Culture of Life

(OSV News) — In vitro fertilization is a topic that received significant national attention during the past election season as candidates made it a policy issue. A costly, but widely …

BALTIMORE (OSV News) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops wrapped up its fall plenary assembly’s final public session Nov. 13, in which the bishops discussed topics ranging from the …

(OSV News) — The English and Welsh bishops are inviting Catholics to join a holy hour to pray for the defeat of an assisted suicide bill. They are urging the …

MEXICO CITY (OSV News) — The Mexican bishops’ conference expressed deep concern over an initiative in the Mexico City assembly “which seeks to completely eliminate legal protection for life in …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A coalition of medical and pro-life groups Oct. 22 launched what they called the Women’s Healthcare Declaration, which they said calls on policymakers, medical boards and …

(OSV News) — The nation’s Catholic bishops are inviting the faithful to join in a novena highlighting the gift of human life, while praying for its protection. The U.S. Conference …

TRENTON, N.J. (OSV News) — Before the standing-room-only congregation gathered in Trenton’s St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral for the first statewide Mass for Life, Bishop David M. O’Connell framed …

SAN FRANCISCO (OSV News) — Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco is urging all “faithful Catholics” to vote no on a November ballot proposition that he and other Catholic …

(OSV News) — The twin specters of abortion and desperation frequently hover over unplanned pregnancies. Referencing these realities, Father Donald Rooney, pastor of St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Springfield, Virginia, …

(OSV News) — A North Dakota judge overturned that state’s near-total abortion ban Sept. 12, ruling the state’s constitution permits abortion until viability. The near-total ban on abortion, which the …