Abortion and homosexuality are a ‘living reflection of hell’: U.S. Archbishop
SAN FRANCISCO, California, October 11, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Those who doubt the existence of hell, despite Our Lady of Fatima showing its horrors to three Portuguese shepherd children 100 years ago, can nevertheless see a “living reflection of hell” in abortion, euthanasia, and homosexuality, said San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone. Archbishop Cordileone made his remarks during a homily last weekend as he consecrated his Archdiocese to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. He recalled during his October 7 homily the great evils witnessed in the past 100 years, including the great world wars, death camps, numerous genocides, and Christian persecution. “Who…
Canada reports nearly 2,000 assisted suicide deaths in first year of legalization
October 10, 2017 (Euthanasia Prevention Coalition) — The data from Health Canada’s second Interim Report on assisted dying states that there were 1982 reported assisted deaths (1,977 reported euthanasia deaths and five reported assisted-suicide deaths) in the first year (June 17, 2016-June 30, 2017) since legalization. There were 167 reported euthanasia deaths in Québec prior to the federal government legalizing assisted death, therefore as of June 30 there have been (1,982 + 167) 2,149 reported assisted deaths in Canada. Canadian governments have established a self-reporting system, meaning the doctor who carries out the death is the same doctor who reports the death…
‘Every single day is a gift:’ Marine thankful he wasn’t offered euthanasia
NEW YORK, October 9, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — U.S. Marine Corps veteran J.J. Hanson fought in Iraq but never faced an opponent as fierce as cancer. Hanson lived an idyllic life. After successfully graduating from college with a degree in political science and public service, he served his country in Iraq. He and his beautiful wife Kristen had a healthy and energetic son. Then tragedy struck. On May 13, 2014, Hanson was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, an inoperable malignant brain tumor. “Three different doctors told me there was nothing that they could do,” he recounted. Understandably, Hanson fell into an overwhelming…
President Donald Trump Issues Pro-Life Statement Celebrating People With Down Syndrome
While some nations are doing their level best to destroy as many people with Down Syndrome in abortions, President Donald Trump has issued a statement for Down Syndrome awareness month celebrating the lives of those persons with the disability. As LifeNews has reported, Iceland claims to have aborted almost 100% of babies with Down Syndrome. Just a handful of children with Down syndrome have been born in Iceland in the past decade. Two are born each year, on average, but the rest are killed in the womb. For most of the children who were born, their mothers decided not to…
Pope Francis’ retooling of the JPII Institute shows his modus operandi
VATICAN— The September 19 re-establishment of the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Science on the Family and Marriage is a good object lesson in the modus operandi of Pope Francis. It offers observers some helpful lessons about the Roman Pontiff’s leadership style. The John Paul II Pontifical Institute, founded by the late Polish Pope, whom Pope Francis calls the “Pope of the Family”, has developed as well-respected institution in theological circles. It is known to foster and promote theological discussions on family and marriage issues at twelve campuses around the world. The institute’s work was mentioned in the…
Jailed priest: Abortion centers are ‘modern-day Calvary.’ The Church must be there
ALEXANDRIA, September 18, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — A priest arrested Friday at a Virginia abortion center says these are the “modern day Calvary” and that he had a “moral obligation” to take part in the peaceful attempt to rescue women and unborn children from the violence of abortion. “The Church needs to be there,” Fr. Fidelis Moscinski told LifeSiteNews. “Just as the Blessed Mother and St John were present at Calvary where the innocent blood of Jesus was shed, Christians need to be at the modern day Calvary interceding, praying, offering compassion, alternatives, but most of all offering love and a…
Report: Sex-Ed Programs Show “No Long-Term Difference in Sexual Activity of Pregnancy Rates”
Last month, the New York Times “The Upshot” blog ran a piece by Aaron Carroll, a professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine. With this piece, Carroll became the latest in a long line of liberal critics of abstinence-based sex-education programs. He mentions that funding for abstinence-based programs increased during the George W. Bush administration. He then cites a number of meta-studies, which purport to show that abstinence-only sex-education classes are ineffective at either reducing or delaying teen sexual activity. LifeNews.com Note: Dr. Michael New is a professor at Ave Maria University. He is a former political science professor at the University…
13-Year-Old Given Permission to Abort Her 32-Week-Old Unborn Baby Gives Birth Instead
In a startling turn of events, the baby of a 13-year-old rape survivor who received permission to have a late-term abortion was born alive Friday in India. The young girl from Mumbai was 32-weeks pregnant, far past the point of viability and the country’s 20-week legal abortion limit. The man who allegedly raped her, a co-worker of her father, has been arrested. Abortions are illegal after 20 weeks of pregnancy in India. However, women increasingly have been petitioning the high court for permission to abort their unborn babies after 20 weeks in cases involving fetal abnormalities or sexual assault. Earlier…
Court Allows 13-Year-Old to Abort Her 32-Week-Old Unborn Baby
The Supreme Court of India gave a 13-year-old rape survivor permission to abort her late-term, viable unborn baby Wednesday. The young girl from Mumbai is 32-weeks pregnant with her unborn baby, far past the point of viability and the country’s 20-week legal abortion limit. The man who allegedly raped her, a co-worker of her father, has been arrested. Abortions are illegal after 20 weeks of pregnancy in India. However, women increasingly have been petitioning the high court for permission to abort their unborn babies after 20 weeks in cases involving fetal abnormalities or sexual assault. NDTV reports the high court…
Pro-Life Women Provide Help and Support for Pregnant and Parenting Moms After Hurricane Harvey
For the first time since Harvey made landfall in Houston last weekend, Meredith Phillips was able to take the time to enjoy a hot meal Thursday afternoon. Coming on the heels of several days’ worth of adrenaline, and with weeks and months ahead of her to process the impact of the storm, it was a well-earned—if too brief—respite for Phillips, a Houston resident who helps operate a Christian housing ministry for pregnant moms called LifeHouse. As the storm approached late last week, Phillips and her team had to evacuate their program’s residents from one of its three locations, relocating the…
