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By helping expectant fathers, center upholds ‘dignity of fatherhood’
Pregnancy Choices, part of the Elevate Life network of centers serving clients with unexpected pregnancies, is the only pregnancy resource center in Minnesota with a paid certified life coach for fathers.
Panelists talk about fighting abortion, ‘resisting a throwaway culture’
Abortion not only goes against the dignity of every living being and is rooted in violence and misogynistic notions of male superiority, but political solutions, in the current divided climate, can be troublesome as well.
Ordaining women deacons is ‘about ministry,’ not ‘power,’ says speaker
The church is "crying for ministry," so ordaining women to the permanent diaconate now is a logical way for the church to bring the Gospel to all, according to panelists at a forum in New York.
‘Every life matters’ is resounding message of attendees at Chicago march
Several thousand people from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri turned out for the annual march in downtown Chicago that began following a rally in Federal Plaza and proceeded around downtown.
Baltimore archdiocesan board creates policy on allegations against bishops
At the bishops' request, the review board, which assists the Archdiocese of Baltimore with child protection efforts, created a Bishop Reporting Initiative to ensure proper reporting of allegations against bishops, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation.
Cardinal Wuerl acknowledges he knew of one accusation against predecessor
Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, Washington's retired archbishop, apologized Jan. 15 for what he called a "lapse of memory," clarifying that he knew of at least one abuse allegation against former U.S. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, but he had "forgotten" about it.
Bishop hopes list’s release will help survivors know ‘they’ve been heard’
Bishop Robert F. Vasa of Santa Rosa said he hopes the public release of a comprehensive list of clerical sexual abuse allegations will give all abuse survivors "the assurance that they have been heard and that the church is very much concerned for their well-being and healing."
Annual poll shows 75 percent of adults want restrictions on abortion
Just in time for the annual March for Life, an annual poll of Americans' views on abortion shows that 75 percent want "substantial" restrictions on abortion access even as more than half of respondents describe themselves as "pro-choice."
Virginia pro-life clinic receives Knights’ 1,000th ultrasound machine
Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge blessed the space that once housed AAA Women for Choice and is now the newly expanded wing of the Mother of Mercy Free Medical Clinic Jan. 14.
Former Planned Parenthood worker says ‘power of ultrasound’ changed her
Abby Johnson, the pro-life activist, will have just four minutes to make her points when she speaks to the March for Life rally Jan. 18. A new film drama, "Unplanned," based on her 2011 memoir of working for Planned Parenthood, will do all the talking for her soon.