Pro-Life

By Stefano Gennarini, The Stream - The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is voting on a new chair of their Pro-Life Committee during their annual Fall assembly. J.D. Flynn rightly described the vote as a “referendum on what it means to be pro-life” last week in a CNA analysis. There will be political and real-life consequences to their choice for millions of unborn children.

By Claire Chretien, LifeSiteNews - “There are many challenges in the contemporary Church and society,” said DiNardo. “Our response must be civility and love. My friends, civility begins in the womb.”.. “If we cannot come to love and protect innocent life from the moment God creates it, how can we properly care for each other as we come of age?”... “Or when we come to old age?”…

By John Zmirak, The Stream - It’s rare that a single decision decides the future of a church in a nation… As the Journal explains, the bishops will vote on a crucial staff post. Who will lead the Church’s pro-life efforts?... The vote is down to two candidates — Cardinal Blase Cupich, of Chicago, and Archbishop Joseph Naumann, of Kansas City — who represent the ideological poles of the U.S. church and have articulated different visions of what being pro-life should mean.

By Calah Alexander, Aleteia - (Y)ounger women are turning away from the pill in droves — an NHS study found that the number of women in contact with sexual and reproductive health services who used user-dependent contraception, including the pill, had dropped by more than 13 per cent between 2005 and 2015... The World Health Organization classifies birth control pills as a Group 1 carcinogen, along with things like asbestos and tobacco...