by Kathleen Lavery | Jan 13, 2025 | Abortion, Respect for Life
Catholic News Agency reported this week on a pilot program recently launched in Washington state to train pharmacists to prescribe the abortion-drug combo mifepristone and misoprostol to women seeking abortions. The initiative — launched by the pro-abortion group...
by Kathleen Lavery | Jan 13, 2025 | Family Life, Government, Homeless
Christi Catholic Church and forced the closure of 65 Catholic schools, archdiocesan officials said. An image shared by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles shows the church reduced to a steel frame. Announcing the “terrible sad news of our church” on Corpus...
by Kathleen Lavery | Jan 13, 2025 | Government
On Wednesday this week (January 8, 2025), the State of Missouri formally began the 2025 legislative session. Hundreds of bills have already been filed in both the House and the Senate, setting the stage for a busy session. Rep. Jon Patterson (R-Lee’s Summit) took the...
by Kathleen Lavery | Jan 3, 2025 | Abortion, Respect for Life
A Missouri judge on December 20 temporarily struck down several pro-life laws as unconstitutional, legalizing abortion in the state. Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang blocked Missouri’s near-total abortion ban, along with the gestational age bans at eight, fourteen,...
by Kathleen Lavery | Jan 3, 2025 | Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Respect for Life
Closing out the final pending clemency petitions of his administration, Governor Mike Parson granted 16 pardons and approved nine commutations. Click here for the list. In addition to granting 16 pardons and nine commutations, Governor Parson denied 23 clemency...
