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Canadian cardinal urges vote to stop expansion of assisted suicide to those with mental illness
13+ hour, 52+ min ago (139+ words) The Boston Pilot Canadian cardinal urges vote to stop expansion of assisted suicide to those with mental illness by The Catholic Register, OSV News Listen to this article now TORONTO (OSV News) -- In letters to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney…...
Latest Planned Parenthood report: abortions and taxpayer funding up, cancer screenings down
2+ week, 1+ day ago (200+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Planned Parenthood's new 2024-2025 annual report showed an increase in abortions from the previous year's report, while also showing an increase in government funding. At the same time, it showed a decrease in cancer screenings and prevention services....
Trump DOJ efforts to block abortion pill challenges frustrate pro-life advocates
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (249+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Trump administration has asked multiple judges to pause several state lawsuits seeking to roll back Biden administration-era eased restrictions on mifepristone, a drug commonly, but not exclusively, used for first trimester abortion, prompting frustration from pro-life…...
Rally speakers confident about abortion law changes but see work ahead
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (272+ words) WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Speakers at the annual March for Life on Washington's National Mall Jan. 21 spoke of a likely tipping point in the current protest against legalized abortions in the United States, but they also urged the crowd to remain vigilant…...
Bishop Rhoades 'grateful' as pro-abortion professor declines Notre Dame institute post. Published Mar. 6 2026. Nation.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (122+ words) The Boston Pilot. com Bishop Rhoades 'grateful' as pro-abortion professor declines Notre Dame institute post by Gina Christian, Megan Marley, OSV News Listen to this article now (OSV News) -- Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, welcomed news that…...
At least 9 bishops join Bishop Rhoades in outcry over Notre Dame appointment
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (226+ words) (OSV News) -- Bishops, former faculty and other Catholic intellectual leaders are backing a call from an Indiana bishop to rescind the administrative appointment of a pro-abortion professor at the University of Notre Dame. As of Feb. 13, at least nine bishops,…...
Local Catholics support pro-life cause with prayer at Holy Hours for Life
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (189+ words) Published Jan. 30 2026. Local. The Boston Pilot. com Specials Jan. 30 2026 America's oldest Catholic newspaper Local Catholics support pro-life cause with prayer at Holy Hours for Life CAMBRIDGE -- As thousands traveled to Washington, D. C. , for the annual March for Life, many Boston Catholics…...
Marchers celebrate the unique gift of life at 53rd annual March for Life
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (498+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- As thousands gathered in the cold, to stand for the unborn, March for Life president Jennie Bradley Lichter reminded the crowd that what has 'saved so many lives and moved countless hearts' on the abortion issue over…...
With Roe gone, we still need a culture of life
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (93+ words) Echoes is the opinion section of The Boston Pilot. com. The Boston Pilot is a daily news Catholic newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts, covering news and opinion about the Catholic Church and Catholic life. We carry daily news from Boston,…...
Church has opposed artificial reproduction for nearly century, says author of 'IVF is Not the Way"
3+ mon, 10+ hour ago (382+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Why not IVF -- in vitro fertilization? It's a question asked not only by those outside the Church, but sometimes by faithful Catholics as well. A daylong gathering -- 'Day of Recollection on Bioethics and the Human Person: Artificial…...