who plan, organize, cook and serve the dinner each year " and, most of all, to…...
Cardinal Tobin: US stands at a crossroad amid violence, rhetoric and must 'choose life"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (600+ 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
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (761+ 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…...
‘Complex’ political moment has challenges, opportunities, March for Life president says
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (619+ 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....
'Many challenges remain' in making abortion 'unthinkable,' says bishop
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (724+ words) (OSV News) " As the nation's Catholics are set to remember unborn children in prayer, a U.S. bishop is stressing that amid several positive developments in safeguarding human life, "many challenges remain" in making abortion "unthinkable." "Our united prayers, sacrifices and efforts…...
Catholic governor signs historic personhood law for the unborn in Puerto Rico
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (513+ words) (OSV News) -- On Dec. 21, Puerto Rico's Gov. Jenniffer Gonz'lez-Col'n approved Law 183-2025, which amends the Civil Code of Puerto Rico and recognizes the unborn child or "nasciturus" -- a Latin legal term referring to "conceived but not born" -- as a natural person…...