Pro-life

Blessed Mother & Lady Liberty: Finding Safe Harbor

Rebecca Freeman September 26, 2025

It is in these times of political violence that I seek refuge under the mantles of Lady Liberty and the Blessed Mother.

woman holding her hands forming a heart over her pregnant belly

A More Authentic Pro-Life Mentality

Patricia Breen McNeil September 20, 2025

What does it mean to be truly pro-life?

A man in a wheelchair talks to a nurse at the palliative care unit of the Clinic Saint-Elisabeth in Marseille, France, May 31, 2024. In an Aug. 13, 2025, statement The Uruguay bishops' conference expressed sadness after the country's lower house of Congress approved a bill decriminalizing euthanasia. (OSV News photo/Manon Cruz, Reuters)

Uruguay bishops express sadness over euthanasia vote

OSV News August 20, 2025

The Uruguay bishops' conference expressed sadness after the country's lower house of Congress approved a bill decriminalizing euthanasia.

A Planned Parenthood facility in Washington is seen in this file photo. (OSV News photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Judge blocks, for now, Planned Parenthood defunding provision backed by bishops

OSV News July 9, 2025

A federal judge placed a temporary restraining order on a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law July 4, that would have stopped Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid payments for a year.

Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, looks on as U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., addresses pro-life activists from around the country gathered at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington March 27, 2025. Pro-life groups including SBA Pro-Life America and Students for Life Action pushed the Trump administration and Congress to strip funds from Planned Parenthood.

Pro-life advocates call on Trump, Congress to fully defund Planned Parenthood

OSV News March 28, 2025

A coalition of pro-life groups went to the U.S. Capitol March 27 to urge Congress and President Donald Trump's administration to eliminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood, shortly before the Supreme Court is set to consider a case concerning that ...

Dear Reader: Seamless Garment of Life

Susan Hines-Brigger December 30, 2024

In January, thousands of people will take part in the annual March for Life in Washington, DC.

‘Dead Man Walking’ at 30: The Fight Continues

Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD December 30, 2024

“Grace comes and wakes us up,” says Sister Helen Prejean, who has dedicated her life to fighting capital punishment in the United States. “It’s what you do with it when it comes that counts.”