4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (361+ words) Bishop Robert Brennan'said'the gathering'at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph'was important because'it is centered on prayer. It's a moment where we stand for life, celebrate life, and pray for'respect for all life, he'told'The'Tablet." Bishop Brennan celebrated the Mass,'which'was sponsored by…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (404+ words) LOWER MANHATTAN " Lunchtime pedestrians and tourists took double-takes on March 25 as the normal bustle of the Financial District gave way to drums, bagpipes, and megaphones carrying slogans of the pro-life movement." The 10th annual International Gift of Life Walk in New…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (175+ words) While the family'did not'have much money, Helen instilled in her children a love of reading and made sure there were always'newspapers and other reading materials around'their house in Astoria,'her son Joseph'recalled.' RELATED: At Queens Catholic School, Wellness Center Gets…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (455+ words) Although Canada's national Medical Aid in Dying (MAi D) Act was passed in 2016, Mrs. B ultimately chose instead to receive palliative care, citing her "personal and religious values," according to a report by the Ontario MAi D Death Review Committee. " The…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (767+ words) by Catherine M. Odell SOUTH BEND, Ind. (OSV News) " About 100 people gathered on'the campus of the University of Notre Dame Feb. 27 for an early evening event that organizers had been calling their "March'on'the'Dome" just the day before. The student-led'march'had been in…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (906+ 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 the Keough…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (348+ words) by Gina Christian, OSV News "Human life is sacred and no one should ever be abandoned or discarded," said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington and Bishop Barry C. Knestout of Richmond in a joint Feb. 18 statement. SB359, which would have permitted doctors…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (362+ words) While this week's edition of The Tablet highlights the March for Life " the annual pro-life gathering in Washington near the anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling Roe v. Wade " we are also focusing on broader pro-life issues, including social justice,…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (287+ words) WASHINGTON "When Marisa D'Alessiowas born prematurely, doctors warned her mother she might not survive " or might never live an everydaylife. Today, the Bay Ridge resident and St. Anselmparishioner creditsherfaith for her survival " a story that brought her to Washington for…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (640+ words) WASHINGTON'Connor Whelan slept through his alarm to catch the early morning bus to the53rd Annual March for Lifeon Jan. 23." Instead ofcalling it quits, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish organist chose to answer his call from God to attend andboughta last-minute…...