First-Ever “Quitters Ball” Celebrates People Who Quit Their Jobs at Abortion Clinics
And Then There Were None, the only organization in the nation to actively assist people who work in the abortion industry to leave, to find new jobs, and to obtain healing from the horrific things they saw and participated in, held their first ever “Quitters Ball” in Dallas, Texas this past weekend honoring these former workers, affectionately called “quitters” by the ministry. “Never before has this many former abortion workers been in the same room together and on the side of life,” said Abby Johnson. “Abortion workers are overlooked in the national conversation on abortion, yet they are just like…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Signs Pro-Life Bill Banning Mail-Order Abortion Pills
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed yet another pro-life bill into law to help save babies from abortion. He has signed SB4 into law, which would ban mail-order abortion drugs and would place limits on in-person sales of the abortion pill before 7 weeks to protect women’s health. The new pro-life law would also help support the Texas abortion ban by adding criminal penalties for anyone who sells the abortion pill illegally. Under SB 4, the charges for “intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly,” violating the provisions of the bill would be a state jail felony, which carries fines of up to…
Benedict XVI: Legalization of same-sex marriage is ‘a distortion of conscience’
VATICAN— Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has said that the legalization of same-sex marriage in many countries is “a distortion of conscience” which has also entered some Catholic circles. In an introduction to a new anthology of his writings on Europe, Benedict XVI said that “with the legalization of ‘same-sex marriage’ in 16 European countries, the issue of marriage and family has taken on a new dimension that cannot be ignored.” “We are witnessing a distortion of conscience which has evidently penetrated deeply into sectors of the Catholic people,” the pope emeritus wrote. “This cannot be answered with some small moralism…
Miracle Baby Born at 25 Weeks and Smaller Than Her Father’s Hand is Doing Great Now
A tiny baby, smaller than her father’s hand when she was born, given only a 10% chance of survival by doctors, is doing well and has left hospital with her parents, Kevin and Katie Cook, after a 16-week struggle. The premature baby girl, named Mirren, was born at 25 weeks, and weighed just 467 grams at birth in a hospital in Scotland. Her mother, Katie, had developed pre-eclampsia, a potentially fatal pregnancy disorder involving high blood pressure, which necessitated an emergency caesarean after she could not feel the baby moving. Mirren’s parents had to wait ten days to hold their…
Norma McCorvey, the Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade, Never Had an Abortion. This is Her Daughter
For the first time in nearly 50 years, Americans finally know the face and name of the child whose life, by no choice of her own, was the reason for the infamous U.S. Supreme Court abortion ruling Roe v. Wade. Unknown to many, Norma McCorvey, the “Jane Roe” of the case, never had an abortion. Instead, she gave birth to her baby girl and made an adoption plan for her. This week, The Atlantic revealed the “Roe baby’s” name for the first time: Shelley Lynn Thornton. For decades, Thornton avoided the press and even hid her troubling background from friends. Understandably, her thoughts…
Church groups urge gov’t to address root causes of human trafficking
An interfaith group marked the World Day Against Trafficking on Friday by calling on the government to intensify its campaign against the modern slavery by addressing its root causes. Saying that selfishness of exploiters is just one cause of trafficking, the Philippine Interfaith Movement Against Human Trafficking (Pimaht) said there’s also a need to look at the economic angle. “We especially hope that it will finally address the root causes of trafficking – create life-sustaining jobs at home and extend basic social services to the poor to enable them to…
Fascinating Discovery Shows Unborn Baby’s Cells Go to Mom’s Brain and Body
The relationship in pregnancy between a mother and her unborn child is a unique connection, unlike anything else. New scientific research continues to reveal how this special bond has lasting physical effects long after birth. In the 19th century, scientists first discovered that an unborn baby’s cells stay in the mother’s body after birth; but new research is providing an even deeper understanding of this unique connection. World Magazine reports that scientists are examining how the baby’s cells can travel through the placenta, into the mother’s bloodstream and then to her brain, liver and other organs. The report continues: In September 2012, the journal…
Tim Tebow Calls on Christians to Stand Up for Christian Values in America
At a recent event in Tennessee, Tim Tebow said that Christians need to stand up for Judeo-Christian values in America. He said, “What’s amazing when you get up and do something is what God does in your life. We just have to get up and do something. When your identity is found in Christ, your identity never changes. You are always a child of God. That’s why I always say I don’t have to live the roller coaster that the rest of the world lives …” As LifeNews previously reported, Tebow is a popular football quarterback who became a pro-life…
Seminar on Sexuality
Last June 25, 2021, Bangkal High School conducted a seminar about Teen Sexuality it was attended by 77 participants. Resource speaker was Mr. Edgardo ” Ed ” Sorreta, Pro-life Philippines Member Board of Advisers. Pro-Life Philippines offers seminars, talks, workshops, and modules that are all geared towards guiding the youth towards a pro-life mentality where life is valued, sexuality is esteemed and respected, and the sacred bonds of marriage are the best steps towards a good family. Our team of effective and sought-after speakers have committed themselves in the pro-life education of our families and of the youth. We…
CBCP-ECPPC statement on the 15th anniversary of death penalty abolition
The Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP-ECPPC) joins the Coalition Against the Death Penalty (CADP) in the joyful celebration of the 15th year of the abolition of the death penalty in the Philippines. We at the CBCP-ECPPC maintain that no person is beyond reformation. Every person deserves a second chance in order to correct his/her wrongdoings. Our Holy Father Pope Francis in his teachings, has constantly stressed that the taking away of life is inadmissible. Every person is valuable as he/she is created…
